Kenya: 15 killed in fresh Mpeketoni attack 17 Jun- Source: Daily Nation/Star/Standard Media- 252 words Another attack in Mpeketoni last night left at least 15 people, including two police officers killed in Poromoko area, police have confirmed. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku said the attackers destroyed Safaricom communication equipment before they undertook the new […]
UPDF sends 16th contingent of troops to Somalia 16 Jun- Source: NTV Uganda- 1:58 min The UPDF has dispatched the 16th contingent of Ugandan soldiers to Somalia to conduct peace support operations in Somalia. General Katumba Wamala urged the battle group composed 1440 soldiers to maintain high standards of discipline in Somalia. Key Headlines Wardhigley court judge […]
The third phase of the New Deal summit commences in Mogadishu 13 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC – 118 words The third phase of the New Deal summit attended by Ministers from the Federal government of Somalia, representatives from the International community, United Nations and European Union envoys to Somalia has commenced today in Mogadishu. […]
World Cup fever grips Mogadishu as kick-off draws near 12 Jun- Source: Peopledaily/ Xinhua- 465 words Residents in the Somali capital Mogadishu are frantically doing last minute shopping to prepare to view the 2014 football World Cup to kick off in Brazil on Thursday. Hundreds of shoppers flock to the main Bakara market to buy TV […]
Somali Foreign Minister arrives in London for Global Summit 11 Jun – Source: Hiiraan Online – 148 words The Somali Minister for Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion, Abdirahman Beileh, arrived in London to take part in the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict areas, organised by the British government. The four day summit […]
Top moderate Kenyan Muslim preacher shot dead 10 Jun- Source: AFP/Yahoo News/Bloomberg-300 Words Gunmen in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Tuesday shot dead an influential moderate Muslim preacher who was a vocal opponent of the radical preachings of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents, police said. Mohamed Idris, chairman of the Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya, […]
Floods threaten Somalia’s displaced families 09 Jun- Source: Al Jazeera English-01:32mins Families in Somalia are facing the threat of disease after a camp for internally displaced people was flooded. Food is scarce and medical supplies are running low. Al Jazeera’s Tim Friend reports. Key Headlines Inter-clan fighting flare up in Marka town (Radio Goobjoog/Radio Mustaqbal/Kulmiye) Somali […]
New polio case reported in Somalia 06 Jun- Source: Xinhua- 166 words The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported that the first case of polio in Somalia this year was confirmed Wednesday in the country’s Mudug region, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric told reporters here Thursday. “A polio response team from Nairobi is expected to arrive […]
Sierra Leone Military Chief projects image of the force in Somalia 05 Jun- Source: Sierra Express Media-558 Words A high powered delegation from the Ministry of Defense and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces led by the Chief of Defense Staff Major-General Samuel Omar Williams were in Nairobi Kenya via on a Ten Day […]
U.S. citing new hope for Somalia, to name Somalia ambassador 04 May– Source: Reuters- 306 words The United States, seeing new hope for Somalia, will appoint a new ambassador to Mogadishu for the first time since closing its embassy there 23 years ago as the East African country descended into chaos, a senior U.S. government […]