Kismayo to host major peace conference 07 Nov – Source: Radio Risaala – 115 words A major peace conference is scheduled to take place next week in Kismayo, the headquarters of Lower Juba Province. The conference is expected to bring together people across ethnic lines so as to build an inclusive administration for the province […]
Three injured in Nairobi blast 06 Nov – Source: Standard – 118 words At least three people have been injured in an explosion in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate. The blast occurred on Tuesday at 7am as people were walking to work at a bridge in First Avenue. One of the victims John Mutisya, 23, was walking […]
Somali Speaker asks PM to bring new cabinet before parliament for endorsement 05 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mustaqbal/Kulmiye – 112 words The Speaker of the National Assembly Mohamed Osman Jawari has urged the Prime Minister to bring his newly appointed cabinet before the parliament for approval on or before 17th this month. Speaking in Mogadishu […]
Uganda, Burundi lost 500 soldiers in Somalia 02 Nov – Source: Daily Monitor/Africa Review – 397 words The army yesterday said both Uganda and Burundi have lost less than 500 soldiers in Somalia in the last six years. The army’s revelation ended years of an unexplained secretiveness which has shrouded the issue of casualties suffered […]
U.N. resisting African calls to end Somalia arms embargo 01 Nov – Source: Reuters – 177 words The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday gave the African Union’s peacekeeping mission in Somalia a seven-day extension while its 15 members weigh an African Union request to review a two-decade old arms embargo to help the government defeat […]
African Union steps up training for Standby Force 31 Oct – Source: Africa Review – 223 words The African Union has stepped up efforts to have the African Standby Force (ASF) ready to deal with regional challenges by 2015 with a new round of training set for Addis Ababa from October 29 to November 9. […]
Somalia, AU differ over al Shabaab charcoal 30 Oct – Source: Star News – 145 words The Somalia government has disagreed with the African Union on whether four million bags of charcoal stockpiled in Kismayo should be exported despite a UN Security Council export ban. Last week on Thursday, October 25, AMISOM petitioned the AU […]
17th Killed: Somali Journalist Dies of Wounds 29 Oct – Source: ABC News/AP – 130 words A radio station editor in Somalia says a journalist who was attacked by gunmen last week has died of his wounds, bringing the number of journalists killed in targeted attacks in Somalia this year to 17. Gunmen shot Mohamed […]
UPDF overruns al Shabaab hideout 25 Oct – Source: New Vision – 360 words The Uganda contingent of the African Union forces in Somalia has raided an al Shabaab hideout in the thickets of Albao, 20km north-west of Mogadishu, seizing several military hardware and items used for terrorism attacks. The Uganda contingent backed by the […]
Kenyan army reportedly arrests al Shabaab women’s leader in Kismayo 24 Oct – Source: Standard/NTV – 305 words The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and those of Somalia have nabbed an al Shabaab women’s leader in Kismayo port. Apart from the woman, the troops also arrested 72 suspected militants and recovered an assortment of weapons. The […]