Prime Minister David Cameron Meets President Of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud 04 Feb – Source: Getty Image- 80 words London,The President Of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (L), meets with British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on February 4, 2013 in London, England. The UK is to give an aid package of nearly […]
AU starts military training for over 500 Somali clan militiamen 24 Jan – Source: Radio Bar-Kulan – 147 words African Union Mission in Somalia [Amisom] started to give a 45-day military training to over 500 clan militiamen at Lama-Galay military camp in the central town of Beled Weyne. Governor of Hiiran Abdifatah Hasan Afrax and […]
President met with Ambassadors of donor countries 23 Jan – Source: Office of the Somali President Villa Somalia, Mogadishu The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E Hassan Sh. Mohamud has met with Ambassadors representing donor countries to discuss the creation and the improvement of the Somali Financial Institutions. The President was accompanied by […]
Somali army court sentences soldier to death, another to 20 years in jail 22 Jan – Source: Jowhar website – 108 words The Somali military court in Jowhar [southern Somalia] has sentenced four soldiers to death and jail terms. Announcing the verdict, chief judge Col Liban Ali Yarow, said the four soldiers were found guilty […]
Somalia President attends Arab Summit in Saudi Arabia 21 Jan- Source: Al Shahid- 310 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday night arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabai, where he will be attending the third Arab Economic and Social Development Summit aimed at finding common ground on crucial issues of trade, job creation, energy needs and […]
Somali Prime Minister pays tribute to the recently slain journalist of Shabelle media network 20 Jan – Source: Shabelle – 99 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi farah Shirdon Saa’id has visited the compound of Shabelle Media Network in a tribute to the network’s important media work and particularly to the bravery of its staff including, […]
US, Somalia launch new era of diplomatic ties 17 Jan – Source: AFP World News – 277 words The United States and Somalia on Thursday launched a new era of diplomatic relations, as Washington recognized the African nation’s government for the first time since 1991. “Today is a milestone, it is not the end of […]
U.S. to recognize Somali government, opening door to new aid 16 Jan – Source: Reuters – 257 words The United States will on Thursday officially recognize the Somali government in Mogadishu, ending a hiatus of more than 20 years and opening the door to increased U.S. and international economic help for the violence-plagued African nation, […]
Somali president, delegation reach Washington 15 Jan- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/SNTV/Jowhar Online/Mareeg Online- 233 words The President of the Somali federal government Hassan Sh. Mohamud and his delegation have reached Washington after receiving an official invitation from the United States of America; president Mohamud was warmly welcomed by the state department and Somali community there according […]
Rights Group demands Somali Journalist’s release 14 Jan – Source: VOA News – 118 words Human Rights Watch is demanding the release of a journalist arrested in Somalia after interviewing a woman who was allegedly raped by state security forces. The rights group is raising concerns about the treatment of victims of sexual violence in […]