Al Shabaab: “We are behind the night shelling in the capital” 27 Dec- Source: Radio kulmiye- 152 words Al Shabaab’s representative for Benadir, Shiekh Ali Mohamoud Hussein has talked about the midnight shellings in Mogadishu, claiming that his group is behind the attacks. The Sheikh has indicated that they have executed operations in Mogadishu, targeting […]
Somali Federal parliament rejects 2013 proposed budget 26 Dec- Source: Garowe Online/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online- 178 words Somalia’s federal parliament has voted to reject the 2013 proposed budget presented by the administration of Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, Garowe Online reports. Federal parliamentarians met Wednesday in Mogadishu, where the MPs debated about the newly proposed […]
Security Challenges Await Somalia After Historic Year 25 Dec- Source: VOA-587 Words In the last 12 months, Somalia has approved a new constitution, selected a new parliament, president and prime minister, making way for the first stable government in over 20 years. In August, members of Somalia’s new parliament took the oath of office in […]
Joint Communiqué issued by Presidents of Kenya and Somalia 22 Dec- Source: Somali News Agency SONNA- 412 words The two Heads of State held wide ranging consultations on various issues of bilateral and regional interest and at the end of their meeting yesterday on Friday and issued the below communiqué 1. Welcomed the recent political […]
Fifty-five people drowned off Somali coast – UNHCR 20 Dec- Source: Reuters- 285 words Fifty-five people were drowned, or missing and presumed to have drowned, after an overcrowded boat capsized off the Somali coast, the U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday. The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in a statement that the accident […]
Somali police forces mark 69th anniversary in Mogadishu 19 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA- 199 words Somali Police forces are due to mark their 69th anniversary since establishment in 1943 in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday as preparation to this great event is on going. Speaking to Radio Mogadishu, Sharif Shekhuna Maye, police chief said […]
Somali President receives AU ambassador 18 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/SNTV- 146 words President of the Somali federal government, Hassan Sh. Mohamud has on Tuesday received African Union’s representative for Somalia, Amb. Mohamed Salah Anadif at the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu. The African Union’s envoy said they are relocating their offices in the capital […]
Al Shabaab denounce American born militant 17 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Hiiraan Online/Jowhar Online – 208 words Al Shabaab militants in Somalia have released a statement denouncing one of their foreign fighters as ill intentioned and seeking fame. The statement called American born Omar Hammami alias Abu Mansur al Amriki as one who is against the […]
Al Shabaab militants withdraw from Dinsor town 16 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 64 words Al Shabaab militants have retreated from Dinsor town, their stronghold in Bay region of southern Somalia, according to local residents. Some residents told Bar-kulan that fighters left the town after Somali army and Ethiopian troops advanced. Dinsor was under al Shabaab […]
Somali PM appoints State ministers and Assistant Ministers 13 Dec – Source: Bar-kula/Mareeg Online/Hiiraan Online/Radio Risaala/Shabelle – 72 words Somalia’s Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, on Thursday appointed his State Ministers and Assistant Ministers with each ministry getting two assistant ministers. This appointment comes after a long and in depth consultation with President Hassan Sh. […]