UN Supports AU Proposal to Triple Peacekeepers in Somalia 29 Oct- Source: Xinhua/CRI English-401 Words UN Deputy Secretary Jan Eliasson on Monday expressed support for an African Union (AU) proposal to triple peacekeeping troops in Somalia to 45,000 from the current 17,551. The increment is to combat the “plague of terror” in the Horn of Africa country […]
President welcomes “historic visit demonstrating the UN’s unwavering support for Somalia”, as UN opens new office in Somalia 26 Oct – Source: Office of the President – 350 words His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today welcomed Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, to […]
Ghana to send 90 police officers to Somalia 24 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan – 75 words Ghana is to send 90 police officers to augment efforts by UN peacekeepers in Somalia. There has been civil unrest in the country, as Militant group, al Shabaab fighting the present regime. However, there are fears Ghana will be […]
AMISOM calls on Jubba administration to fight against al Shabaab fighters 23 Oct – Source: Radio Mustaqbal – 120 words A delegation from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held a consultative meeting with the Leader of Juba Interim Administration, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe. The delegation was tasked by the Special Representative of […]
Civil war’ breaks out within al Shabaab 22 Oct- Source: IPS News-1074 Words For years the Islamist extremist group al Shabaab was seen as the most cohesive, united and powerful force in the failed state of Somalia. But it is now disintegrating like a house of cards because of internal divisions and power struggles within […]
President Hassan Sheikh to visit Kismayo 21 Oct – Source: Raxanreeb – 91 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is intending to visit the port town of Kismayo soon, senior Presidential officer told RBC. The President will visit the town to hold talks with the interim administration in Kismayo following the reconciliation conference for the […]
Amid dangers, Mogadishu residents relish ordinary pleasures 17 Oct- Source: Reuters-779 Words Street lamps now light up some of Mogadishu’s battle-scarred roads and couples hold hands at the seaside, scenes unthinkable when the militant al Shabaab group was in charge of Somalia. “We feel free,” said 18-year-old Samira Aden, emerging from the Indian Ocean with […]
Thousands of additional troops urged for force in Somalia 16 Oct – Source: Washington Post – 117 words U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a surge of thousands of African troops in Somalia to stem the threat of terrorism posed by Somali insurgents and ensure the survival of a U.N.-backed government, whose success […]
Top government leaders join faithfuls on Eid celebrations 15 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan/SNTV – 87 words Somali Federal government’s top leaders have marked Eid al-Adha celebrations with the people at the Somali capital, Mogadishu on Tuesday. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari together with ministers and members of the […]
African Union calls for more African troops in Somalia 12 Oct- Source: Reuters-235 Words The African Union has backed a call to boost by about a third the number of troops in an African peacekeeping force in Somalia to reinforce a campaign against Islamist militants there who attacked a Nairobi shopping mall last month. The […]