Mogadishu suicide blast kills 11 and 20 others wounded, officials said 05 May – Source: Raxanreeb/Radio Mogadishu/Garowe Online/Bar-kulan/Shabelle – 150 words At least 11 people mostly civilians were killed in today’s suicide car bomb that hit a convoy belonged to the National Security and Interior Minister of Somalia Federal Government Abdikarin Hussein Guled at KM4 […]
UN Security Council establishes assistance mission in Somalia for one year 02 May- Source: Kuwait News Agency- 230 words The Security Council on Thursday voted unanimously to establish the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) which will be deployed starting June 3 and for an initial period of 12 months. The mission will support peace […]
President of Somalia “puts the world on notice” over illegal fishing and illegal waste dumping 01 May – Source: Office of the Somali President – 390 words The President of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud made a visit to a fish factory in Mogadishu, to highlight the need for Somalia to […]
Somalia hospitals see fewer war victims 29 Apr- Source:VOA- 362 words As security improves in Mogadishu and much of south central Somalia, hospitals are seeing fewer victims of violence than before. Doctors say more and more patients come in for elective surgeries and to seek treatment for “normal” illnesses. For over 20 years, the Medina […]
Public consultation on Human Rights issues begins in Mogadishu 28 Apr – Source: Radio Kulmiye/RBC Radio – 124 words The first public consultation on Somalia’s Human Rights issues began in Mogadishu on Sunday. It was called for by a parliamentarian sub-committee on Human rights and Humanitarian affairs. The public consultation was officially opened by the […]
Main Story UK Foreign Secretary opens new British embassy in Somalia 25 Apr- Source: Standard-392 words Foreign Secretary William Hague has opened a new British embassy in Mogadishu – the first time the UK has had one in Somalia since 1991. The UK is the first European Union country to reopen an embassy in the […]
Somalia Prime Minister visits Army Bases 24 Apr – Source: Shabelle – 78 words The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mr. Abdi Farah Shirdon and other members of the cabinet visited Somali National Army Bases in the capital, Mogadishu. One of the bases the Prime Minister visited was Jazira base in the […]
Heavy fighting between Kenyan troops and al Shabaab in Dobley 23 Apr- Source: Shabelle- 189 words Reports from Dobley town in lower Juba region confirm that there was a heavy battle between Kenyan troops and al Shabaab fighters on the outskirts of the town. The fighting started when al Shabaab fighters launched an assault on […]
Somalia offers reward for journalist killer 22 Apr – Source: VOA News – 119 words Somalia’s prime minister has called on police and security forces to hunt down the killers of a state broadcaster. Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh was shot and killed by unknown assailants near his home in the capital, Mogadishu, on Sunday evening. Rageh, […]
Somali journalist shot dead in Mogadishu 21 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC/Radio Mustaqbal/ Shabelle/Risaala – 86 words Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Somali journalist working with state-run radio Mogadishu late on Sunday afternoon. Mohamed Ibrahim Raage (better known as Honest) was shot and killed by two men armed with pistols in front of his […]