UN envoy for Somalia calls for stepping up fight against al Shabaab 24 Sept – Source: Reuters – 123 words The United Nations envoy for Somalia called on Tuesday for additional African troops to counter al Shabaab, which he said numbered some 5,000 people and posed an international threat. Nicholas Kay, U.N. special representative for Somalia, condemned […]
Gunmen who stormed Kenya mall reportedly spoke English, were from different countries 24 Sept – Source: Washington Post – 209 words One of the militants wore a white turban, witnesses said, while others wore black head scarves. Most were in civilian clothes, but a few donned camouflage fatigues. Some carried sophisticated machine guns, and others […]
Westgate mall attack has roots in Kenya’s intervention in Somalia 23 Sept- Source: The Guardian-389 Words The situation at the Westgate mall in Nairobi is the latest manifestation of the increasingly tangled ties between Kenya and its anarchic Horn of Africa neighbour Somalia. Somalia has been without a recognised central government since 1991, when President […]
Somali Islamist militants threaten to kill Kenya hostages 23 Sept – Source: Reuters/Sky News – 118 words Somali Islamist group al Shabaab said hostages held by militants holed up in a Nairobi shopping mall would be killed if force was used, according to an audio statement carried by a website linked to the group. “Israelis […]
Kenya mall attack: 68 killed, more hostages trapped as siege goes on 22 Sept – Source: CNN – 103 words Twenty two hours after attackers stormed an upscale Nairobi mall, grim-faced Kenyan soldiers warily searched the five-story building, looking for hostages and assailants. The attack left 68 people dead. More than 200 others remain hospitalized. […]
President Hassan in Washington DC ahead of the UNGA Summit 20 Sept – Source: Office of the President of Somalia – 159 words The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sh. Mohamud, accompanied by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H.E. Fowzia H. Yusuf Adam, Minister of Finance H.E Mohamud […]
Somalia replaces central bank chief criticised in U.N. report 19 Sept- Source: Reuters- 551 words Abdusalam Omer has been replaced as Somalia’s central bank governor after seven months in the job, he said on Thursday, once again strongly denying graft allegations made by United Nations monitors. The allegations in a U.N. report linking him to irregularities […]
Somalia explains donor funds use 19 Sept – Source: Daily Nation – 423 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh has said that a joint financial board, including Somali officials and representatives from the donor community, will manage the funds pledged during the New Deal for Somalia conference in Brussels on Monday. “The joint financial board will manage […]
New semi-autonomous state will be formed in Southern regions, says Speaker of Parliament 18 Sept – Source: Radio Dalsan – 105 words Somali Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari who is currently visiting his home region of Bay and Bakool said the government will support forming new state in Southern Somalia regions if the local community […]
Somalia sets up board to manage pledged EU billions 18 Sept- Source: African Review-298 Words Somalia has set up a financial board to manage the funds pledged during the New Deal for Somalia conference in Brussels on Monday. The team will include Somalia officials and representatives from the donor community, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said. “The […]