Somalia parliament postpones vote to authorize Prime Minister 17 Dec- Source: Somali Current/Hiiraan Online/Radio Mogadishu/SNTV- 117 words Somali parliament has postponed a vote to approve the newly nominated Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, which was previously planned to be held on Wednesday. General Secretary of the parliament Abdikarim Haji Abdi (Buh) who addressed to the […]
President Hassan calls for an immediate end to the inter-clan warfare 17 Dec- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Radio Risaala/Radio Kulmiye- 157 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on Tuesday called an immediate end to the renewed skirmishes and inter-clan clashes in Middle Shabelle, Lower Shabelle and Hiran regions respectively. Senior Presidential Advisor, Eng. Abdirahman Omar Yarisow […]
Inside an al-Shabaab training camp 16 Dec- Source: channel 4- 365 words Among the most feared of al-Qaeda’s affiliates, al-Shabaab was behind the Westgate shopping mall attack in Kenya. Jamal Osman attended one of its training camps in the Somali bush. They chant: “We are al-Shabaab! We are al-Qaeda! We are terrorists!” In a secret […]
IGAD appoints new envoy to Somalia 16 Dec- Source: Hiiraan Online/Somali Current/Jowhar Online/Shabelle/RBC/VOA Somali Service -83 words The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has appointed on Sunday Ambassador Mohamed Abdi Affey as its Special Envoy to Somalia. In a press statement from IGAD, the Executive Secretary of the regional Authority, Ambassador Mahboub Maalim praised Affey’s […]
President hails strong ties and “special relationship” with US on landmark visit to Mogadishu 14 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 495 words His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today paid tribute to the special relationship with the US as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a landmark visit to Mogadishu. […]
UN: Major offensives planned against Somali militants 11 Dec- Source: AP/ABC News-125 Words A United Nations official says plans are being made to restart major offensives in parts of Somalia held by the militant group al Shabaab. Special Representative Nicholas Kay also told the Security Council via a videoconference Tuesday that it’s important that the […]
President Mohamud: “Human Rights must be protected, adopted and supported by Somali society” 10 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 224 words His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today marked International Human Rights day. The President said: “Somalia witnessed abuses of human rights through two decades of civil […]
Government says Gulf States will hold special conference for Somalia 10 Dec- Source: Radio Mogadishu/al Shahid- 115 words Somali Foreign Ministry confirmed that the Gulf States pledged to hold a special conference on the reconstruction of Somalia. The Minister of State for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mohamed Noor Ga,al said in a […]
Countries continue to restore diplomatic relations with Somalia 09 Dec- Source: Office of the President- 209 words The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today accepted credentials from the newly appointed German Ambassador, Andreas Peschke, and the newly appointed Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mahmoud M. Auf, in […]
Al Shabaab in Somalia exploited aid agencies during 2011 famine – report 09 Dec- Source: The Guardian/BBC -658 words Al Shabaab militants in Somalia established a highly sophisticated system to monitor and squeeze money out of aid agencies before and during the 2011 famine that killed almost 260,000 people, according to a new report. Al […]