National security force remove illegal waylays in the capital 27 Nov- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/Radio Mustaqbal/Kulmiye/Jowhar Online-131 words National Security Forces of the Somali Federal Government carried out an operation clearing roadblocks in which illegal charges used to be collected from civilian buses in Yakshid and Karan district north the capital Mogadishu. The National Security Forces […]
President Mohamud starts touring IGAD member countries 26 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Shabelle/Mareeg Online/RBC/Hiiraan Online – 84 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday travelled to neighbouring Djibouti as part of his regional tour to IGAD member countries. During the tour of the region, president Mohamud is expected to visit Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia where […]
Somali, AU forces move close to Jowhar town 25 Nov- Source: Shabelle/SNTV/Radio Mustaqbal- 103 words Somali National Army (SNA) along with AMISOM forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Jowhar, some 90 km north-west Mogadishu. Sources say on Sunday that the coalition forces backed by tanks and heavy artillery weapons set […]
Somalia’s new cabinet holds a conference for the first time in Mogadishu 22 Nov- Source: Radio Risaala/Universal TV/Radio Mogadishu- 169 words The newly appointed ministers met for the first time in a ministerial conference in Mogadishu yesterday to discuss a number of issues, including security. The meeting was chaired by Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdi Farah […]
AMISOM replaces Ethiopian bases in Beledweyen 21 Nov- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/RBC- 160 words Forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Wednesday moved to military bases in the central Somali town of Beledweyne to replace Ethiopian troops who left these bases last September. The move is aimed at stepping up security in […]
Briton stars in Somali terror videos 21 Nov- Source: Telegraph-485 words Terrorists in Somalia have produced a series of full-length documentaries featuring a masked narrator with a British accent as part of a publicity drive designed to attract Western recruits. The videos feature suicide bombers, the corpses of African peace keepers and describe military operations by […]
Kenyan nationals attack Somalis in Nairobi over bomb attack 19 Nov- Source: Reuters- 70 words Police fired tear gas to disperse Kenyan nationals who threw stones and broke into the homes and shops of Somalis in Nairobi’s Somali-dominated Eastleigh neighbourhood on Monday to protest against a bomb attack in the district on Sunday. Kenyan nationals […]
South Africa congratulates Somalia on the endorsement of its new Cabinet 17 Nov – Source: South African Government News – 133 words On behalf of the people and the Government of South Africa, His Excellency President Jacob Zuma extends hearty congratulations to the new Somali Ministers, the government and the people of the Federal Republic […]
Somali ministers sworn into office 15 Nov- Source: Radio Risaala/Radio Mogadishu/Jowhar Online/Radio Mustaqbal- 93 words Somalia’s newly approved Ministers have being sworn into office by the High Court Judge, Eydiid Ilka Hanaf. The swearing in was overseen by the speaker and members of parliament. This was the final hurdle before the 10 ministers can fully assume […]
AMISOM Police donates food, clothes to disabled IDPs in Mogadishu 14 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan – 98 words The African Union Mission in Somalia’s Police component yesterday donated food items, clothes and cleaning materials to 110 families living in IDP camps in Mogadishu, officials said. In a press statement, AMISOM said the donation, which also included […]