Tag: News in English

Mogadishu 24 May, 2014, — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia His Excellency Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed expresses his disgust of this cowardly attack on the Somali Parliament by terrorists today, but applauds the swift response of Somali National Army and AMISOM security forces. The security forces are working hard to contain the…

Mogadishu, 24 May 2014 – Minister of Information, H.E. Mustaf Duhulow during his weekly media briefed on progress of the government today talked about the importance of export of resources, legislation on National Procurement, Garowe meeting, Prime Minister’s visit to line ministries, the progress on stabilization, the establishment of ministerial sub-committees, and the development of…

The Kenyan government has expressed support for the recognition of Somaliland, which is an autonomous region of Somalia. Kenyan Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs Richard Onyonka said that Nairobi supports the recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and Kenya will encourage the countries of the African Union to officially recognize Somaliland, a Press TV…

Thousands of families across Somalia are under threat due to the recently announced closures of money transfer companies’ bank accounts, international agencies Adeso and Oxfam warned yesterday. The organizations called on the US Department of the Treasury and its regulatory agencies, whose regulations are responsible for the bank account closures, to ensure that Somali-Americans are…

NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya should stop rounding up vulnerable urban refugees and readmit those whose lives are at risk after being deported to Somalia, the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. In the last two months, Kenyan authorities have deported more than 300 people to Somalia in a bid to end attacks by Islamist militants…

Nairobi – Military courts in war-torn Somalia are guilty of a raft of abuses and are used by the internationally-backed government to jail hundreds without fair trial, Human Rights Watch said on Wednesday. The courts “have tried hundreds of people beyond the courts’ legal mandate, or in proceedings that fall short of international fair trial…

Mogadishu, Somalia – inside a small compound within the heavily guarded barriers of Mogadishu International Airport, in a country which has seen over two decades of civil war, lies Britain’s newest embassy. We are the first EU state member to have reopened our embassy in Mogadishu, evidence of our commitment to working with the federal…

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The UN Security Council on Thursday urged Somalia to do a better job keeping track of its arsenal of weapons, which in the past have fallen into the hands of Islamic militants. “The Security Council remains concerned about the diversion of arms and ammunition, including potentially to Al-Shebab,” it…

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Making a rare threat against the United States, a senior member of Somalia’s Islamic insurgent group that has carried out terrorist attacks abroad said Thursday that holy war will come to America and that Islam’s flag will one day fly over Washington. The al-Shabab fighter, who has a $5 million U.S. bounty…

THE killing in Mandera county of six security officers and two civilians underlines the perilous security situation in Kenya’s remote and largely neglected regions. While the focus recently has been on the terrorist threats facing Nairobi and Mombasa, we have neglected a larger swathe of Kenya. The entire North Eastern region, contiguous counties in the…

Mogaidshu, 22 May 2014(SDN/QJ)– The Minister of Information, H.E. Mustaf Duhulow today congratulated 138 journalists that graduated for writing of radio module course in Mogadishu and said “To enhance the capacity of our journalists is prerequisite for the development of Somali media.” The Minister who couldn’t attend today’s graduation ceremony in Mogadishu as he is…

Muqdisho May 22, 2014(SDN/QJ)— Today the Minister of Finance, Hussien Abdi Halane, has passed the Public Procurement, Concessions and Disposal Act in front of a unanimous Cabinet vote. This signals a milestone in Somalia’s achievements and is a step towards a brighter future. The objective of the Bill is to lay down principles and practices of…

Tower Hamlets, the east London borough that borders the City and the Thames and includes Canary Wharf, will choose its directly next elected mayor against a tense backdrop of an investigation by government-appointed auditors, a police inquiry and a history of complex community politics. Defending the mayoralty is Lutfur Rahman, the independent incumbent who, like…

Mogadishu 21 May, 2014, — The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia His Excellency Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed chaired the first meetings of the Cabinet Sub-committees today. The five sub-committees named by H.E. the Prime Minister on May 6th are: the Political Sub-committee; the National Security Sub-committee; the Economic Development Sub-committee; the Social Affairs…

According to the former Third Secretary of the Somali Embassy in Nairobi Abdistaar Hassan Ali Kenya police have arrested the wife and children of the Somali Minister for Livestock Prof. Saalim Aliyow Ibrow. They accused his wife to have been carrying a forged Kenyan Passport. On the other hand, Kenya police have also arrested the…

A Somalian asylum seeker faces “imminent” deportation by the UK government, despite threats from terrorists to murder him on his return. Anis (not his real name) told Politics.co.uk that he is in a state of “mental torture” as he contemplates his forced return to Mogadishu. “The situation is very bad. I’m in a state of…

Local Somalis had high hopes for the expansion of a Somali mall in south Minneapolis, after the owner proposed adding nearly 9,000 square feet of space and expanding the parking lot. But one by one, the mall’s neighbors showed up to testify at a Planning Commission meeting late Monday that the mall had already caused…

A total of 3,600 Somali personnel have received training in Uganda, learning new skills to take back to Somalia upon joining the country’s Armed Forces, in the efforts to stabilize towns and villages and restore security for the Somali people. However, some of the Somalis trained in Uganda are reportedly absorbed by al-Shabab fighters upon…

Somtel Telecommunications and Alcatel-Lucent have announced a partnership to deploy an LTE network in Somalia, offering Somtel customers faster data speeds. Speaking at the Nairobi Serena Hotel, Somtel board member Saeed Dauleh said it was the first company in the country to deploy 4G, with the main target young people. “Somtel is the latest telecommunications…

MOGADISHU – War planes bombed a town and suspected al-Shabaab militant base in southern Somalia Tuesday for the second time in three days, causing several casualties including civilians, witnesses said. Sources in Jilib in Somalia’s Middle Juba region said four civilians were wounded after military jets dropped bombs on an al-Shabaab militant base. “We heard…