Uganda changes troops in Somalia 03 Feb- Source: New Vision- 112 words A contingent of UPDF troops serving under the African Union peacekeeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has returned. Another contingent has been sent. The Commander of the Land Forces, Maj. Gen. David Muhoozi on Monday received the returning forces of the Uganda Battle Group (UGABAG) 11 […]
Somali PM: my government will focus on improving security 03 Feb- Source: BBC Somali Service/Radio Bar-kulan/VOA/Hiiraan Online/Shabelle- 119 words Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed has said that his government will focus on improving security and leading the country into fair and free elections in 2016. In an interview with BBC Somali Service, the prime […]
Somali president held discussions with several world leaders 02 Feb- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu- 97 words Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has commented on his participation in the 22nd African Union Summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. The president said that African leaders have discussed various issues including the political landscape and the development […]
Somalia’s kiss of life 31 Jan- Source: Citizen TV Kenya-06:02 mins For 22 years, the sounds dominating Kismayo were gunfire, warplanes and the wailing of the dying and the mourning. The Somali city was a theater of deadly battles for the control of its lucrative port trade since the ouster of President Mohammed Siad Barre […]
Several journalists detained in Buhodle 30 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Madiina Online/Hiiraan Online- 124 words Reports from Buhodle town in northern Somalia indicate that security forces have on Thursday detained several Somali journalists. Members from the local council of the town were said to have been behind the arrests of the journalists. An official in Buhodle has confirmed […]
Somali president wants waiver on arms embargo extended 30 Jan- Source: Reuters -778 Words Somalia’s president said he wanted the U.N. Security Council to extend a partial lifting of an arms embargo beyond March when the exemption is due to end because Somali troops need more and better equipment to battle al Qaeda-aligned insurgents. President […]
Banadir officials launch Mogadishu Street Naming Project 29 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu- 124 words Banadir administration officials have officially launched a new street naming and house numbering project in the capital, Mogadishu. Abdi Mohamud Warsame, the commissioner of Hodan district who spoke at the launching of the new project said that naming Mogadishu streets […]
Somalia turns to Diaspora for investment 29 Jan- Source: Daily Monitor- 311 words The Somali government has said it intends to tap into its Diaspora to invest in the war-ravaged country. Speaking to the Somali Diaspora community in Kampala yesterday, Mr Abulkadir Kamtir, the director in the Office of Diaspora Affairs, said their investments will be […]
AMISOM opens training programs for IJA forces near Kismayo 28 Jan- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Dhanaan Online/Hiiraan Online- 137 words African Union Mission in Somalia known as AMISOM has on Tuesday launched training programs for over 1000 soldiers from Interim Juba Administration in Madhamato, west of Kismayo. First Vice President of the Interim Juba Administration, Abdullahi Ismail Fartag and […]
Somali forces round up suspected al Shabaab militias 28 Jan- Source: Radio Shabelle/Jowhar Online/Hiiraan Online/keydmedia- 122 words Somali special trained forces named Alpha group conducted massive security operations ensuring the overall security of Daynile district, north of Mogadishu on Tuesday. Witnesses who spoke with Radio Shabelle on condition of anonymity confirmed that the Special Forces detained […]