Uganda deploys over 1,600 troops in Somalia 05 Feb- Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily-183 Words The Ugandan military late on Monday sent a new contingent of 1,600 peacekeepers in the war-torn Somalia to reinforce peace efforts and stabilize the country, a military spokesperson said Tuesday. The troops under Uganda Battle Group (UGABAG) 13 will be deployed in sector one in […]
FAO: Over 850,000 remain acutely food insecure in Somalia 04 Feb- Source: FAO Somalia -630 words Successive seasons of near to above average rainfall in most parts of Somalia, low food prices and continued humanitarian response have brought down the number of people requiring urgent, life saving humanitarian assistance from its peak of 4 million […]
Somali PM: my government will focus on improving security 03 Feb- Source: BBC Somali Service/Radio Bar-kulan/VOA/Hiiraan Online/Shabelle- 119 words Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has said that his government will focus on improving security and leading the country into fair and free elections in 2016. In an interview with BBC Somali Service, the prime […]
Somalia’s kiss of life 31 Jan- Source: Citizen TV Kenya-06:02 mins For 22 years, the sounds dominating Kismayo were gunfire, warplanes and the wailing of the dying and the mourning. The Somali city was a theater of deadly battles for the control of its lucrative port trade since the ouster of President Mohammed Siad Barre […]
Somali president wants waiver on arms embargo extended 30 Jan- Source: Reuters -778 Words Somalia’s president said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to extend a partial lifting of an arms embargo beyond March when the exemption is due to end because Somali troops need more and better equipment to battle al Qaeda-aligned insurgents. President […]
Somalia turns to Diaspora for investment 29 Jan- Source: Daily Monitor- 311 words The Somali government has said it intends to tap into its Diaspora to invest in the war-ravaged country. Speaking to the Somali Diaspora community in Kampala yesterday, Mr Abulkadir Kamtir, the director in the Office of Diaspora Affairs, said their investments will be […]
Somali forces round up suspected al Shabaab militias 28 Jan- Source: Radio Shabelle/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online/keydmedia- 122 words Somali special trained forces named Alpha group conducted massive security operations ensuring the overall security of Daynile district, north of Mogadishu on Tuesday. Witnesses who spoke with Radio Shabelle on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Special Forces detained […]
Somalia: Details emerging from U.S drone attack on al Shabaab convoy 27 Jan- Source: Radio RBC/Rasmi News/Shabelle-224 words Details are emerging from a suspect U.S drone attack that hit a convoy transporting senior al Shabaab’s intelligence commander in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region on Sundayafternoon. According to an al Shabaab radio, a missile hit a car transporting […]
Preparations underway in Garowe for inauguration of Puntland president 24 Jan- Source: Radio RBC/Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Garowe/Halgan Online/Hiiraan Online- 158 words A delegation from different parts of Somalia and representatives from international community are in Garowe, the administrative capital of Puntland for the inauguration ceremony of the new president of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas. Among […]
Somali President promises regular talks with Somaliland 23 Jan- Source: Bar-kulan-106 Words The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has stated that the Federal Government of Somalia is determined to establish regular talks with Somaliland administration. Mohamud confirmed that the sides agreed to hold further talks once in every three months and was hopeful that […]