Traditional Elders review the constitution 18 Jul – Source: Radio Mogadishu – 182 words Somali Traditional Elders have reviewed the Draft Constitution and made their recommendations that will be presented for debate to the National Constituent Assembly. This milestone was reached after days of open discussions and deliberations. In the spirit of reconciliation, the group […]
Somali refugee population in Horn of Africa passes one million, but exodus slows 17 Jul- Source: Alert Net – 471 words Somalia’s refugee exodus crossed a new threshold this past week, with more than a million people now having fled the country for the surrounding region, according to the latest UNHCR data. The most recent […]
Somali PM denies alleged corruption in his office 16 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan/Horseed Media/Jowhar Online – 132 words Somali PM Abdiweli Mohamed Ali on Monday condemned recent media reports linking his office to alleged corruption and misconducts cases as cited in the UN’s leaked Monitoring Group’s report. In a press release sent to Bar-kulan’s newsroom, […]
Somali athletes defeat hardship for shot at glory 14 Jul – Source: Daily Nation – 449 words Running from war, dodging bullets and defying Al-Qaeda linked Islamist insurgents who ordered them stop: Somalia’s determined Olympic hopefuls have overcome challenges few other athletes could even imagine. “Somalia has had no real government for the last 20 […]
Somalia’s constituent assembly meeting delayed 12 Jul – Source: Bar-kulan – 97 words Somalia’s highly awaited constituent assembly meeting has been delayed for what authorities say is due to technical hitches. Speaking at a ministerial meeting in Mogadishu, constitution and reconciliation minister Abdirahman Hosh Jibril said some elders have not yet submitted their list of […]
Allied forces make advancements in southern Somalia 11 Jul – Source: Garowe Online/Raxanreeb/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online/Somaliweyn – 102 words Somali and African Union soldiers captured a district that was used by al Shabaab as a training camp by al Shabaab in southern Somalia. TFG soldiers and AMISOM troops captured the town of Lanta-Buuro located 40 km […]
Somali prime minister and UN envoy discuss future policy 10 Jul – Source: Radio Kulmiye/Shabelle/Hiiraan Online /Radio Mogadishu – 204 words With slightly more than a month to go before Somalia’s current transitional governing period comes to an end, the top United Nations political official for the East African nation yesterday called on all Somalis […]
Somali elders stall political transition over constitution concerns 09 Jul- Source: VOA- 682 words Time is running out for Somalia to end its long-running political transition and elect a new president in accordance with a U.N.-backed plan. But a group of elders is holding up the process due to concerns about the draft constitution. Somalia’s […]
New AMISOM spokesman takes office 08 Jul- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Kulmiye/Somali Channel TV -149 words Newly-appointed spokesman for the African Union Mission in Somalia, Col. Ali Adam Hamud from Djibouti’s national army took office from former spokesman Capt. Paddy Nkunda from UPDF on Saturday. At a joint press conference held in an AMISOM compound in […]
Benadir regional administration rehabilitates roads in Mogadishu 05 Jul- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 141 words Benadir regional administration and the African Union Mission in Somalia on Thursday embarked on an ambitious exercise to rehabilitate and clean roads in parts of Mogadishu. Construction of devastated parts of the road between Adan Adde International Airport and KM4 junction […]