Somali cabinet approves independent constitution review team 29 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio Bar-kulan – 133 words Somalia’s cabinet in its ordinary session on Thursday approved the independent committee tasked to review the country’s provisional constitution. The session was chaired by Somalia’s Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed. The cabinet approved the 5-member independent committee which was previously […]
Defense Minister appointed as the acting Minister of National Security 29 May- Source: Radio Mogadishu/RBC/Goobjoog/Hiiraan Online-156 words Somalia Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has appointed the Defense Minister Mohamed Hassan Hamud as the acting Minister of the National Security four days after the former Minister of National Security resigned. According to the Information Minister Mustaf […]
Somali High Military Court Chairman meets delegation from United Nations 28 May – Source: Al Shahid – 103 words Abdirahman Mahmud Turye Somali High Military Court Chairman met on Wednesday with Mitch Dufresne Principal Rule of Law Officer, Chief Joint Justice and Corrections Section at UNSOM (Somalia). The two discussed Somali courts and the justice process. During […]
Somalia: Military Chief survives bomb blast in Mogadishu 28 May- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Goobjoog/Radio Risaala- 136 words The Commander in Chief of the Somali National Army was targeted in an explosionWednesday morning near the Milk Factory in Mogadishu’s Hodan district. An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bomb was planted near the factory and exploded as his convoy […]
UN and international partners call for resolution of Somali political crisis 27 May – Source: UN News Centre – 364 words The United Nations, the European Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today issued a joint appeal for a resolution of the political crisis in Somalia, adding that they stand ready to hold […]
Federal government boycotts conference on repatriation of Somali refugees in Kenya 27 May- Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Goobjoog/Radio RBC/Kulmiye- 181 words A tripartite conference between the governments of Somalia, Kenya and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was due to open in Kenyan capital, Nairobi is about to collapse. The participants of the conference will discuss […]
President “we must forget our differences and work together to retain hard-won peace” 26 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 97 words While condemning Saturday’s terrorist attack on the country’s Federal Parliament, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somali people to forget their differences and work together to achieve a peace and stable nation. Speaking […]
Somalia declares non-stop war on al Shabaab 26 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV – 158 words In reaction to al Shabaab’s attack on Somali parliament on Saturday, the Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheik Ahmed announced an ‘all-out war’ against the al Qaeda-linked group in the country. The Prime minister made the announcement during a press conference […]
Al Shabaab militants attack Somalia’s parliament in Mogadishu 25 May – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Bar-kulan/BBC Somali Service/Universal TV – 168 words Gunmen wearing suicide vests have on Saturday stormed the Somali national parliament complex in Mogadishu, killing at least ten people. The parliament was stormed while MPs were meeting. Deputy Minister for national security Ibrahim Yarow Issack said […]
Kenya: Mass Deportation of Somalis 23 may- Source: Human Rights Watch -1058 words The Kenyan authorities have deported 359 Somalis, including at least three registered refugees, since the start of their security crackdown in early April 2014, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities have not allowed any to challenge their removal to conflict-ridden Somalia. […]