Somali National Constituent Assembly due to meet Tuesday 24 Jul – Source: Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs – 169 words Hassan Jim’ ale, Somalia’s State Minister for Constitution and Reconciliation, told reporters that the 825-member National Constituent Assembly, scheduled to meet on Monday, would be meeting Tuesday (July 24th). The meeting was rescheduled from Monday […]
Somalia’s al Shabaab executes three of its own for treason 23 Jul – Source: Reuters/AP/Jamaica Observer – 297 words Somalia’s Islamist al Shabaab militants said on Sunday they had executed three of their own members for treason, two of them for guiding U.S. missiles to kill fellow militants. It was the first time al Shabaab, […]
Somalia in critical political stage – AU 20 Jul- Source: New Vision- 385 words The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has said it is satisfied with the firm commitment demonstrated by leaders of transitional federal institutions to end the transition period and usher in a more representative administration. The Deputy Special Representative of the […]
President Sharif denies corruption claims in leaked UN report 19 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Kulmiye/Risaala/Shabelle – 357 words Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has denied allegations of corruption contained in a leaked UN’s Monitoring Group report that alleged that around 70% of money intended for development and reconstruction in a country racked by 20 years […]
China rescues fishermen held by Somali pirates for 18 months 18 Jul – Source: Reuters – 203 words China has rescued a group of 26 fishermen, mainly Chinese and Vietnamese, who were taken from a Taiwanese trawler and had been held by Somali pirates for the last 18 months, the Chinese government has said. The […]
UN warns on graft consequence in Somalia 17 Jul – Source: Financial Times/Hiiraan Online – 390 words The corrupt political elite at Somalia’s helm could “fuel continued instability and conflict, potentially reviving the fortunes of an embattled al Shabaab”, according to the report by the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia and Eritrea, which is researched […]
Somalia MP reportedly killed in Mogadishu blast 16 Jul – Source: Jowhar Online – 128 words A car bomb in Mogadishu’s Hamar Weyne District has killed the former trade minister, Mahmud Abdi Garweyne, and wounded some of his bodyguards. “The blast, which was targeted at the former minister’s luxury car, was previously thought to be […]
African Union Troops recover stolen relief food from al Shabaab Camp 13 Jul – Source: AMISOM – 205 words Over 500 sacks of stolen relief food were among items recovered from a terrorist training camp captured by Somali government forces supported by African Union troops. The food, which was meant for humanitarian relief to the […]
Dadaab refugee camp faces funding crisis 12 Jul – Source: Capital News/AFP – 240 words Aid agencies warned on Thursday that a critical shortage of funds is threatening lives in Kenya’s Dadaab refugee camp complex, the world’s largest, risking worsening an already volatile security situation. “Tens of thousands of lives (are) at risk with money for […]
AMISOM moves to capture al Shabaab training camp 11 Jul – Source: AMISOM – 270 words Somali troops with the support of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have this morning launched an operation to capture Lanta†Buur village, the site of a major al Shabaab training camp. Lanta†Buur, 40km west of Mogadishu, housed […]