Revealed: suspected leader of Kenya terror attack 26 Sept- Source: Channel4-300 Words Multiple sources from within Somalia have told Channel 4 News the identity of the man who led the group behind the attack on Nairobi’s Westgate shopping centre. According to sources connected to al-Shabaab, his Jihadi fighting name is Omar or Umayr. Omar, who […]
US to help Kenya pursue Mall attackers 25 Sept- Source: Daily Nation-261 words The United States has offered to assist Kenya pursue the Westgate shopping mall attackers. US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec on Wednesday said the US will continue to work together with Kenya to stop terrorism. “At the request of the Kenyan government, we will […]
UN envoy for Somalia calls for stepping up fight against al Shabaab 24 Sept – Source: Reuters – 123 words The United Nations envoy for Somalia called on Tuesday for additional African troops to counter al Shabaab, which he said numbered some 5,000 people and posed an international threat. Nicholas Kay, U.N. special representative for Somalia, condemned […]
Westgate mall attack has roots in Kenya’s intervention in Somalia 23 Sept- Source: The Guardian-389 Words The situation at the Westgate mall in Nairobi is the latest manifestation of the increasingly tangled ties between Kenya and its anarchic Horn of Africa neighbour Somalia. Somalia has been without a recognised central government since 1991, when President […]
Kenya mall attack: 68 killed, more hostages trapped as siege goes on 22 Sept – Source: CNN – 103 words Twenty two hours after attackers stormed an upscale Nairobi mall, grim-faced Kenyan soldiers warily searched the five-story building, looking for hostages and assailants. The attack left 68 people dead. More than 200 others remain hospitalized. […]
Somalia replaces central bank chief criticised in U.N. report 19 Sept- Source: Reuters- 551 words Abdusalam Omer has been replaced as Somalia’s central bank governor after seven months in the job, he said on Thursday, once again strongly denying graft allegations made by United Nations monitors. The allegations in a U.N. report linking him to irregularities […]
New semi-autonomous state will be formed in Southern regions, says Speaker of Parliament 18 Sept – Source: Radio Dalsan – 105 words Somali Parliament Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari who is currently visiting his home region of Bay and Bakool said the government will support forming new state in Southern Somalia regions if the local community […]
Mogadishu residents match in support of Brussel conference 17 Sept- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Mogadishu- 100 words Hundreds of civilians matched in the streets of Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district showing their support towards the recently concluded conference in Brussels in which the federal government signed “the new deal”. Hundreds of civilians carried boards with writings that praised […]
EU pledges 650 million euros to back Somalia reconstruction plan 16 Sept – Source: Reuters/Al Jazeera/BBC – 182 words The European Union pledged an additional 650 million euros (541.18 million pounds) in aid for Somalia on Monday to back a three-year reconstruction plan aimed at building on fragile security gains in the country. European Commission President Jose […]
EU Praises Somali Government Progress 13 Sept- Source: VOA- 442 words This week Somali government led by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud marks its first year in office. The European Union is now calling on officials in Mogadishu to reach out to leaders in southern and central Somalia to help them solve their political differences. The […]