More than 40 Somali legislators reach Kismayo 03 Apr – Source: Raxanreeb/Shabelle/Garowe Online – 110 words More than 40 legislators from Somalia federal parliament are currently visiting the port city of Kismayo in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region where a conference to form a new administration is underway. The MPS numbered 44 have left Mogadishu and […]
Somali Prime Minister on first trip abroad 03 Apr – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/ Radio Mogadishu/ Hiiraan Online/Radio Risaala/Shabelle – 104 words Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has traveled outside the country on Wednesday in his first trip since appointed to the office. According to sources close to the prime minister’s office, the delegation led […]
Rolling up sleeves for peace mission, Sierra Leone troops get ready for Somali deployment 02 Apr – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 66 words It’s a busy day at the barracks of ‘Leo Battalion 1’ who serve with the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). Soldiers here have been packing gear and conducting last-minute checks […]
AMISOM troops complete advance linking Mogadishu and Baidoa 02 Apr – Source: AMISOM – 247 words Somali government forces with the support of African Union Troops have successfully completed the last leg of their 241 kms advance from Mogadishu to Baidoa.The AMISOM troops began their advance from Buur-HakAba and completed the final 60 kms stretch […]
Somalia launches Judicial reform conference in Mogadishu 01 Apr – Source; Hiiraan Online – 161 words Somalia’s first conference on judicial reforms was launched in Mogadishu, which was one of the key priorities of president Hassan Shiekh Mohamud since he was elected on September last year. He pledged to restructure the country’s institutions including the […]
Somalia’s President arrives in Emirates 28 Mar – Source: Radio Mogadishu/Dhacdo Online – 77 words Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud is in United Arab Emirates (UAE) for an official visit. During the visit, President Hassan will hold talks with UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on ways of enhancing relations between the two […]
President Hassan reiterates again his commitment to the cause of Human Rights 27 Mar – Source: The President’s Office – 265 words Doha, Qatar, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, welcomed the Human Rights Watch report: Hostages of the Gatekeepers – Abuses against Internally Displaced in Mogadishu, Somalia. “I and […]
Sierra Leone sends 850 soldiers to Somalia 27 Mar – Source: Daily Monitor/ Africa Review/ AFP – 281 words Sierra Leone’s leader told 850 soldiers on the eve of their deployment as part of an African Union mission to war-torn Somalia on Tuesday that they were on “a great journey of peace”. President Ernest Koroma […]
Somali minister dies in Kenya 26 Mar – Source: Radio Bar-kulan – 101 words Somalia’s State minister for Social Development has died in Kenyan coastal town of Mombasa on Tuesday morning. Mohamoud Ismail Barqadle died suddenly on Tuesday due to a heart failure, Social Development Minister Maryan Qassim has told radio Mogadishu, a state-owned broadcaster. […]
Arab League summit begins in Doha 26 Mar – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu – 140 words The Arab League has kicked off a two-day summit in Doha where opponents of President Bashar al-Assad are representing Syria for the first time. Qatari emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the conference on Tuesday by inviting Moaz al-Khatib, […]