Somali President strongly condemns Monday’s suicide attack 18 Mar – Source: Shabelle/Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 104 words Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has condemned a suicide attack which killed at least 10 people in Mogadishu on Monday, calling victims of the attack as martyrs. “I am sending condolence to the families and friends of those who […]
Somali Court Frees Journalist Jailed for Reporting Rape 17 Mar – Source: VOA – 187 words Somalia’s Supreme Court has released a journalist jailed for interviewing a woman who was allegedly raped by government security forces. Abdiaziz Abdinur and the woman were sentenced to one year in prison on charges of insulting the country’s honor […]
Japan donates $15 million to support children in Somalia 14 Mar – Source:Radio Bar-kulan – 96 words The Japanese Government has donated $15 million to help UNICEF address a wide range of urgent needs for children in Somalia.The UN global children agency on Thursday said in a statement that the grant will support nutrition, food, […]
Turkish Red Crescent relief ship off to Somalia 13 Mar- Source:turkishweekly/Anadolu Agency- 199 words A humanitarian aid ship of the Turkish Red Crescent carrying food and construction materials was set to depart on Wednesday for Somalia as part of Turkey’s drive to contribute to the African nation’s efforts to fight starvation and to reconstruct their […]
Strong currency hurting Somalia’s economy 12 Mar – Source: Standard Media – 112 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has expressed concern over the rise of the Somali currency against the dollar. The Somali shilling has been appreciating against major foreign currencies, particularly the US dollar. On Saturday, the Somali shilling hit the highest rate […]
Egypt re-establishes diplomatic ties with Somalia 11 Mar-Source: Africa Review- 263 words Egypt has become the latest country to re-establish ties with Somalia as the world continues to support the Horn of Africa country’s recovery effort. A delegation led by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr Sunday met top Somali leaders in Mogadishu where he […]
Parliament to ‘Review’ Federal Constitution 10 Mar – Source: Hiiraan Online/Garowe Online – 94 words Members of the Federal Parliament divided themselves up into groups on Saturday and began a “review” of the Provisional Federal Constitution in Mogadishu. Speaker of Parliament Mohamed Osman Jawari stated on Friday that they would be conducting a “review” of […]
Somalia says UN arms embargo lift to aid fight against Shabaab 07 Mar – Source: Africa Review – 111 words Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has welcomed the partial lifting of a twenty-year-old arms embargo saying it would hugely boost the fight against Islamic militants. The decision, he said in a statement, “correctly reflects a […]
U.N. partially lifts arms embargo on Somalia for a year 06 Mar – Source: Reuters/VOA/BBC – 112 words The U.N. Security Council agreed on Wednesday to partially lift a decades-old arms embargo on Somalia for one year, allowing the government in Mogadishu to buy light weapons to strengthen its security forces to fight al Qaeda-linked […]
Strong currency hits livelihoods in Somalia 05 Mar – Source: Daily Nation – 72 words For the family of Ahmed Hassan, the fall of the US dollar against the Somali shilling has rendered making ends meeting a struggle of its own. His family, like many others, received a few hundred dollars from family members abroad […]