Somali capital marks World Humanitarian Day 18 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 154 words An event organized by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to mark World Humanitarian Day has been held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The event was attended by senior officials including United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Philippe Lazzarini, government ministers, […]
AMISOM, SNA to launch final assault on al Shabaab 17 Aug – Source: Radio Goobjoog/Radio Star – 118 words The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will within the next few days launch the final assault to push-out al Shabaab from the areas they control in some parts of the […]
AMISOM forces seize several villages in Hiran region 14 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 113 words Ethiopian forces serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday seized three villages in Hiran region from al Shabaab militant group. The three villages, Bardere, Berhano and Tare-jante, situated between Beledweyne and Bulo-burte, the two major towns […]
On landmark Somalia visit, Security Council pledges support toward political reforms 13 Aug – Source: UN News Center – 142 words Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review progress made by the Federal Government and to demonstrate their continued support for the […]
Puntland Cuts Ties With Somalia Over Formation of New State 12 Aug – Source: VOA – 503 words Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region has cut ties with the central government after it learned of a plan to form a new federal state in the center of the country that would allegedly include part of the Puntland […]
Police find ID on suspect linked to terror 11 Aug -Source: Standard Media – 127 words Police are puzzling over how a senior Al-Shabaab commander, Hassan Hanafi Haji, who was arrested in Nairobi, was found with a Kenyan identity card. An ID that he was allegedly found with showed he is Yusuf Hassan and was […]
Somali president addresses Somali community members in Minnesota 10 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/VOA Somali Service – 151 words Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday night met with Minnesota’s Somali community members in Minneapolis. Minnesota’s Somali community chairman Fartun Abdulle Mohamed told Bar-ulan that the community members and the president discussed various issues including peace […]
Somali cabinet introduces bill to curb illicit small arms trade 07 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 99 words Somali cabinet on Thursday introduced a bill designed to curb the illicit small arms trade in the country following the cabinet session in the capital, Mogadishu. Somali government spokesman Ridwan Haji Abdiweli said the proposed bill be forwarded […]
Senior al Shabaab media representative detained in Nairobi 06 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan/Bar-kulan – 150 words A senior member for al Shabaab radio owned Al Andulus was arrested by police in Nairobi after he sneaked into Kenya for treatment. Hassan Hanafi Haji was arrested on Sunday in Nairobi’s Eastleigh estate while seeking treatment for injuries he […]
Somalia appeals for urgent aid amid drought 05 Aug – Source: News24/AFP – 114 words Somalia’s government begged for help on Tuesday, warning the war-torn nation once again faced a hunger and drought catastrophe three years after famine killed more than a quarter of a million people. “Drought has already reached several regions in Somalia,” the […]