Somalia MP reportedly killed in Mogadishu blast 16 Jul – Source: Jowhar Online – 128 words A car bomb in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne District has killed the former trade minister, Mahmud Abdi Garweyne, and wounded some of his bodyguards. “The blast, which was targeted at the former minister’s luxury car, was previously thought to be […]
Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory 14 Jul – Source: Daily Nation – 449 words Running from war, dodging bullets and defying Al-Qaeda linked Islamist insurgents who ordered them stop: Somalia’s determined Olympic hopefuls have overcome challenges few other athletes could even imagine. “Somalia has had no real government for the last 20 […]
African Union Troops recover stolen relief food from al Shabaab Camp 13 Jul – Source: AMISOM – 205 words Over 500 sacks of stolen relief food were among items recovered from a terrorist training camp captured by Somali government forces supported by African Union troops. The food, which was meant for humanitarian relief to the […]
Somalia’s constituent assembly meeting delayed 12 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan – 97 words Somalia’s highly awaited constituent assembly meeting has been delayed for what authorities say is due to technical hitches. Speaking at a ministerial meeting in Mogadishu, constitution and reconciliation minister Abdirahman Hosh Jibril said some elders have not yet submitted their list of […]
Dadaab refugee camp faces funding crisis 12 Jul – Source: Capital News/AFP – 240 words Aid agencies warned on Thursday that a critical shortage of funds is threatening lives in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp complex, the world’s largest, risking worsening an already volatile security situation. “Tens of thousands of lives (are) at risk with money for […]
Allied forces make advancements in southern Somalia 11 Jul – Source: Garowe Online/Raxanreeb/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online/Somaliweyn – 102 words Somali and African Union soldiers captured a district that was used by al Shabaab as a training camp by al Shabaab in southern Somalia. TFG soldiers and AMISOM troops captured the town of Lanta-Buuro located 40 km […]
AMISOM moves to capture al Shabaab training camp 11 Jul – Source: AMISOM – 270 words Somali troops with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have this morning launched an operation to capture Lanta†Buur village, the site of a major al Shabaab training camp. Lanta†Buur, 40km west of Mogadishu, housed […]
Somali prime minister and UN envoy discuss future policy 10 Jul – Source: Radio Kulmiye/Shabelle/Hiiraan Online /Radio Mogadishu – 204 words With slightly more than a month to go before Somalia’s current transitional governing period comes to an end, the top United Nations political official for the East African nation yesterday called on all Somalis […]
Somali president holds key meeting with local elders 10 Jul – Source: Hadhwanaag Times – 107 words The president of Somali Transitional Federal Government Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday held key meeting with local elders in Mogadishu. Mr. Ahmed discussed with elders mainly from the Hawiye traditional elders about precipitating in the selection of […]
Somali elders stall political transition over constitution concerns 09 Jul- Source: VOA- 682 words Time is running out for Somalia to end its long-running political transition and elect a new president in accordance with a U.N.-backed plan. But a group of elders is holding up the process due to concerns about the draft constitution. Somalia’s […]