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London May 12, 2013 (SDN) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud enjoyed business-class flights, a chauffeur-driven car and rooms at the posh Dorchester hotel — at UK expense. Five of his ministers and 14 flunkeys were flown to Britain and put up to attend a conference which saw millions more in aid handed to the war-torn…
Birmingham May 11, 2013 (SDN) – The Justice and welfare party-UCID chairman Eng. Feisal Ali Warabe has met with Somali president in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The unprecedented meeting whose outcome or motive is yet to be made public took place at a function South Somalis hosted for their president and his team in Birmingham England. Eng….
Hargeisa May 11, 2013 (SDN) – An appeals court in Hargeisa, the Somaliland capital, has reduced a one year prison sentence given to well-known cleric Sheikh Mohamud Abdullahi Gelle Reeyot in April to six months and dropped also court’s ruling of not buying prison sentence. Sheikh Mohamud Abdullahi Gelle an outspoken critic of president Silanyo’s administration,…
Hargeisa May 11, 2013 (SDN) – Chairman of Ministry of Aviation and Air Transport football club Mr. Mohamed Husein Dhabeye who has been engaged in sports development activities for the last 15 years has accused the Minister of Sport and Hargeisa Mayor of neglecting golden opportunity that Somaliland could expose its cause in the international sports…
London May 10, 2013 (SDN) -As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday. “I want to pay tribute to the countries and to their soldiers…
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has asked members of the Somali community living in the United Kingdom to contribute to the reconstruction of their country. Opening the two day meeting organized by AMISOM with the Somali Diaspora in London, ambassador Annadif said…
The customers at Ahmed Jama Mohamed’s restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu sip lattes just yards from the rubble caused by another suicide bomber. But despite the constant physical reminder and the barbed wire surrounding the restaurant, they are stoic and mostly optimistic about what the future holds for their war-ravaged country. Some are returning…
LONDON (Reuters) – Somalia’s armed forces have not received “a single bullet” despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defence minister said on Wednesday. Somalia’s new leaders aim to train and equip a professional army of around 28,000 soldiers within three years but are…
Hargeisa 08.May (SDN) -Somaliland’s largest telecom company Telesom has added three digits to mobile numbers, making it ten digits. The move, which came into effects on early morning of today 8 May, affects all Telesom subscribers in the country. It’s not clear whether the measure was aimed to expand number resources to meet growing demand…
Djibouti 08.May (SDN)-Djibouti is in talks with India, China, Brazil, Russia and Arab investors to finance infrastructure projects worth $5.9 billion, the head of the country’s ports authority said. The Horn of Africa nation, which is seeking to become a middle-income nation by 2035, plans to develop rail links, ports, and oil and gas pipelines,…
Hargeisa 08.May (SDN) -Somaliland’s foreign minister Dr. Mohamed Abdullah Omar has said that the fourth paragraph of the joint communique from the London conference highlighted the importance of ongoing talks between Somaliland and Somali federal government which were mediated by the Turkish government. The foreign minister made these remarks during an interview he gave to…
London 08.May (SDN) British Prime Minister has called on the international community to ‘get right behind’ the rebuilding of war-torn Somalia. Britain is currently pumping around £250million over the next two years into Somalia despite the state not having had a functioning government for two decades until recently. It comes as part of Britain’s push…
Berbera 08.May (SDN) Somaliland Vice President Abdirahaman Ismail Zaylici has departed to the United Kingdom today to participate 18th May independence celebrations in the United Kingdom. During his stay in UK, Vice President Zaylici will celebrate with Somaliland diaspora in the UK for the 22nd Sovereignty Anniversary celebrations in the UK. The delegation led by…
London, May 7, 2013 (SDN)- Delegations from 50 nations and groups gathered in London on Tuesday for a conference on Somalia, as the African nation struggles to emerge from more than two decades of conflict. The talks, jointly hosted by the UK and Somali governments, will focus on Somalia’s plans for developing its security forces…
Hargeisa, May 7, 2013 (SDN) –Heavily armed and dressed in black from head to toe, an elite squad of anti-terror police commandos known as RRU (Rapid Reaction Unit) storm the home of Ahmad Abdi Godane, the Emir of Al-Shabab in Ahmed Dhagah district, Hargeisa where his mother lives. Counter-terrorism officers raided Godane’s home, frightening his old…
Mogadishu, May 7 (SDN) – When al-Shabaab terrorists attacked the Mogadishu courthouse on April 14, they were attempting to reverse the country’s dramatic trajectory of progress. They failed. Although there was a tragic loss of life, the courts are re-opening and life is already back to normal. I visited the courthouse shortly after the attack…
London, May 6 (SDN) – International donors meeting in London to discuss the new Somali government’s reform agenda should make accountability and women’s rights a priority, Human Rights Watch said in a briefing paper sent to conference participants. On May 7, 2013, over 50 countries will convene to discuss the government’s strategic plans for justice,…
Nairobi, May 6 (SDN) – President Uhuru Kenyatta has arrived in the United Kingdom for the London Conference on Somalia which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday. The plane carrying the president and his entourage touched down at Heathrow airport at 6.40am local time. On arrival, the Head of State was received by senior…
Mogadishu 06.May (SDN)- At the thriving seaport in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, the aroma of lemons drowns out the smell of ship’s fuel. The dried fruits, packed into hundreds of sacks, are being offloaded from trucks and hoisted by crane on to a cargo vessel for export. The ship will eventually make its way to the…
Hargeysa May, 5 2013 (SDN)- Somaliland’s House of Representatives has announced the names of 35 MPs who are not attending the House’s sessions. The house’s chairmanship took the decision to announce the names of absent MPs in newspapers. The 35 MPs were reported to have skipped the 8th parliamentary session. SDN managed to receive a…