President Hassan “It is essential that pledges are honoured in order to sustain confidence in the New Deal.” 24 Feb- Source: Office of the President- 480 words H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of Federal Republic of Somalia Mondaychaired the first High Level Partnership Forum with the United Nations Special Representative for the Secretary General, H.E. […]
President: Somalia’s recovery will continue to thwart the terrorists 22 Feb – Source: Office of the Somali President – 224 words Somalia’s ongoing recovery will continue to defy the enemies of peace, His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said after a terrorist attack in Mogadishu. The President said: “My first duty is to send my […]
Al Shabaab ambushes Ethiopian troops in Gedo 20 Feb- Source: Radio Shabelle- 114 words Reports coming from the Luuq district in Gedo region says that intense fighting took place between the Ethiopian troops and government forces on one side and al Shabaab fighters on the other side, in Kureed territory; 12km south of Luuq district. […]
Somalia wants to expel Islamist rebels from strongholds in 2014 19 Feb – Source: Reuters – 159 words A military offensive led by an expanded African peacekeeping force aims to drive Somali Islamist rebels out of their remaining strongholds by the end of 2014, the Somali prime minister said on Wednesday. Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, […]
President Mohamud holds closed door meeting with senior security officials 18 Feb- Source: Radio RBC/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online- 184 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh has visited the Police Commando, the biggest base of Somalia Police Force (SPF) where he held a closed door meeting with senior officials of the security apparatus. Minister of Security Abdikarim Hussein […]
Military chief says UN Monitoring Group “empowers al Shabaab” 17 Feb- Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC-257 Words Somalia Military Chief Gen Dahir Aden Elmi “Indhaqarshe” has blamed the UN Monitoring Group on Somalia arms embargo for making Somalia’s government and its military look nonfunctional and al Shabaab militant group as an endless project in Somalia. Responding to […]
President Hassan Sheikh returns home after health check up trip to Turkey 16 Feb – Source: RBC/Universal TV/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 148 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud returned back to the country Sunday after after a week long health check up trip to Turkey. The President traveled to Istanbul last week to undergo a medical check up […]
AMISOM condemns cowardly attack near Mogadishu Airport 13 Feb – Source: AMISOM – 175 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has condemned the attack outside the Villa Sultan Restaurant in Mogadishu today. Around 1240 HRS, a Vehicle Borne Improvised Explosive Device (VBIED) went off […]
I am well and never had any health problem, says Somali President 12 Feb- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Somalicurrent/SNTV/Shabelle-154 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has rebuffed reports published online, saying that he was admitted at a hospital in Istanbul, Turkey. A number of Somali websites and social media circulated that the President’s health is very critical, […]
Head of AMISOM meets Somali Government Ministers, pledges continued support 11 Feb – Source: AMISOM – 226 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif held a series of meetings with several government ministers, during which plans for AMISOM and the future of Somalia […]