Stop speculations ahead of committee findings, Somali PM tells public 12 Apr – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 177 words Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali has called on the public to stop speculations ahead of the highly awaited findings of the investigation into the recent blast in Somalia’s national theatre in Mogadishu where six people were […]
Somalia PM says fighters flee north 11 Apr – Source: AP/BBC – 641 words Militant leaders and foot soldiers from the militant group al Shabaab are fleeing to hideouts in a mountainous region of northeastern Somalia after facing increasing military pressure around Somalia’s capital, the prime minister said in an interview Wednesday. The northern flight […]
Two crew members killed in rescue operation 11 Apr – Source: Gulf Times – 172 words Two Filipino crew members of a hijacked Iranian-owned cargo ship were killed in an Iranian rescue operation, the Philippines said yesterday. Twenty-one other crew members of the MV Eglantine, including eight Filipinos, were rescued unharmed in the operation by the […]
Benadir Administration announce rehabilitation of Playgrounds, street lights in Mogadishu 10 Apr- Source: Radio Mogadishu, SONNA- 225 words The Benadir Regional Administration announced the rehabilitation of six Playgrounds and street lighting in Six districts of Benadir Region. The Mayor of Mogadishu Mr. Mohamoud Ahmed Nur ‘Tarsan’ unveiling the start of the project hailed it as […]
Somali president, PM condemn Baidoa market blast 10 Apr – Source: Shabelle – 180 words Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and his premier Abdiweli Mohammed Ali have both condemned the bombing at a vegetable market in Baidoa, the country’s third largest city, killing at least 12 people. “We are deeply concerned about what happened […]
First AMISOM troops deployed outside Mogadishu 05 Apr – Source: AMISOM Force HQ – 283 words Today, the first troops from the AMISOM Force in Mogadishu were deployed to Baidoa, in western Somalia. These are the first troops to be sent to a major urban centre outside the capital since the African Union Mission was […]
Kenyan, Somali soldiers kill 40 al Shabaab militia 05 Apr – Source: Standard – 316 words Kenyan forces in Somalia killed more than 40 al Shabaab militants in Southern Somalia and destroyed nine enemy vehicles in attacks on Wednesday. Three Kenyan soldiers were slightly injured in the battles, according to Col Cyrus Oguna of Kenya Defence […]
Top Somali Sports Officials Killed In Blast 04 Apr – Source: Mix96 News/Guardian/Daily Mail – 347 words The presidents of Somalia’s Olympic committee and football federation have reportedly been killed after a female suicide bomber blew herself up in a theatre. Olympics boss Aden Yabarow Wiish and football chief Said Mohammed Nur were among the dead, […]
Explosion hits Somali theatre in Mogadishu 04 Apr – Source: Radio Bar-kulan, Kulmiye, Shabelle – 171 words An explosion has hit the newly-reopened national theatre in Mogadishu on Wednesday during an event attended by senior government officials including Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohed Ali, witnesses said. Reports say the PM escaped unhurt but several other senior […]
In Somalia’s Capital, Hope and Reconstruction 03 Apr – Source: New York Times – 60 words Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital, which was reduced to rubble during 21 years of civil war, is making a remarkable comeback. Female police officers say they are treated the same as male officers, except for not being allowed to carry pistols […]