Sierra Leone sends 850 soldiers to Somalia 27 Mar – Source: Daily Monitor/ Africa Review/ AFP – 281 words Sierra Leone’s leader told 850 soldiers on the eve of their deployment as part of an African Union mission to war-torn Somalia on Tuesday that they were on “a great journey of peace”. President Ernest Koroma […]
Arab League summit begins in Doha 26 Mar – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu – 140 words The Arab League has kicked off a two-day summit in Doha where opponents of President Bashar al-Assad are representing Syria for the first time. Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the conference on Tuesday by inviting Moaz al-Khatib, […]
Somali National Intelligence boss resigns 25 Mar – Source: Bar-kulan/Shabelle/Radio Mustaqbal/Risaala/ Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan/SNTV – 125 words The Director of the Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has resigned under unclear circumstances. Speaking at a press conference in Mogadishu on Monday, Fiqi said he has officially tendered his resignation to President Hassan […]
Djiboutian ambassador, Somali president discuss bilateral relations 21 Mar – Source: Sabahi Online – 120 words Djibouti’s Ambassador to Somalia Dayib Doubad Robleh met with Somali President Sheikh Hassan Mohamud in Mogadishu on Tuesday (March 19th) to discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation between the two countries, Djibouti’s La Nation reported. The two men discussed the security […]
Somalia announces Judicial conference on Human Rights 21 Mar – Source: Office of the Somali President – 198 words President of the Federal Government of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sh Mohamud has hosted the UN’s Independent Human Rights Expert on Somalia, Shamsul Bari, for a constructive round of human right discussion in Villa Somalia. Speaking to […]
Prime Minister vows to retake Hudur and expresses sympathy for murdered spiritual leader 20 Mar – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 90 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said that the government was planning to retake the town of Hudur in Bakool region from the militant group, al Shabaab. The Prime Minister also condemned the […]
Somali militants claim deadly car bomb day after key advance 19 Mar – Source: Global Post/AFP – 133 words At least ten people were killed Monday in a suicide car bomb in the Somali capital claimed by insurgents, in one of the bloodiest attacks in war-ravaged Mogadishu in recent months. The attack comes a day […]
Seven killed in Mogadishu bombing 18 Mar – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Kulmiye/Radio Risaala/Shabelle – 187 words At least seven people are known to have been killed and dozen others injured when a car laden with explosives went off near a restaurant in Mogadishu, reports say. The car was reportedly packed near Ex-Fiyore restaurant, killing passengers travelling […]
Somali Foreign Minister meets diplomats in Mogadishu 15 Mar- Source: Radio Risaaala/Radio Kulmiye/Al Shahid/Somali Channel TV/Dhacdo Online- 126 words Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam on Thursday met a delegation from the international community in the Somali capital Mogadishu. The delegation includes diplomats from interested parties in Somali affairs, […]
Over 12,000 Somali refugees returned home in two months 14 Mar – Source: China News/Xinhua – 192 words About 12,000 refugees crossed the border back into Somalia in January and February, the majority from Kenya although conditions back home are not yet viable for large-scale returns, a UN agency said on Wednesday. In its latest […]