AMISOM claims it killed al Shabaab fighters airstrike in southern Somalia 22 Jun – Source: Al Shahid – 81 words AU troops in Somalia confirmed on Sunday airstrike in southern region of Lower Juba. “AMISOM forces have conducted airstrikes Anole and Kuday in the Lower Juba region as part of continued effort to further degrade al Shabaab” […]
Somalia Among Top Source Countries for Refugees 20 Jun- Source: VOA-214 Words The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says Somalia was among the world’s top three source countries for refugees last year. In a Friday report marking World Refugee Day, the agency said Afghanistan, Syria and Somalia together accounted for more than half of the world’s 16.7 […]
Somalia and EU sign Somalia’s first National Indicative Programme 19 Jun – Source: Office of the Prime Minister – 465 words Today, the Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed, and European Commissioner for Development, Andris Piebalgs, signed the country’s first European Commission – Somalia National Indicative Programme (NIP) in […]
AU Special Representative prepares to leave 19 Jun- Source: AMISOM- 386 words The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif will be leaving the mission on July 2nd, 2014. Yesterday he held separate meetings with the President, the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the Federal […]
Somali PM meets Kenyan vice president in Nairobi 18 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Goobjoog – 130 words Somali Prime Minister of Federal Republic of Somalia Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed and delegates who reached Nairobi, the capital of Kenya on Tuesday took meeting with Kenyan vice president William Ruto. During the meeting the sides discussed many issues including […]
Car bomb hits Somalia hospital; 2 dead 18 Jun- Source: AP- 115 words A nurse says a car bomb detonated outside of a hospital in Somalia’s capital run by the International Committee of the Red Cross, killing two people. Mohamed Omar also said that five people were wounded in the Wednesday attack. Omar said the dead were […]
Al Shabaab Claim Responsibility of Porokomo Attack 17 Jul – Source: Radio Dalsan – 78 words The Military Spokesperson of al Shabaab Abdulaziiz Abu Musab said his group was behind the attack which happened at Porokomo in Mpeketoni town, Kenya on Tuesdaynight. He said they managed to kill 20 persons in that attack at Porokomo. It was […]
Kenya: 15 killed in fresh Mpeketoni attack 17 Jun- Source: Daily Nation/Star/Standard Media- 252 words Another attack in Mpeketoni last night left at least 15 people, including two police officers killed in Poromoko area, police have confirmed. Interior Cabinet Secretary Joseph Ole Lenku said the attackers destroyed Safaricom communication equipment before they undertook the new […]
President Hassan address parliament, admits failures 16 Jun – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Goobjoog – 133 words The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Mondayaddressed the parliament in an extra-ordinary meeting. In his speech he presented wide range issues including security, the powers of the legislative and the executive arms. President Hassan who […]
UPDF sends 16th contingent of troops to Somalia 16 Jun- Source: NTV Uganda- 1:58 min The UPDF has dispatched the 16th contingent of Ugandan soldiers to Somalia to conduct peace support operations in Somalia. General Katumba Wamala urged the battle group composed 1440 soldiers to maintain high standards of discipline in Somalia. Key Headlines Wardhigley court judge […]