President welcomes “historic visit demonstrating the UN’s unwavering support for Somalia”, as UN opens new office in Somalia 26 Oct – Source: Office of the President – 350 words His Excellency Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, today welcomed Ambassador Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, to […]
Al Shabaab commander ‘spent time in UK’ 25 Oct – Source: BBC – 381 Words A senior al Shabaab commander who was the target of an abortive raid by US special forces in Somalia last month had spent time in the UK, the BBC has learned. Abdikadir Mohammed has been linked to alleged terror plots […]
Ghana to send 90 police officers to Somalia 24 Oct – Source: Bar-kulan – 75 words Ghana is to send 90 police officers to augment efforts by UN peacekeepers in Somalia. There has been civil unrest in the country, as Militant group, al Shabaab fighting the present regime. However, there are fears Ghana will be […]
Kenyan intelligence report reveals troubling al Shabaab presence in Garissa 24 Oct – Source: Sabahi Online – 137 words Facts about the extent of al Shabaab’s presence and influence in Kenya’s north-eastern Garissa County, which were revealed in a recently leaked National Intelligence Service (NIS) report, have left county leaders and residents troubled. “The high […]
AMISOM calls on Jubba administration to fight against al Shabaab fighters 23 Oct – Source: Radio Mustaqbal – 120 words A delegation from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) held a consultative meeting with the Leader of Juba Interim Administration, Mr. Ahmed Mohamed Islam Madobe. The delegation was tasked by the Special Representative of […]
Wounded Somali reporter in stable condition 23 Oct- Source: Radio Mustaqbal-100 Words The healthy condition of Somali TV reporter, attacked and wounded in Mogadishu by gunmen on Tuesday is reportedly improving, according to colleagues. Mohamed Mohamud Tima-cade was shot several times in the neck, chest and shoulder by unidentified gunmen in Wadajir district. He was admitted at […]
Civil war’ breaks out within al Shabaab 22 Oct- Source: IPS News-1074 Words For years the Islamist extremist group al Shabaab was seen as the most cohesive, united and powerful force in the failed state of Somalia. But it is now disintegrating like a house of cards because of internal divisions and power struggles within […]
Jubaland leader accepts to attend Mogadishu Conference 22 Oct – Source: Garowe Online/Universal TV/Kismaayo News – 124 words Following intense talks in the southern port city of Kismayo, the President of Somalia’s Jubaland Administration has accepted to attend Mogadishu Reconciliation Conference, Garowe Online reports. Speaking to the media members during Monday joint Press Conference by Jubaland Leader […]
President Hassan Sheikh to visit Kismayo 21 Oct – Source: Raxanreeb – 91 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is intending to visit the port town of Kismayo soon, senior Presidential officer told RBC. The President will visit the town to hold talks with the interim administration in Kismayo following the reconciliation conference for the […]
Al Shabaab’s regional threats after Kenyan mall attack 18 Oct – Source: AFP/News 24 – 788 Words One month after Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters stormed Kenya’s Westgate shopping mall and massacred dozens of people, the threat from regional sleeper cells or local sympathisers remains high, analysts warned. “If you haven’t learnt the lesson Westgate, more […]