Government troops die in road accident 20 Oct – Source: Radio Dalsan/Radio Goobjoog/Radio Muqdisho – 102 Words Today, seven government soldiers died in a road accident at Taree Dishe (KM13) on Mogadishu-Afgoye Highway. Eyewitnesses told Dalsan that the soldiers died after a vehicle they were travelling which was over speeding suddenly overturned after the driver […]
AU appoints new Somalia envoy to spearhead war on al-Shabab 19 Oct – Source: Press TV – 230 Words Allied African forces intensify a nationwide campaign against the Somali armed group Al-Shabaab. The Somali Premier says his forces have overpowered what he referred to as the “enemy”. The new offensive codenamed “ Operation Indian Ocean” […]
The imminent prospect of Somalia attracting huge investment 19 Oct – Source: RBC Radio – 249 Words Somali government says the country is now on the imminent prospect of attracting huge investment as a result of the President Hassan Sheikh’s meeting with MEDEF in Paris, France in his last week official visit. Around 6,000 investment […]
Dozens arrested in fresh security swoop in Barawe town 16 Oct – Source: Radio RBC/ Radio Muqdisho – 170 Words Somali government forces backed by the African Union Forces [AMISOM] are continuing heavy security swoop in the town of Barawe weeks after the town has fallen for the joint forces. Lower Shabelle governor Abdukadir Nur […]
Burundi to send investigative team to find alleged sexual exploitation by AU soldiers 16 Oct – Source: RBC Radio – 168 Words Burundi government which is the second largest troop contributor country of the African Union Mission in Somalia has said it will send an investigative team to find the recent allegations of the sexual […]
Stakeholders question constitutionality of Somali federal government-Puntland agreement 15 Oct – Source: Sabahi – Words 218 Representatives from Somalia’s Galmudug and Himan and Heeb regions and Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa (ASWJ) on Wednesday (October 15th) dismissed as unconstitutional the agreements reached by the federal government and the Puntland state administration on Tuesday. In a joint […]
Somali Health Minister: no troops from Ebola-affected countries will be deployed in Somalia 15 Oct – Source: Hiiraan Online – 297 Words Somali Ministry of Health Ali Mohamed Mohamud (Ali Hared) dismissed reports that troops from the Ebola-hit country of Sierra Leone will be deployed in the country, saying that it had an earlier agreement […]
Somali President arrives in Paris for historic visit 15 Oct – Source: Hiiraan Online/Radio Muqdisho – 336 Words The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Mohamud Sheikh arrived in Paris, France yesterday ahead of talks with his French Counterpart, President Francois Hollande. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is due to meet with the Socialist […]
International partners welcome agreement between the Federal Government and Puntland 14 Oct – Source: Mareeq.com/Radio RBC – 180 Words The United Nations, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Ethiopia in its capacity as the Chair of the IGAD Council of Ministers, and the European Union (EU) welcomed the agreement signed today between the Federal Government […]
50,000 children in Somalia “on doorstep of death” Fifty thousand children in Somalia could die unless they are given immediate assistance, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in the Horn of Africa country has warned. A drought has worsened an already dire humanitarian situation in the country which has experienced more than two decades of insecurity. The […]