Ahmed Madobe talks about the Addis Ababa agreement for the first time 04 Sept – Source: Shabelle/Somali Channel – 75 words Ahmed Mohamed Islam who has been recognized by the federal government as the new interim Governor of the Jubba administration has for the first time addressed how he feels about the recent agreement between […]
UN chief: Somalia could still fail; calls for more attack helicopters to fight Al-Shabaab 04 Sept – Source: Washington Post/ AP – 151 words Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, warning that Somalia could slide back into being a failed state, called Tuesday on countries around the world to provide the African Union-led peacekeeping force there with attack helicopters and […]
American Jihadist Omar Hammami ‘defects’ from al Shabaab 03 Sept- Source: kismaayo /VOA Somali Service- 194 words Omar Hammami, an Alabama native who traveled to Somalia in 2006 to join the al Shabaab militant group, has on Tuesday announced to have defected from the group and Al-Qaeda as well, though he still sees himself as a terrorist. […]
Somali president visits Marka Town in Lower Shabelle region 03 Sept – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Mogadishu/Risaala/Dalsan – 293 words The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud accompanied by other members of the government visited Marka in Lower Shebelle region in Southern Somalia on Tuesday. The president and his delegates arrived in Merka town by vehicle. Somali […]
Somali president opens National Conference in Mogadishu 02 Sept – Source: SNTV/Radio Mustaqbal/Shabelle – 119 words The president of the federal government of Somalia H.E Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially opened the national conference on political process and vision of 2016 in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud talked […]
President Mohamud addresses diplomatic corps in Mogadishu 02 Sept – Source: Horseed Media/Radio Kulmiye – 192 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Ambassadors of EU, Arab League, UK, Sweden, Representatives of Djibouti, Ethiopia, Sudan, IGAD and the African Union among others on 1 September 2013 in […]
Demonstrators in Mogadishu welcome Addis Ababa agreement 01 Sept- Source: Radio Dalsan/Radio Mustaqbal/Radio Mogadishu/Dhanaan Online- 117 words Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at the centre if Mogadishu to welcome last week’s agreement signed in Addis Ababa between the federal government of Somalia and Ras Kamboni militia in Kismayu. The demonstration which was organized by Mogadishu’s regional […]
Somalia: Rape and sexual violence a constant threat for displaced women 30 Aug – Source: Amnesty International – 264 words Women and children living in Somalia’s makeshift camps for displaced people face a high risk of rape and other sexual violence, Amnesty International said today after returning from a research trip to the country. The […]
US welcomes agreement between Federal government of Somalia and Jubba delegation 29 Aug – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Bar-kulan – 128 words U.S. Special Representative for Somalia (SRS) James P. McAnulty welcomes the signing of the agreement between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Jubba delegation following talks in Addis Ababa August 20-27, and commends both […]
Somali president meets with UN, AU officials in Mogadishu 29 Aug – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dalsan/SNTV/Hiiraan Online – 125 words Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has met senior officials from the African Union and the United Nations who have visited Mogadishu yesterday. The president and the officials from the African Union and the United Nations discussed […]