Somali Cabinet Ministers clear Hormuud Telecommunication of UN accusation 24 May – Source:Office of the Prime Minister /Radio Mogadishu – 323 words Somalia’s interior minister and National Security has today briefed the cabinet about an investigation carried out on Hormuud Telecommunication Company where the UN leveled accusation against the company on 17th February. The minister […]
Shabelle journalist assassinated in Dharkenley district 24 May – Source: Bar-kulan/Shabelle/Mareeg Online/Garowe Online/Jowhar Online – 104 words A Somali journalist, Ahmed Adow Anshur has been shot dead on Thursday afternoon in Suq Bole neighborhood in Dharkeynley district, Banadir region. Ahmed Adow was a journalist working for Shabelle radio and came under fire from unidentified gunmen. […]
AMISOM spokesman: We are just 4 kilometres away from Afgoye town 24 May – Source: Shabelle/ Jowhar Online – 148 words The Spokesman for the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers said on Wednesday that the AU and Somali troops are close to the rebel-held Afgoye district, just 30 KM, North West Mogadishu, Somalia […]
Somalia on track to end Failed State status 23 May – Source: VOA News – 512 words Somalia’s main political entities have ended three days of often-heated talks, saying they remain committed to a political process leading to a post-transitional government by August. Participants say the United Nations-sponsored talks were surprisingly congenial given the number […]
AU forces intensify attack on Somali rebels 23 May – Source: Reuters – 287 words African Union and Somali government troops stepped up their assault on al Shabaab militants in the capital’s northern outskirts on Wednesday, forcing hundreds of families to flee their makeshift homes and head for the city centre. The AU force, which […]
AU troops battle Somali rebels for control of IDP corridor 22 May – Source: Reuters/Christian Science Monitor – 193 words Fighting erupted outside Somalia’s capital as African Union and government troops launched attacks against al Shabaab insurgents in a push to seize further ground from the rebels, AU officials said on Tuesday. Already in control of […]
AMISOM operation to help largest concentration of displaced people in the world 22 May – Source: AMISOM – 321 Words Early this morning, the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the Somali National Army (SNA) launched a carefully planned operation to bring security and stability to the people of the Afgoye corridor, west of […]
Mogadishu to have street lights soon 21 May- Source: Al Shahid- 133 words The Somali capital city will have street lights soon, after decades of darkness, according to Banadir provincial administration. Mohamed Yussuf, Banadir administration spokesman told journalists on Saturday that plans to light up streets in Mogadishu are going on. “Makka Al-Mukaram high way […]
Rawlings calls for credible transitional process in Somalia 21 May – Source: Vibe Ghana/Ghana Web – 433 words Former President Jerry John Rawlings, the African Union High Representative for Somalia, has in a meeting with the Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, called for renewed momentum and credibility in the Somali transitional process. He […]
Jerry Rawlings visits Mogadishu 18 May – Source: Bar-kulan – 119 words African Union special representative to Somalia, Jerry Rawlings, visited the Somali capital, Mogadishu, where he met officials from TFG and the AU forces in Mogadishu. Rawlings was welcomed at the airport by officials from the African Union Mission in Somalia and TFG officials. […]