Defence Minister confident of forces in bolstering security during elections 08 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 125 words Somali Defence minister Hussein Arab Isse has expressed confidence that they are capable of intensifying security in Mogadishu and its environs during the upcoming election that is scheduled for 20 August 2012. Isse who is also the […]
UPDF Sends 28 Senior Air Force Officers to Somalia 07 Aug – Source: Ug Pulse – 139 words The Uganda Peoples Defense Forces has today flagged off a contingent of 28 senior officers to the Somali capital Mogadishu. Also dispatched are several AU aircrafts meant to strengthen the war-torn country’s air force ahead of this […]
Demo marks al Shabaab withdrawal in Mogadishu 06 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA – 138 words Thousands of Mogadishu inhabitants took to the streets to mark the first anniversary since al Qaeda linked group of al Shabaab withdrew from the capital, Mogadishu 6th,August last year. Jubilant demonstrators together with artists, music bands waved Somali flag and […]
Somalia considers offering amnesty to pirates 03 Aug – Source: Africa Review – 239 words Somalia’s pirates could be granted an amnesty if they release hostages and return captured vessels to their owners, transitional President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed told the London Times. The head of Somalia’s corruption-riddled government, whose current mandate expires next month, […]
Transition period now over, says president Sharif 02 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu – 145 words Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has said the country is now out of the transition period and has entered a new era, promising to finish all remaining task before 20 August. The president said the NCA’s move to pass […]
Somalia passes new provisional constitution 01 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online/Jowhar Online/Midnimo Online/Kulmiye/Risaala) Somalia’s Constituent Assembly has overwhelmingly approved the country’s new constitution for the first time in two decades, paving the way for a new government to be elected this month. The draft constitution sailed through the floor after 621 delegates out of […]
National Constituent Assembly on right track, says Constitution minister 31 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Risaala – 132 words Somalia’s Constitution and Federal Affairs minister Abdirahman Hosh Jibril has expressed optimism that the ongoing national constituent assembly will yield fruits, saying he is satisfied with the ongoing process. Mr. Jibril says critics of the NCA who […]
Former Somaliland official tried for piracy 29 Jul – Source: AP – 257 words A former Somaliland official is being tried for piracy charges and has been confined to his home while the government is pursuing an appeal. According to Frederic J. Frommer an AP reporter, who broke the story, he reported that Ali Mohamed […]
Mandate of UN monitoring group on Somalia and Eritrea extended for another year 25 Jul – Source: UN News Centre – 260 words The Security Council today extended for another year the mandate of the United Nations panel of experts monitoring compliance with the embargoes on the delivery of weapons and military equipment to Somalia […]
Somalia’s National Constituent Assembly opens in Mogadishu 25 Jul – Source: Shabelle/Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/RBC – 375 words The Somali National Constituent Assembly, which is composed of 825 Somali traditional elders, was officially opened in Mogadishu. A reporter with Radio Shabelle and TV, Abdirazzaq Adan Qoslaye, said the conference, which has been postponed for several times in […]