Somalia sets 100 days for al Shabaab militants to surrender 26 Dec- Source: Shabelle- 171 words Somali interior and security minister, Abdikarin Hussien Guled has set 100 days ultimatum for all al Shabaab fighters to surrender and join the process of peace and nation building. The minister, who spoke to journalists in Mogadishu, said that […]
Security Challenges Await Somalia After Historic Year 25 Dec- Source: VOA-587 Words In the last 12 months, Somalia has approved a new constitution, selected a new parliament, president and prime minister, making way for the first stable government in over 20 years. In August, members of Somalia’s new parliament took the oath of office in […]
Somalia President in Kampala for state visit 24 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 79 words Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamed is in Kampala, Uganda for a state visit. President Hassan will meet with his Ugandan counterpart Yuweri Musevi. He will also meet with the Somali community in Kampala. Later in the day, President Hassan is expected to […]
Joint Communiqué issued by Presidents of Kenya and Somalia 22 Dec- Source: Somali News Agency SONNA- 412 words The two Heads of State held wide ranging consultations on various issues of bilateral and regional interest and at the end of their meeting yesterday on Friday and issued the below communiqué 1. Welcomed the recent political […]
Somali President arrives in Nairobi 21 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/NTV/RBC- 90 words Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is in Kenyan capital, Nairobi for an official visit. President Hassan will meet with Kenyan counterpart Mwai Kibaki. The two leaders are expected to discuss bilateral relations, security issues and the war against al Qaeda linked al Shabaab […]
Fifty-five people drowned off Somali coast – UNHCR 20 Dec- Source: Reuters- 285 words Fifty-five people were drowned, or missing and presumed to have drowned, after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement that the accident […]
AMISOM to expand its operation outside Beledweyn 20 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 131 words African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) says it will expand its military operation in Hiran region. Col.Osman Dubad Hil, AMISOM commander in Hiran told Bar-kulan that the operations will target areas outside Beledweyne, headquarter of the region. The commander didn’t specify […]
Somali police forces mark 69th anniversary in Mogadishu 19 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA- 199 words Somali Police forces are due to mark their 69th anniversary since establishment in 1943 in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday as preparation to this great event is on going. Speaking to Radio Mogadishu, Sharif Shekhuna Maye, police chief said […]
UNHCR opposes Kenya move to push refugees out of towns 19 Dec- Source: Business Daily Africa -290 words The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has opposed the decision by the government of Kenya to stop registration of refugees in urban areas. The UNHCR said the government made a hurried decision without considering the […]
Somali President receives AU ambassador 18 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/SNTV- 146 words President of the Somali federal government, Hassan Sh. Mohamud has on Tuesday received African Union’s representative for Somalia, Amb. Mohamed Salah Anadif at the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu. The African Union’s envoy said they are relocating their offices in the capital […]