Kenya: Vehicle explodes at Pangani Police Station 23 Apr – Source: Daily Nation/Standard Media – 63 words A car exploded at the entrance to Pangani Police Station, Nairobi, on Wednesday. At around 8:55 pm, the vehicle was intercepted at a police roadblock and two officers who were escorting it to the police station were killed in the […]
Three arrested in connection with the murder of Somali lawmaker 23 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Goobjoog/SNTV/Radio Bar-kulan/BBC Somali Service – 86 words Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of MP Abdiaziz Isack Mursal who was shot dead on Tuesday in Mogadishu, according to Ministry of National Security. Deputy Minister for National Security, Ibrahim […]
Al Shabaab: We’ll keep killing politician 22 Apr – Source: Reuters – 154 words Islamist rebels shot dead a Somali lawmaker on Tuesday, a day after blowing up one of his colleagues, and vowed to keep killing politicians and wreck efforts to secure the country. Al-Qaeda-linked group al Shabaab told Reuters they wanted to send a […]
Somali MP killed in Mogadishu, 2nd in 24 hours, says state media 22 Apr – Source: Xinhua/Shanghai Daily – 70 words Unknown gunmen shot dead a Somali lawmaker on Tuesday in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, who was the second Somali member of parliament (MP) killed in 24 hours, state media reported. Lawmaker Abdelaziz Isaq Mursal was shot […]
Somali Lawmaker killed in a bomb planted in vehicle in Mogadishu 21 Apr – Source: Radio Mogadishu/SNTV/Radio Goobjoog/RBC – 93 words A Member of Somalia’s Federal Parliament has died after a bomb planted inside his vehicle blew off just minutes after he drove out of his home in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district, Eyewitnesses said. MP Isack […]
Kenya deports second group of Somali nationals from its country 17 Apr – Source: Radio Goobjoog/Shabelle/Radio Mogadishu- 97 words The Government of Kenya is deporting the second group of undocumented Somali nationals from its country. The ambassador of Somalia to Kenya Mohamed Ali Amerika told Goobjoog FM that at least 90 people are now in […]
Ugandan troops to guard UN in Somalia 16 Apr- Source: Anatolia News Agency – 294 words Over 400 troops from the Ugandan People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) are ready for deployment in troubled Somalia to provide protection for U.N. personnel. “Our basic task in Somalia will be to secure and protect U.N. personnel and their installations […]
UN Special Representative for Somalia appeals for calm and restraint in Sool 16 Apr- Source: UNSOM- 135 words The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG), Nicholas Kay, expressed his concern as tensions mounted between forces from Somaliland and Puntland in the northern region of Sool, and in particular the town of Taleh. […]
Britain to help Somalia organize presidential polls by 2016 15 Apr – Source: Hiiraan Online – 143 words UK’s minister for Africa Mark Simmons said Tuesday that his government was committed to helping Somalia organize public presidential polls by 2016. Talking to reporters at the Presidential Palace in Mogadishu after meeting with Somali President Hassan Sheik Mahmoud, […]
Italian parliament speaker pledges to visit Mogadishu, after meeting with her Somali counterpart 15 Apr – Source: Hiiraan Online – 172 words Italian parliament speaker pledges to visit Mogadishu, after meeting with her Somali counterpart. Italy’s speaker of the lower house of parliament Laura Boldrini said she was planning to visit Somali capital Mogadishu to […]