New Somali parliamentarians meet for the first time 30 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 86 words Members of the new federal parliament of Somalia met yesterday for the first time while presided over by speaker Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawari. The meeting which was held at General Kahiye police Academy in Mogadishu was attended by more […]
Speaker election drives transition a step foward, says Rondos 29 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 95 words EU Special Representative for the horn of Africa, Mr. Alex Rondos, welcomed the election of Mohamed Osman Jawari as the new speaker of the parliament of the war-torn nation. In a statement sent to newsrooms, Mr. Alex Rondos […]
Somali parliament elects new speaker 29 Aug – Source: Reuters – 500 words Former cabinet minister Mohamed Osman Jawaari was elected speaker of Somalia’s parliament by a majority vote on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for a new government in the war-torn Horn of Africa country. The next step in a Western-backed plan to end […]
African Union Troops capture Marka 27 Aug – Source: AMISOM – 340 words Somalia troops with the assistance of the African Union Mission Troops, have this morning pushed Al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists out of Marka, the third-largest port in Southern Somalia. The dawn operation met little resistance as the AMISOM and Somali National Army troops steadily […]
Electoral team reveals speaker’s election date 26 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan – 92 words The Somalia Electoral Commission has given reasons behind the postponement of the election of the speaker that was earlier slated for Sunday, 26th of August, 2012. The commission’s spokesman Osman Libah Ibrahim said that the election would be held this Tuesday; […]
U.S. commander: Al Shabaab weakened 23 Aug – Source: UPI – 126 words U.S. military assistance to the government of Somalia has helped cut the amount of territory under al-Shabaab control, the U.S. commander in Africa said. Forces from African Union countries have also performed in an “extraordinary” manner, Army Gen. Carter F. Ham told […]
Lively presidential campaign is underway in Somalia 22 Aug – Source: VOA News – 630 words One year ago, Somalia’s capital Mogadishu had an image of a war zone. Presidential candidates today are campaigning with election posters hanging on buildings, main roads and even on cars. One sign shop owner said campaign excitement not only […]
A new era in Somalia 22 Aug – Source: Khaleej Times – 445 words It was indeed a historic day in Mogadishu, the capital of war-torn Somalia, on Monday, when over 200 members of a new parliament were sworn in by the country’s chief justice in a makeshift premise near the heavily-guarded airport zone. The […]
Somali parliament sworn in but presidential election delayed 20 Aug- Source: AFP/Hiiran Online- 744 words War-torn Somalia’s new parliament was sworn in Monday on the tarmac of the capital’s airport in a ceremony protected by African Union troops, the latest bid to end two decades of conflict. However, the election of a new president was […]
Committee excludes warlords, rebels and armed groups from Federal Parliament 16 Aug – Source: Garowe Online/RBC – 98 words The Technical Selection Committee (TSC) rejected over 70 former politicians applying to be members of parliament who according to reports did not meet the criteria, Garowe Online reports. The TSC have not officially stated why the […]