Galgudud administration calls for deployment of AMISOM forces in the region 12 Feb – Source: Jowhar Online/ Al Shahid/Mareeg Online – 141 words Governor of Galgudud region in central Somalia called on the Somali government to deploy troops from the African Union in the region. Ahmed Hassan Iyow said in a statement to the local […]
Explosion hits northern Galkayo town 11 Feb – Source: Bar-kulan/Raxanreeb/Shabelle/Somali Memo/Garowe Online/Radio Risaala – 163 words A car bomb has exploded outside a police station in Puntland administered northern central Somali town of Galkayo, reports say. The Monday morning explosion occurred when a car laden with explosives went off few meters outside the station. There […]
President Mohamud meets Somalis in Cairo 08 Feb- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/Universal TV/Radio Kulmiye- 130 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud Thursday night met with the Somali community in Cairo shortly after the conclusion of OIC meeting. Foreign Affairs minister Fowziya Adan and State minister for foreign affairs Ahmed Noor Ga’al were among top government […]
Egyptian president calls on Arab countries to support reconstruction in Somalia 07 Feb- Source: Bedweyn News/RBC/Alsahid- 95 words Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi called on Arab countries to contribute to the reconstruction of Somalia, which has formed the official government last year. President Morsi said on his Twitter “with the end of the transitional period in […]
Somali President arrives in Cairo, Egypt 06 Feb – Source: Radio Mogadishu/ Shabelle/Hiiraan Online/ Radio Kulmiye/Jowhar Online – 88 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived Tuesday night in the Egyptian capital Cairo on his first visit since taking the presidency of Somalia last September. Somali President is in Cairo to attend a summit of […]
AMISOM Soldier Killed While Protecting Somali Workers 05 Jan – Source: AMISOM – 238 words The AMISOM Force Commander, Lt Gen Andrew Gutti has paid tribute to an AMISOM soldier who was this morning killed in an explosion while he was protecting Somali workers in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. No other casualties were reported in […]
Kenya’s military rules out talks with Somali militants 25 Jan – Source: People Daily/ Xinhua – 638 words The Kenyan military on Thursday ruled out negotiating with Somalia’s al Shabaab militants who have threatened to kill hostages unless the East African nation releases all Muslim prisoners held on terrorism charges. Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) spokesman […]
Somali Islamists threaten to execute Kenyan hostages 24 Jan – Source: Daily Nation/Capital News/AFP/Reuters/New Vision – 224 words Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents issued an ultimatum to Kenya on Wednesday to release all prisoners held on terrorism charges or they will execute all Kenyan hostages they hold. Issuing a February 14 deadline, the extremist […]
Somalia: Free Journalist, Others Unlawfully Detained 23 Jan – Source: Human Rights Watch – 232 words Somali authorities should immediately release a journalist and three others linked to the case of a woman who reported being raped by state security forces, Amnesty International, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and Human Rights Watch said today. […]
William Hague: UK cannot prevent terrorism in Africa 21 Jan – Source: The Guardian – 528 words Britain cannot prevent terrorism in Africa but it can look to the model of the rebuilding of Somalia as an example of how to help failed states, William Hague has said. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, […]