Somalia top leaders jointly suspend the formation of South West Somalia administration 10 Nov – Source: Radio Goobjoog/BBC Somali/Radio Dalsan/Raddio bar-kulan -109 Words The top leaders of Somalia, president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, prime minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed and the speaker of federal parliament Mohamed Sheikh issued joint statement to suspend the formation of South […]
Somali Speaker calls for dialogue to end political tension 09 Nov- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Kulmiye/BBC Somali Service – 106 words The speaker of Somali national assembly Mohamed Osman Jawari has called upon members of Somali parliament to use dialogue to end the political tension in the country. Speaker Jawari has said parliamentarians supporting vote […]
More than 130 MPs table a motion of ‘no confidence’ against PM Abdiweli 06 Nov – Source: Radio Dalsan/Radio Goobjoog/Radio RBC – 197 Words Somali Parliamentarians have tabled a fresh motion against Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed on Thursday calling the Speaker of the Parliament to allow to open a parliamentary session to review the […]
Government troops seize weapons after operations in Mogadishu 05 Nov – Source: Radio Goobjoog/Radio Muqdisho/Garowe Online – 128 words The security forces of federal government launched intensive door-to-door searches in some neighborhoods in Mogadishu on Wednesday. Government troops started house-to-house crackdown after security agencies had received tip-offs that members of the Al-shabab are hiding in […]
Floods displace thousands in Hudur 04 Nov- Source: Radio Ergo – 211 words Flash floods, triggered by torrential rains, have displaced more than 600 families in Hudur district, Bakol region. The town has witnessed continued heavy downpours since last week, according to locals who spoke to Radio Ergo. The affected families, mostly from low-lying villages […]
Amid int’l concern president insists leadership will settle dispute amicably 03 Nov – Source – Garower Online/Mareeg Media – 287 Words Amid growing international concerns, Federal Government of Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has appealed to the world to respect sovereignty and national rights on Monday, Garowe Online reports. Reacting to statements by the special […]
KDF liberates Somalia island from Shabaab 01 Nov – Source: the star – 94 words Kenya Defence Forces working under Amisom and Interim Jubaland Administration troops yesterday liberated a strategic Somalia island that had been controlled by al Shabaab insurgents for six years. The troops liberated the Island of Kudhaa, 45km south west of Kismayu. […]
Police Chief dies following sudden illness 30 Oct – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio RBC- 134 words Somalia top Police Boss General Mohamed Hassan Ismail has died in a hospital in Mogadishu on Thursday afternoon following a sudden heart attack, doctors and police officials confirmed. General Ismail was hospitalized several days ago after he complained of heart […]
In Somalia, Ban lauds country’s progress towards stability, urges ‘continuity’ 29 Oct – Source: UN News Centre – 646 Words Somalia has made “remarkable progress” as it continues down the road towards economic and political stability, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today as he arrived in the capital city of Mogadishu – the third […]
Somalia police clash with protesting residents in Baydhabo 28 Oct – Source: Radio Danan/Radio Goobjoog/Mareeg Media – 130 Words Somali security forces and hundreds of Baydhabo residents clashed after the Somali president Hassan Shekh Mohamed reached the town on Tuesday. The clash led the death of two civilians witness said. The president visited Baydhabo to […]