Ethiopia troops ‘begin pullout’ from key Somali city 21 Jul- Source: Walta Information Centre/Fox News- 393 words Ethiopian troops who entered Somalia in November 2011 to help fight Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents have begun their withdrawal from the key central city of Baidoa, the foreign ministry said Thursday. “Ethiopia’s troops are pulling out of Baidoa and […]
Somali government welcomes agreement with Somaliland 19 Jul- Source: Radio Mogadishu/al Shahid/SNTV/ Universal TV- 134 words Somali government welcomed the agreements that have been reached recently between the Somali government and management of Somaliland in the talks between them in the Turkey. Somali Council of Ministers discussed at its meeting on Thursday the agreements that reached by […]
UN delegation visits Kismayo 18 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu – 105 words United Nations Humanitarian and UNDP Resident Coordinator for Somalia, Philippe Lazzarini, has visited the southern Somali port city of Kismayo for his first official visit to the key Somali town. Addressing the journalist on his arrival, Lazzarini stated that he arrived in […]
AMISOM condemns IED Attack in Kismayo 17 Jul – Source: AMISOM – 130 words AMISOM strongly condemns today’s IED attacks in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo which injured AMISOM troops and Somali civilians. The explosions happened between Kismayo town and Via Afmadhow junction as an AMISOM convoy was passing on its routine duties. […]
Somalia Federal Government, AMISOM and Troop Contributing Countries Begin a three-day Information Sharing Meeting 17 Jul- Source: AMISOM- 313 words The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) in collaboration with its partners has today started a meeting on information sharing in Mombasa, Kenya. The objective of the meeting is to set in motion and sustain […]
Western oil exploration in Somalia may spark conflict – U.N. report 17 Jul – Source: Reuters – 147 words Western commercial oil exploration in disputed areas of Somalia and discrepancies over which authorities can issue licenses to companies could spark further conflict in the African nation, U.N. monitors warned in a confidential report. In the […]
Somali government issues ultimatum for media stations 16 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Shabelle – 94 words Somali Federal government has issued an ultimatum for all the media station based in the country to register. In a news conference held in Mogadishu, the Somali information minister Abdillahi Elmoge Hirsi has asked the media station in the […]
AMISOM announces its quest to achieve security of Kismayo 16 Jul – Source: Radio Mogadishu/al Shahid/Hiiraan Online – 160 words Spokesman for the African Union forces, Colonel Ali Adam Hamoud said that the African Union forces in the city of Kismayo will work to protect the security of the people in Kismayo, about 500 kilometers […]
Ethiopian forces vacate Baidoa 15 Jul- Source: Radio Dalsan/Radio Bar-kulan- 114 words Ethiopian forces have reportedly started to vacate Baidoa town the capital of Somalia’s southern region of Bay. Residents told Dalsan Radio that they have seen Ethiopian military convoy vacating the town on Sunday afternoon. The residents said as soon as the Ethiopian forces withdrew from […]
Kenya military dismisses UN team’s report 15 Jul – Source: Daily Nation/Star – 377 words The Kenyan military has described as “poorly researched”, a UN monitors’ report claiming that its personnel in Kismayu facilitated illegal charcoal exports— generating millions of dollars for Islamic militants. Kenya Defence Forces Spokesman Bogita Ongeri on Sunday said the charcoal business “is […]