Somali farmers call for help to improve production 04 Jul- Source: VOA- 380 words Balad area in central Somalia is returning to normalcy after the farming town was liberated more than a week ago by African Union forces and Somali government soldiers. Now, residents in the town of Balad are ready to reclaim their livelihoods. […]
International talks on Somalia Roadmap held in Rome 03 Jul- Source: Africa Review- 237 words The International Contact Group on Somalia which brings together a number of Western donor countries held talks with Somali representatives in Rome, Italy, on Monday to discuss the way forward for the war-torn country. Italian Foreign minister Guilio Terzi opened […]
‘We are back,’ says rescued Canadian aid worker 02 Jul – Source: CTV News – 653 words Four aid workers — including two Canadians – are back on Kenyan soil after being kidnapped from a refugee camp last week and rescued on Monday. The workers from the Norwegian Refugee Council were rescued in Somalia Monday […]
Somalia National Day celebrated in a Mogadishu free of al Shabaab 01 Jul – Source: VOA News – 382 words For more than two decades, Mogadishu residents have marked Somalia’s independence day under the threat of chaos and violence; but this year is different. Due to security gains and the return of relative stability to […]
Kenyan town near Somali border hit by blast after fire at market 28 Jun- Source: Bloomberg -144 words An explosion rocked a market in the northeastern Kenyan town of Wajir near the border with Somalia, a district official said. The “very large” blast occurred today after waste at a dump site in the market caught […]
Somali president accuses world of balking at aid 27 Jun- Source: Reuters-283 words Somalia’s president on Wednesday accused the international community of refusing to fund the creation of local security forces capable of tackling piracy and al Qaeda-linked militants and urged them to pay up. “The international community spends millions of dollars (because of piracy) […]
Somalia gains another area from al Shabaab militants 26 Jun- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 160 words The African Union and Somali forces have gained yet another territory from al Shabaab militants after hundreds of its forces and Somali troops swept into Bal’ad, a town north of Mogadishu, forcing al Shabaab militants to flee. AMISOM spokesman Paddy […]
Somali president sends congratulations to Somalis for 52nd Anniversary of Independence 25 Jun- Source: Radio Mogadishu- 108 words Somali president, Sharif Sh. Ahmed sent congratulations to the all Somali community for the occasion of the 52nd anniversary of 26th June in 1960 when northern regions took their freedom from the colonial state. President Sharif said […]
Somali leaders agree on Draft Constitution 22 Jun- Source: VOA- 389 words The key stakeholders in Somalia’s political transition process have agreed on a draft constitution, a significant step toward establishing a more permanent government. The time for the transition is running out, with less than two months to go before a deadline to elect […]
Somalia’s Sharif to stand for new term as president 21 Jun- Source: AFP- 321 words Somalia’s President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed said yesterday he would stand as a candidate for a new term in office, two months ahead of his job coming up for renewal. “My services are available to Somalia if I am trusted with […]