Somali president holds key meeting with local elders 10 Jul – Source: Hadhwanaag Times – 107 words The president of Somali Transitional Federal Government Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed on Monday held key meeting with local elders in Mogadishu. Mr. Ahmed discussed with elders mainly from the Hawiye traditional elders about precipitating in the selection of […]
Somali elders stall political transition over constitution concerns 09 Jul- Source: VOA- 682 words Time is running out for Somalia to end its long-running political transition and elect a new president in accordance with a U.N.-backed plan. But a group of elders is holding up the process due to concerns about the draft constitution. Somalia’s […]
Government to block streets in Mogadishu 09 Jul – Source: Radio Kulmiye – 128 words Government of Mogadishu has issued warnings over the security operations in the capital of Mogadishu, the director of Ministry of Interior Affairs Bashir Gobeh says government forces will be blocking important streets including Debka junction. Gobe said this measure is […]
New AMISOM spokesman takes office 08 Jul- Source: Radio Shabelle/Radio Kulmiye/Somali Channel TV -149 words Newly-appointed spokesman for the African Union Mission in Somalia, Col. Ali Adam Hamud from Djibouti’s national army took office from former spokesman Capt. Paddy Nkunda from UPDF on Saturday. At a joint press conference held in an AMISOM compound in […]
U.S. sanctions Eritrean officials for aiding Somalia militants 05 Jul- Source: Reuters- 449 words The United States imposed sanctions on two Eritrean government officials on Thursday, saying they had assisted Islamist militants including the al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab in the lawless neighboring state of Somalia. The U.S. Treasury included the two Eritreans on a list […]
Benadir regional administration rehabilitates roads in Mogadishu 05 Jul- Source: Radio Bar-kulan- 141 words Benadir regional administration and the African Union Mission in Somalia on Thursday embarked on an ambitious exercise to rehabilitate and clean roads in parts of Mogadishu. Construction of devastated parts of the road between Adan Adde International Airport and KM4 junction […]
New food crisis looms in Somalia – aid agency 05 Jul- Source: Reuters- 166 words A deadly combination of conflict, poor rainfall and a predicted late harvest threatens to push hundreds of thousands of Somalis back into hunger, undermining aid efforts put in place during last year’s drought, Save the Children warned on Thursday. The […]
Somali farmers call for help to improve production 04 Jul- Source: VOA- 380 words Balad area in central Somalia is returning to normalcy after the farming town was liberated more than a week ago by African Union forces and Somali government soldiers. Now, residents in the town of Balad are ready to reclaim their livelihoods. […]
Turkey starts training Somali police force 04 Jul- Source: Radio Bar-kulan/Somalilanpress/Radio Mogadishu- 187 words Turkey has started training the first patch of Somali police officers in its country in order to help them stabilise their war-torn country. Over sixty officers were recently flown to Turkey where they will undergo police trainings. Out of the sixty officers, […]
International talks on Somalia Roadmap held in Rome 03 Jul- Source: Africa Review- 237 words The International Contact Group on Somalia which brings together a number of Western donor countries held talks with Somali representatives in Rome, Italy, on Monday to discuss the way forward for the war-torn country. Italian Foreign minister Guilio Terzi opened […]