President Mohamud meets Somalis in Cairo 08 Feb- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/Universal TV/Radio Kulmiye- 130 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Thursday night met with the Somali community in Cairo shortly after the conclusion of OIC meeting. Foreign Affairs minister Fowziya Adan and State minister for foreign affairs Ahmed Noor Ga’al were among top government […]
British troops to be sent to Somalia as military commitment spreads across Africa 07 Feb- Source: Daily Mail-497 Words British troops are to be deployed to Somalia, opening up a new front in its military commitment in Africa. Amid fears of ‘mission creep’ in UK involvement in the region, soldiers are to be sent to […]
Egyptian president calls on Arab countries to support reconstruction in Somalia 07 Feb- Source: Bedweyn News/RBC/Alsahid- 95 words Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called on Arab countries to contribute to the reconstruction of Somalia, which has formed the official government last year. President Morsi said on his Twitter “with the end of the transitional period in […]
President Hassan: “We will not negotiation with al Shabaab” 06 Feb – Source: Radio Kulmiye/BBC Somali Servive- 178 words The president of Somalia Hassan Shiekh Mohamud, told the BBC Somali service that his government will never negotiate with al Shabaab in any way whatsoever. The president also mentioned that the ideological theory that says Somalia […]
Somali President arrives in Cairo, Egypt 06 Feb – Source: Radio Mogadishu/ Shabelle/Hiiraan Online/ Radio Kulmiye/Jowhar Online – 88 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Tuesday night in the Egyptian capital Cairo on his first visit since taking the presidency of Somalia last September. Somali President is in Cairo to attend a summit of […]
Somali court sends alleged rape victim and journalist to jail 05 Feb – Source: Reuters – 428 words Mogadishu, a Somali judge on Tuesday jailed a woman who said she had been raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her, finding them guilty of making up the story to besmirch the government. The verdict […]
AMISOM Soldier Killed While Protecting Somali Workers 05 Jan – Source: AMISOM – 238 words The AMISOM Force Commander, Lt Gen Andrew Gutti has paid tribute to an AMISOM soldier who was this morning killed in an explosion while he was protecting Somali workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. No other casualties were reported in […]
Prime Minister David Cameron Meets President Of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 04 Feb – Source: Getty Image- 80 words London,The President Of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L), meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on February 4, 2013 in London, England. The UK is to give an aid package of nearly […]
Kenya’s military rules out talks with Somali militants 25 Jan – Source: People Daily/ Xinhua – 638 words The Kenyan military on Thursday ruled out negotiating with Somalia’s al Shabaab militants who have threatened to kill hostages unless the East African nation releases all Muslim prisoners held on terrorism charges. Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) spokesman […]
AU starts military training for over 500 Somali clan militiamen 24 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-Kulan – 147 words African Union Mission in Somalia [Amisom] started to give a 45-day military training to over 500 clan militiamen at Lama-Galay military camp in the central town of Beled Weyne. Governor of Hiiran Abdifatah Hasan Afrax and […]