UN, IGAD appeal for humanitarian aid for drought-hit Horn of Africa 15 Sept – English People/ Xinhua – 481 words The UN and East Africa’s regional bloc on Monday appealed to the international community to move swiftly and avert a looming humanitarian disaster in the Horn of Africa region. In a joint statement issued in Nairobi, UN […]
AMISOM destroys al Shabaab camps in Lower Jubba region 14 Sept – Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC – 105 words The African Union Forces in Somalia AMISOM said its forces destroyed two al Shabaab camps in Lower Jubba region, southern Somalia during a Friday operation. Yesterday at around 0600 hours, AMISOM forces conducted several targeted in-depth operations around the […]
Somali Parliament Speaker announces reconciliation conference 11 Sept- Source: Garowe Online/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 152 words Federal Parliament Speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari on Thursday announced that a reconciliation conference would be held for southwest state communities amid deeply embedded political division. Speaking at a well organized event in Bay regional capital of Baidoa, Speaker jawari said the […]
UN delegation arrives in Kismayo for talks with IJA leaders 10 Sept – Source: Bar-kulan – 98 words A United Nations delegation led by UN Deputy Special Envoy to Somalia, Fatiha Serour has visited Kismayo, the administrative capital of Interim Jubba Administration. Serour is accompanied by other UN officials and are due to meet with […]
50 al Shabaab’s Amniyat members nabbed during past months, says Police Chief 09 Sept- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio RBC- 198 words Somalia’s Police Chief General Mohamed Hassan Ismail said that the country’s security forces nabbed 50 al Shabaab’s Amniyat members during the past two months in targeted swoop. General Ismail noted that the security forces were […]
Suicide car bomb targets AMISOM convoy near Hawa Abdi locality 08 Sept – Source: Radio Goobjoog/Dalsan/Bar-kulan/Mustaqbal/Garowe Online – 89 words Heavy explosion that occurred near Hawa Abdi locality has killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens others. Witnesses told Radio Goobjoog FM a suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into an AMISOM […]
Somalia removes security chief, warns of al Shabaab retaliation 07 Sept – Source: Reuters – 287 words Somalia replaced its national security director on Sunday and put its army on alert for retaliation after the Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed its leader had been killed in a U.S. air strike. Al Shabaab vowed revenge on Saturday for the […]
Somali PM in Baidoa to assess the ongoing state formation process 04 Sept – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 109 words A delegation led by Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has arrived in Baidoa, the provincial capital of Bay region. Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed and his delegation are expected to hold talks with Somali […]
Government forces seize Jalalaqsi town, Hiran region 03 Sept – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/Dalsan/Hiiraan Online – 134 words Somali government forces backed by African Union troops in Somalia Wednesdaycaptured the town of Jalalaqsi, which lies approximately 200 KM north of the capital, Mogadishu. Area residents said the allied forces took full control of the town without any […]
African leaders seek fund to fight militant groups 02 Sept – Source: Reuters – 130 words African leaders proposed on Tuesday creating a special fund to combat Islamist militant groups growing in strength from Kenya to Nigeria. African Union (AU) states announced the idea after Nairobi talks on a problem highlighted on Tuesday by capture of a town in […]