Explosions heard in Mogadishu during night time 05 Sept – Source: Radio Dalsan/Garowe Online/Shabelle/Bar-kulan – 142 words At least ten bomb explosions were heard in numerous districts of Mogadishu on Wednesday night as the police of the federal government of Somalia launched a massive security operation.bThe explosions which seemed to be related were heard during evening hours on […]
UN chief: Somalia could still fail; calls for more attack helicopters to fight Al-Shabaab 04 Sept – Source: Washington Post/ AP – 151 words Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, warning that Somalia could slide back into being a failed state, called Tuesday on countries around the world to provide the African Union-led peacekeeping force there with attack helicopters and […]
Somali president visits Marka Town in Lower Shabelle region 03 Sept – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Mogadishu/Risaala/Dalsan – 293 words The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accompanied by other members of the government visited Marka in Lower Shebelle region in Southern Somalia on Tuesday. The president and his delegates arrived in Merka town by vehicle. Somali […]
President Mohamud addresses diplomatic corps in Mogadishu 02 Sept – Source: Horseed Media/Radio Kulmiye – 192 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassadors of EU, Arab League, UK, Sweden, Representatives of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, IGAD and the African Union among others on 1 September 2013 in […]
Somalia: Rape and sexual violence a constant threat for displaced women 30 Aug – Source: Amnesty International – 264 words Women and children living in Somalia’s makeshift camps for displaced people face a high risk of rape and other sexual violence, Amnesty International said today after returning from a research trip to the country. The […]
Somali president meets with UN, AU officials in Mogadishu 29 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan/SNTV/Hiiraan Online – 125 words Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met senior officials from the African Union and the United Nations who have visited Mogadishu yesterday. The president and the officials from the African Union and the United Nations discussed […]
Government & Jubbaland administration sign agreement in Addis Ababa 28 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Dhanaan Online/Jowhar Online – 130 words Talks between the Somali Federal government and Jubbaland regional administration leaders over the future of the Jubbaland region have been concluded in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, after the two sides signed agreements on Tuesday night. Addressing […]
US to re-open its embassy in Mogadishu 27 Aug – Source: Raxanreeb/SNTV – 111 words The United States of America is willing to re-open its embassy in Mogadishu and resume its diplomatic mission in the war-torn country after more than two decades of absence, RBC reports from Mogadishu. On Monday, Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud […]
Kenya – Somalia: General Karangi going to Mogadishu soon 26 Aug – Source: Africa Intelligence/The Indian Ocean News Letter- 51 words The head of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), General Julius Karangi, is to go discreetly to Somalia to meet with representatives of the Mogadishu federal government and commanders of the African Union Mission in Somalia […]
Somali government calls on UNSC to lift sanctions on Somali businessman 23 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/Dalsan – 194 words Council of Ministers meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon condemned the attack targeted the Swedish politicians in Mogadishu and sent condolences to the families of the victims, Swedish government the people. The council […]