Immigration officials order all foreigners in the country to register themselves 10 Apr – Source: Radio Kulmiye/Shabelle – 91 words The Immigration Department of Somalia has requested all foreigners to register themselves at the immigration department offices in Mogadishu. The head of the immigration department Mr. Abdullahi Gaafow Mahmud said this while addressing the media […]
Somali president returns to the country after visiting Kenya 10 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/al Shahid – 118 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud returned on Wednesday morning to the Somali capital Mogadishu after visiting Kenyan capital Nairobi to attend the inauguration ceremony of the new Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta. Somali President met last night […]
Obama takes first step to selling arms to Somalia 08 April – Source: AFP – 375 words President Barack Obama took the first step Monday toward providing US military assistance to Somali forces battling Islamist militants, after the easing of a UN arms embargo last month. Obama signed a determination stating that having the legal […]
IGAD foreign ministers’ meeting on Somalia postponed 08 Apr – Source: Bar-kulan/Raxanreeb/Hiiraan Online – 121 words The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has postponed foreign ministers’ meeting on Somalia which was originally scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa. Reports say that the IGAD meeting has been postponed because of the fact that Kenya felt […]
AMISOM Head of Mission Visits AU Forces in Kismayo 06 Apr – Source: AMISOM-HQ -220 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the Commission, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif accompanied by the Force Commander, Lt General Andrew Gutti, and the Director of the United Nations Support Office for AMISOM (UNSOA), Amadou Camara and the Representative […]
Obama renews sanctions against Somalia despite new government 05 Apr – Source: The Hill News – 162 words US President Obama informed Congress on Thursday of his intention to renew sanctions against Somalia despite the country forming a central government for the first time in 22 years. The Obama administration recognized the government of President […]
Kenya may reduce troops in Somalia 04 Apr- Source: Daily Nation-170 Words The Kenya Defence Forces could pull out more than 1,000 soldiers from the peacekeeping mission in Somalia after a battalion from Sierra Leone boosted the number of AMISOM troops. According to a statement from the African Union Mission in Somalia, a battalion from […]
Somalia to work closely with Kenyan president-elect 04 Apr – Source: Bar-kulan – 119 words Somali envoy to Kenya Mohamed Ali Noor Thursday met Kenyan president-elect Uhuru Kenyatta to deliver a congratulatory message from president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Speaking to the press after the meeting in Nairobi, Noor reiterated Somalia’s commitment to closely work with […]
More than 40 Somali legislators reach Kismayo 03 Apr – Source: Raxanreeb/Shabelle/Garowe Online – 110 words More than 40 legislators from Somalia federal parliament are currently visiting the port city of Kismayo in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region where a conference to form a new administration is underway. The MPS numbered 44 have left Mogadishu and […]
Somali Prime Minister on first trip abroad 03 Apr – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/ Radio Mogadishu/ Hiiraan Online/Radio Risaala/Shabelle – 104 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has traveled outside the country on Wednesday in his first trip since appointed to the office. According to sources close to the prime minister’s office, the delegation led […]