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Mogadishu, June 14 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, Minister of Information, today welcomed the UK’s leadership on Somalia as Somalia was praised at the Global Summit To End Sexual Violence in Conflict. During the Global Summit, the Rt Hon William Hague commended Somalia on progress made and political will shown in fighting for human rights. The…
Mohamud Mohamud, 30, Cadil Huseen, 23, and Hussein Ali, 26, were yesterday sentenced to a minimum of 25 years in jail for killing Mohammed Abdi, 25, after a late-night car chase in a leafy suburb of the Capital. At the High Court in Glasgow, Lord Turnbull said they were engaged in a “wholly corrupt lifestyle”…
Homage to Magool brings together some of the leading contemporary Somali singers living in the UK to present the music of Somalia’s most popular singer, Magool. The show features singer Farxiya Fiska, considered by many to have the greatest voice of her generation. Fiska has been compared to the Somali greats such as Aamina and…
Several groups have vowed to take to the streets if the Kenyan government continues to ignore their calls to immediately address the country’s security problems. Since the beginning of this year, terrorists have carried out a series of deadly attacks in the country. According to experts, about 64 people have been killed and more than…
His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed chaired the Somali Development and Reconstruction Facility meeting alongside Michele Cervone d’Urso, EU Ambassador to Somalia. They discussed ongoing accomplishments and continuous dialogue between the Federal Government of Somalia and their International partners. Vision 2016 highlights challenges such as security, social services, economic development and long term political…
The Government of Tanzania is set to train 1,000 soldiers from the Somali National Army in a bid to boost the capacity of the local forces to consolidate security in the war-torn nation. A report by Sabahi quotes the director of communications for the president of Tanzania, Salva Rweyemamu, explaining that the aim of the…
MAKKAH — Somali companies are preparing to make new large shipments of camels to Saudi Arabia to meet the rising market demand that usually precedes the holy month of Ramadan. Makkah daily said Thursday that the Somali camels are still coming to the Kingdom despite accusations that they might be the cause of coronavirus. The…
Mogadishu — After being banned from watching or playing football for years under al-Shabaab rule, Mogadishu residents and Somalis in liberated areas are now readying themselves to watch the World Cup 2014 like the millions of other fans around the world. In 2006, al-Shabaab ordered local cinemas where people use to watch World Cup matches…
Mogadishu, 12 June 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, the Minister of Information, today spoke on the progress being made on the Constitution Making Process. The achievements of the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs are leading to a transparent and accountable process as part of Vision 2016. On 29th May 2014 the Council of Ministers…
Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents are planning further attacks in the Horn of Africa nation of Djibouti, Britain warned Thursday, after suicide bombers last month attacked a crowded restaurant. “There are credible reports that Al-Shebab plan, and have the capability, to attack targets in Djibouti, including Western interests,” the Foreign Office said, noting “there is a…
Pretoria – Somali shop owners from Mamelodi East have been forced to flee the area and cram together in a house in Pretoria West with barely enough space, rather than face death. This follows what are believed to be xenophobic attacks during which their shops were looted and one of them killed since the violence…
Somalis who have claimed refuge in Britain should abandon comfortable lives in the “boring” West and return to rebuild their war-torn homeland, the country’s foreign minister has said. In an interview in London with The Telegraph, Abdurrahman Dualeh Beileh urged Britain’s large Somali diaspora to come home even if it meant it a more dangerous…
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Hawa Nor carried her visibly weakened son into the hospital’s isolation ward. Like many sick children here, the 7-year-old boy is likely a victim of an old Somali wives’ tale: A child with measles should be kept inside, and away from the doctor, for a week. Abdullahi Hassan labored to breathe,…
The Minnesota Department of Education is focused on closing an education gap that is much too wide in the state of Minnesota. One place to start in that attempt? With parents. Parents of English language learners, specifically. The MDE paired with Faribault Public Schools to host a summit, Engaging Somali Families for Student Success, on…
On 10 June 2014, the Government will arrange the ‘Conference on Somali Business Opportunities’ in Stockholm. Increasing investment, in which the Somali diaspora plays an important part, has strengthened interest and confidence in the region among foreign investors. The Swedish Government, together with Business Sweden, is therefore organising a trade and investment conference on 10…
DUBAI // A group of sailors have described their dramatic midnight escape after four years held hostage and tortured by a gang of Somali pirates. Barefoot, starving and terrified, the 11 men ran through the darkness for more than 10 kilometres, ducking behind low bushes to avoid recapture before they eventually reached safety. On Saturday…
Mogadishu – At least 12 people died in heavy fighting between rival militia in central Somalia, elders said on Wednesday, the latest surge of violence amid warnings of a worsening humanitarian crisis. Fighting in the Galgadud region broke out on Tuesday, despite local governor Hussein Ali Weheliye calling on “both sides to show restraint to…
Addis Ababa, June 10, 2014 – The Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia His Excellency Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed attended the 26th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government on the Situation in South Sudan, which took place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on June 9-10, 2014. The Prime Minister…
Racism has dominated the news agenda following comments made by a north Belfast pastor last month. Rallies have been held in Belfast in a show of solidarity, most recently on Tuesday night in the west of the city after a 36-year-old Nigerian man was beaten in a racially motivated attack. Suleiman Abdulahi – a Somali…
Mogadishu, 10 June 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, the Minister of Information thanked UK’s leadership in hosting the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, which will take place at ExCel London on 10 to 13 June 2014. Foreign Secretary William Hague will co-chair the summit with Angelina Jolie, Special Envoy for the UN…