Heavy security presence in Mogadishu following bomb explosions 05 Aug – Source: Radio Dalsan/Shabelle – 126 words Somali police forces and the national security and intelligence agency are on alert in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia following more than twenty bomb explosions on Sundaynight. The police were seen patrolling the main roads and junctions of the […]
Somalia gets back control of strategic Kismayo port 05 Aug – Source: Africa Review – 438 Words Regional leaders meeting in Kampala have handed back control of the controversial Kismayo sea and airport to the Federal Republic of Somalia. In a joint communiqué issued Sunday, the leaders said the resolution would end a long running dispute […]
African ministers meet for coordinated moves in Somalia 04 Aug – Source: Xinhua/Global Times – 214 Words Foreign and defense ministers from troop contributing countries to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) met here Saturday to discuss ways to coordinate their ongoing operations in the volatile horn of African country. Ugandan Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa, who […]
AMISOM spokesman talks of security progress 02 Aug – Source: Radio Dalsan/Hiiraan Online/SNTV – 164 words AMISOM Military Spokesman Colonel Ali Aden Hamoud said that the federal government forces with the backing of AMISOM have done a lot on security improvement in the past months. The spokesman highlighted that the forces foiled several terrorist attacks […]
Pro-Turkish rally held in Mogadishu 01 Aug – Source: Bar-kulan/Shabelle/ Radio Mogadishu – 98 words A rally to show support for Turkish government’s operation in Somalia was held in Somali capital Mogadishu on Thursday days after Turkish embassy in Mogadishu was raided by terror group, al Shabaab. Addressing the crowd that came out, Mogadishu mayor who is […]
Regional heads to meet over AMISOM troops 01 Aug – Source: Daily Monitor – 415 Words The six presidents of countries contributing troops to Somalia under AMISOM are gathering in Kampala this weekend, for an emergency session to harmonise ongoing anti-al Shabaab offensives amid reports of operational cracks among the different armies. The Sunday meeting to be […]
Defence minister announces removal of illegal checkpoints in Lower Shabelle 31 Jul- Source: Radio Risaala/Somalia Today Online- 112 words Somali federal government has expressed its intention to remove illegal checkpoints along the road connecting the capital Mogadishu and Lower Shabelle province, these barriers will be lifted within a few days, Somali defence minister said. Defense […]
Somali Government signs landmark coastal protection contract 31 Jul – Source: Office of the Somali President – 316 words The Minister of Defense for the Federal Government of Somalia has signed a contract with The Atlantic Marine and Offshore Group to deliver structure, assets and services in order to develop an effective and sustainable Coast […]
Two Kenyans abducted from Wajir in January 2011 released by Al shabaab 30 Jul – Source: Standard Media/Capital FM/Daily Nation – 92 words Two Kenyans abducted by Somali al Shabaab insurgents on January 11, 2011 have been released following successful negotiations spearheaded by border communities in North Eastern Province. The two, Edward Yesse Mule, a […]
Somali president calls on Somali journalists to support new press law 30 Jul – Source: Radio Mogadishu/al Shahid/SNTV/Raxanreeb – 139 words Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud has called on journalists to support the new press law, in a meeting with journalists at the presidential palace in the capital Mogadishu. He said that the Somali government […]