Somali Government welcomes Human Rights Task Force report 22 Aug – Source: Office of the Prime Minister – 272 words After six months investigation, independent Human Rights Task Force reported the state of the human rights in Somalia with particular reference to Mogadishu. The report highlights human rights issues and points out root causes of […]
Kenya Defence Forces guns down 20 al Shabaab militants in Garissa 21 Aug – Source: Bernama/NNN/KNA – 190 Words Twenty al Shabaab militiamen were killed by the Kenya Defense Forces near the border town of Hulugho, Garissa, County Commissioner Harun Rashid confirmed. The militants were crossing the border to Somalia and are believed to be […]
Somali president to meet Ethiopian PM 20 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/SNTV/Mustaqbal – 111 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is set to meet Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn after arriving in Addis Ababa on Monday ahead of the talks between Somali Federal government and Jubbaland administration. The two leaders are expected to discuss wide range of […]
Security operations underway in Marka town 19 Aug- Source: Radio Shebelle/Bar-kulan-145 Words Residents in the city of Marka town in southern Somalia say that a joint security operations by Somali and African Union forces is underway in the town. The security swoop which has been conducted in Abu-Ras neighborhood in Marka district is aimed at […]
Response of Somali Federal Government response to MSF Ceasing Operations in Somalia 16 Aug – Source: Office of the Prime Minister – 224 words The Federal Government of Somalia is deeply saddened by the decision of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to withdraw its operations from Somalia. Federal Government of Somalia recognizes the invaluable contribution MSF […]
Somali Government response to the alleged rape in Maslah, Mogadishu 15 Aug – Source: Office of the Prime Minister – 188 words The Federal Government of Somalia is deeply troubled by the alleged rape of a Somali woman involving a number of personnel from AMISOM at Maslah Military Camp in Mogadishu on the 8 August […]
Government comments on recent airplane crash at Mogadishu airport 14 Aug – Source: Radio Dalsan/Hiiraan Online/Bar-kulan – 170 words A Ministerial and Officials Committee appointed by the prime minister of Somalia to investigate the recent military plane crash at Mogadishu airport issued its first report of the ongoing investigations about the incident. The airplane, Antonov […]
Somali refugee turned TV journalist 13 Aug – Source: BBC – 87 words Jamal Osman tells us about a life which was turned upside down by war in Somalia, but which led to a career as an award-winning journalist. Hitendra Wadhwa explains why he wants his students at the Columbia Business School to examine their […]
Somalia claims gains in al Shabaab security operation 13 Aug – Source: Africa Review – 249 Words Somalia says it has destroyed 17 operation centres used by the al Shabaab militant group in Mogadishu as it looks to improve security in the capital. Interior Affairs and National Security minister Abdikarim Hussein Guled on Monday said that the […]
MP’s fury as £500k of aid for Somalia is confiscated by al Qaeda terror group 12 Aug – Source: Express News – 529 Words Whitehall data revealed that humanitarian equipment funded by British taxpayers had been “confiscated” by Islamic terrorists in Somalia in a series of incidents over the past three years. The supplies were […]