Al Shabaab raids joint troops in Gof-Gadud 14 May – Source: Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 143 words At least 5 people were reported to have been killed and 10 others injured in heavy clashes between al Shabaab militant and Somali government troops backed by AMISOM forces on Monday in God-Gadud village, located at south-west Baidoa, capital […]
Peacekeepers admit to their heavy losses 13 May- Source: Strategy Page – 750 words The AU (African Union) revealed that in the last six years some 3,000 AU peacekeepers have died in Somalia. The peacekeeping effort began small and it took a year to get the force up to 3,000 troops. Currently there are nearly […]
Up to 3,000 African peacekeepers killed in Somalia since 2007: UN 10 May – Source: Reuters/New York Times – 173 words As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, a senior […]
Somali president calls on community in Britain to support the government 09 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/Horn Cable TV/Universal TV – 146 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has called on Somali community in Britain to support his government and participate in the reconstruction of the country, in a speech on the occasion of a […]
International Donors Pledge Millions to Rebuild Somalia 08 May – Source: VOA – 485 words Britain, the United States and other international donors have pledged more than $300 million to help Somalia, as the country rebuilds from two decades of chaos and war. British Prime Minister David Cameron said his country will commit $15.5 million […]
President: Somalia is ‘moving in the right direction’ 07 May- Source: BBC- 02:32 min UK Prime Minister David Cameron is to host an international conference in London to help Somalia end more than two decades of conflict. The conference will focus on rebuilding its security forces and tackling rape – a largely taboo subject in […]
President leads Somali government delegation to London conference 06 May – Source: Raxanreeb/SNTV/Radio Mogadishu/alShahid/Universal TV – 109 words The President of Somalia Federal Government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday led a Somali government delegation to attend the upcoming ‘Somalia Conference in London’ on Tuesday May 7th, RBC Radio reports. Somali Deputy Prime Minister and Minister […]
Bashir Gobe appointed as Somalia’s new Intelligence Boss 03 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 121 words The Somali government appointed a new director for the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) following the resignation of Ahmed Moalim Fiqi a month ago. Assistant Minister for Human Development & Public Services, Bashir Mohamed Jama (Gobe) […]
Somali President Says Terrorists Are Defeated 02 May – Source: Sky News – 163 words The Somali President says the al Shabaab terrorists operating in his country have been “defeated as a fighting force” after decades of creating havoc. But he has warned that the extremists are an international network with links to al Qaeda […]
Ban Ki-Moon appoints new envoy to Somalia 30 Apr- Source: Radio Dalsan/Raxanreeb/Shabelle/RBC/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online – 84 words The British diplomat Nicholas Kay has been appointed as the UN Sec General’s Special Representative for Somalia, replacing Augustine Mahiga. Ban Ki-moon Secretary General of UN appointed Kay, who is currently the Africa Director at the UK Foreign and […]