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The United Nations has announced plans to relocate some 80,000 displaced Somalis living in the war-torn capital Mogadishu, Press TV reports. According to the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), an estimated 200,000 to 360,000 people who fled the country’s famine, are currently living in more than 500 overcrowded camps. In mid-2011, Somalia struggled with a deadly drought…

NAIROBI, April 26 (BERNAMA- NNN-KBC) — Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Kenya’s only interest in Somalia is to bring peace and stability to its neighbouring country, which had been devastated by civil war and Al-Shabaab militants for more than 20 years until recently. Peace and stability in Somalia is in the interest of not only…

Washington DS 26.April (SDN)  A small but stable democracy lies in the shadow of Somalia in the volatile and terrorist-infested Horn of Africa. It formed a government based on the U.S. Constitution. It feeds more than 3.5 million residents and exports 4 million head of livestock a year to its biggest customer, Saudi Arabia. It…

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A most-wanted American jihadi in Somalia says a known assassin from the militant group al-Shabab has shot him in the neck. Omar Hammami posted on Twitter about what he labeled an assassination attempt late Thursday as he was sitting in a tea shop. He posted four pictures, one of which shows his face with blood on his neck…

Foreign Secretary William Hague has opened a new British embassy in Mogadishu – the first time the UK has had one in Somalia since 1991. The UK is the first European Union country to reopen an embassy in the country since the Federal Government of Somalia was established last year. Mr Hague said Somalia had…

His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon made a bold sweep across Mogadishu today, visiting numerous security, defence and intelligence sites, praising the armed forces and police and calling on them to redouble their efforts to stabilise Somalia. His Excellency Abdihakim Mohamoud Haji Faqi, the Minister of Defence, welcomed the Prime Minister at the Ministry…

Nairobi (SDN)– Kenya’s newly elected President Uhuru Kenyatta has unveiled the first four ministers out of the 18 members of his Cabinet late on Tuesday getting the first Somali ethnic woman as foreign minister, RBC Radio reports. Amina Jibril Mohamed, from the northeastern region is appointed as the next Kenyan foreign minister during a ceremony…

SANA’A, April 23 (Saba) – Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi met here on Tuesday with the UN panel of experts monitoring compliance with the embargoes on the delivery of weapons and military equipment to Somalia and Eritrea. During the meeting, the Foreign Minister reviewed with the members of the UN panel, visiting Yemen currently, the…

Addis Ababa – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government and African Union peacekeeping forces that are also battling Islamist militants there. After waging an ill-fated war in Somalia in 2006-2009, Ethiopia in 2011 once again rolled troops into Somalia to fight…

The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) condemns in the strongest terms possible the murder of the Somali journalist who was killed by armed assailants near his home in Mogadishu’s Dharkenley district on Sunday evening April 21, 2013, bringing the number of journalists killed this year to four. Unknown assailants shot to death Mohamed Ibrahim…

The Somalia Council of Ministers today approved new counter-terrorism legislation intended to bring the country into line with international best practice. Chairing the weekly Cabinet meeting, His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon welcomed the draft legislation, which will now be sent to Parliament for debate and ratification. “This is a very important piece of…

Tuesday April, 16 2013 Mogadishu, Somalia— President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sh. Mohamud welcomed the newly appointed Ambassadors from Sweden and The Netherlands, who visited Villa Somalia to present their credential letters today. H.E. Hassan Sh. Mohamud was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Fowziya…

His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said the International Monetary Fund’s decision to recognise the Somali government after a break of 22 years is “a major milestone in the country’s long road to economic recovery”. On Friday the IMF recognised the federal government of Somalia, paving the way for the resumption of technical assistance,…

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama determined on Monday that Somalia may receive U.S. military assistance, a step seen as a sign of improving relations with a country grappling to contain militants linked to al Qaeda. Obama issued a memo to Secretary of State John Kerry that said Somalia is eligible for “defence articles and defence services” under…

The African Union Mission in Somalia has welcomed members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) who have joined AMISOM. An advance team from the Sierra Leonean contingent arrived today in Somalia. The battalion-strong contingent will be deploying shortly into southern Somalia where they will operate alongside the Kenyan contingent. The Sierra Leonean…

Abu Dhabi: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Somalia have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further bilateral relations in political, security, diplomatic, economic, investment and developmental sectors. It was signed Sunday by UAE’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Somalian Foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yussuf Haji Adan. Both the leaders also…

London 30March13 (SDN) The Hue and Cry over the inept and questionable handling by the Somaliland Business Fund-SBF of World Bank and Danish government funded grants to the private sector amounting to $2m continue. The Somaliland Private Sector Development Forum-SPSDF has appealed to the World Bank for intervehttp://www.qurbejoog.com/wp-admin/post-new.phpntion in straightening the ongoings at the Hargeisa…

After a long delay, Sierra Leone’s contingent to the African Union Somalia peacekeeping force (Amisom) AMISOM is set to depart for the country. President Ernest Bai Koroma was on hand Monday to bid farewell to the troops in their “historic expedition to Somalia”. Back in December 2010, the government had pledged to contribute an infantry…

Internally displaced people in Somalia are suffering sexual violence and other forms of abuse, reports the Human Rights Watch (HRW) campaign group. The abuse takes place at the hands of armed groups, including government forces, it says. In the report, women who fled famine and conflict describe being gang-raped in camps in the capital, Mogadishu….