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Mogadishu (SDN) -Mogadishu’s main road to the airport was shut down early Tuesday morning (May 1st) soldiers and police officers were seen conducting security activities in the area throughout the early hours. Soldiers were seen patrolling the city’s roads and randomly searching civilian vehicles. Several roads were closed to the public causing traffic jams, hindering…
Mogadishu (SDN) -Transitional Federal Government soldiers were targeted in a bombing that took place in Mogadishu’s central market “Suuqa Bakaaraha”. 2 people are dead and ten others are injured after a bomb exploded at the intersection leading to the market. Witnesses believe the explosive device targeted TFG forces that were patrolling the area; the injured…
Hargeisa (SDN) -Foosiya Yusuf Haji Adan, the leader of the NDB party and Ahmed Sandoon Hasan the chairman of the JAMHUURIGA were just released after being arrested by police in the early hours of May 1st 2012. The two were planning a demonstration with their supports in downtown Hargeisa. The politicians were in custody for…
Iskushuban, Puntland(SDN) –A security official with SARACEN International who was hired to train Puntland’s navy in counter-piracy was killed on April 27th after being shot in the Timirshe neighbourhood of Iskushuban in the region of Bari. Conflicting reports are emerging regarding the death of the foreigner who is a South African national and was working…
Baladweyne, 28, April 2012 (SDN) –Citizens living in the city of Baladweyne in Hiiraan region are fearful of Ethiopian troops based in the city, saying they face restrictions and cannot live freely. A resident of the city spoke to our Mogadishu office via telephone describing the difficulties he and others face in light of military…
Mogadishu, (SDN) –Several women living in Mogadishu have accused soldiers in Somalia’s transitional federal government of rape. There is skepticism among the victims about what can be done to address this issue. A woman who identified herself as Farhiyo living in the neighbourhood of Kaaraan in the Banaadir region which was recently taken back from…
Berbera, (SDN)–Nine children were taken into the custody of the Somaliland government after being found aboard a ship named NOPE-2 in Berbera’s harbour which recently arrived from Yemen. The group of children which included boys and girls were travelling with two Ethiopian men who are accused of kidnapping the children from Yemen, possibly from refugee…
Tripoli (SDN)-A Somali man is stranded in a Tripoli hospital where he has been struggling with a psychological disorder. According to doctors who have been caring for the patient, the man arrived at the hospital three years ago complaining of an illness. He identified himself as Abdullahi Jaama’, doctors later diagnosed him with what appears…
Gaalkayo (SDN) – Reports from Mudug region in central Somalia say trucks working for the World Food Programme (WFP) destined for the city of Gaalkaayo were diverted by militia. Witnesses told SDN that two heavily loaded trucks were stopped by an unknown armed militia and confiscated. The Minister of Internal Affairs and Security for the…
Mogadishu (SDN) –Over the last week traditional leaders and elders have been making their way to Somalia’s capital to take part in the constitution ratification process led by the transitional federal government. According to Hasan Mahamed Jim’aale one of the ministers involved, the process is currently underway and is on schedule with the arrival of…
Nairobi (SDN)-The world’s largest refugee agency is scrambling to help Somali refugees living in camps in Kenya and Ethiopia amid heavy rains that have been pounding the region since mid-April. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees also stated that an increasing number of refugees are making their way to camps in Ethiopia. The Dollo…
Mogadishu (SDN) –Heavy rains fell in the Somali capital of Mogadishu yesterday prompting concerns for internally displaced people living in the city. Several internally displaced families recently interviewed by SDN in Mogadishu got in touch with our reporters and described worsening living conditions due to the rainfall. Many were living in dilapidated shacks made from…
Minnesota SDN-Members of Minnesota’s Somali Community took part in events to mark the Voice for Children Advocacy Day at the State Capitol building. Minnesota’s Governor Mark Dayton addressed the early childhood education needs of his constituents and vowed to work with all stakeholders in making education and early childhood development priorities for the government. Children,…
Al-Shabaab sent a warning to Sierra Leone’s army today which is expected to join AMISOM troops in the city of Mogadishu. Al-Shabaab’s spokesman Sheekh Ali Mahamud Raage (Ali Dheere) addressed journalists today in the neighbourhood of Ceelasha Biyaha near Mogadishu where he warned the government of Sierra Leone which is preparing to deploy troops to Somalia….
Baydhabo (SDN) -Reports of an attack on government forces are emerging from the city of Baydhabo in the region of Bay. Hand grenades were thrown at the Khat market in the city of Baydhabo a few hours ago according to witnesses. Residents of the town said the attack targeted members of the transitional federal government’s…
Hargeisa (SDN)- A delegation of businesses leaders from China arrived at the coastal city of Berbera in the Somaliland region of Saahil. Nine members of the delegation from China were welcomed at the airport by the Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister of Somaliland Mr. Abdullahi Jama’a Usmaan (Geeljire) and the Governor of Saahil region Mr. Mahamuud…
Hargeisa (SDN)-Somaliland’s Deputy Minister of Health Nimco Hussein Qawdhan marked International Malaria Day in the nation’s capital. She was joined by the head of the Ministry’s malaria department Dr. Abdi Abdillahi who spoke about the strides being taken by the government to combat the disease and the status of the Ministry’s work in this regard….
Hargeisa SDN- 3 former officials with Somaliland’s previous government administration who stand accused of diverting food aid appeared before the regional court of Hargeisa for the third time on April 25th 2012. The District Commissioner of Hargeisa Ahmed Omar Abdullahi (Xamarje), the director of the Ministry of Resettlement Ahmed Ilmi Barre and the Advisor to…
Hargeisa (SDN)-The chairman of SUTEK University in Hargeisa Dr. Sa’id Sheikh Mahamed recently made a large donation of food to the Centre for Mental Health in Somaliland’s capital. The donation consisted of rice, beans and grains. The head of the centre Mahamed Hasan acknowledged the importance of this donation for those who are in dire…
Mogadishu (SDN)-The Chief of Somalia’s armed forces addressed rumors that members of the military were forcibly removing women’s niqaabs (religious facial cover) and burning them. General AbdiKarim Yusuf Aadan (Dhega-badan) told journalists that anyone who is caught burning niqaabs will be disciplined accordingly. He also said the reports of an officer burning a niqaab have…