Somali capital marks World Humanitarian Day 18 Aug – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 154 words An event organized by United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) to mark World Humanitarian Day has been held in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The event was attended by senior officials including United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, Philippe Lazzarini, government ministers, […]
Kenya seeks cash for refugees return 18 Aug- Source: Star-Kenya- 310 words Kenya is seeking $100 million (Sh8.8bn) from the international community for the repatriation of more than half a million Somali refugees. In a regional meeting to be held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia on Wednesday, Kenya will also seek international political goodwill for the resettlement of […]
AMISOM, SNA to launch final assault on al Shabaab 17 Aug – Source: Radio Goobjoog/Radio Star – 118 words The Somali National Army and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) will within the next few days launch the final assault to push-out al Shabaab from the areas they control in some parts of the […]
Security forces clash with armed militia in Mogadishu following disarmament operation 15 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC/BBC Somali Service/VOA Somali Service – 184 words Heavy security operation started in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district on Friday morning following the government’s plan to disarm warlords and armed clan militias in the capital. The security operation turned into armed clash after […]
AMISOM forces seize several villages in Hiran region 14 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan – 113 words Ethiopian forces serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday seized three villages in Hiran region from al Shabaab militant group. The three villages, Bardere, Berhano and Tare-jante, situated between Beledweyne and Bulo-burte, the two major towns […]
Khatumo state elects Ali Khalif as new President 14 Aug- Source: Widhwidh Online/Radio Goobjoog/Radio Risaala- 118 words The former Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galayr was elected as the new president of Khatumo state in Northern Somalia. Two candidates Mohamed Indhosheel and Khalif Galadr contested the presidential elections held […]
On landmark Somalia visit, Security Council pledges support toward political reforms 13 Aug – Source: UN News Center – 142 words Members of the United Nations Security Council arrived in Mogadishu this morning on a landmark visit to Somalia to review progress made by the Federal Government and to demonstrate their continued support for the […]
UN Security Council envoys visit war-torn Somalia 13 Aug- Source: AFP/ Daily Star -272 words U.N. Security Council ambassadors met with Somalia’s president Wednesday under heavy security in the war-ravaged capital Mogadishu, the presidency said in a statement. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and top government officials met the U.N. envoys “to discuss progress in Somalia”, the presidency […]
Puntland Cuts Ties With Somalia Over Formation of New State 12 Aug – Source: VOA – 503 words Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region has cut ties with the central government after it learned of a plan to form a new federal state in the center of the country that would allegedly include part of the Puntland […]
Somalia seeking to fully lift weapons embargo 12 Aug- Source: BBC Somali Service/Radio Garowe- 117 words Federal Government of Somalia has renewed plea to the United Nations Security Council in an effort to fully lift two-decade-old arms embargo on the country on Monday. Minister of Defence Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud underlined the need for united and […]