Cabinet discusses plans for regional administrations

    Cabinet, chaired by His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, today discussed the importance of establishing local regional administrations across Somalia. Ministers discussed the process and plans for establishing regional administrations and how this must be achieved in accordance with the Somali Constitution. Addressing Cabinet, H.E Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed stressed that priority must…

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      Prime Minister: “The use of terror will not derail us from the progress made in securing Somalia”

      His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed sends his deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the families and friends of Member of Parliament Abdiaziiz Isaak Mursal, Secretary of Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee. The horrific and deplorable killings of two members of parliament have shocked the nation. Sending his condolences Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed, said:…

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        Somali President: “Burundi’s participation in the AMISOM mission has made a massive contribution to the improving security situation in Somalia.”

        Mogadishu, 23 April 2014. His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, to Somalia and said, “Burundi’s participation in the AMISOM mission has made a massive contribution to the improving security situation in Somalia.” During his time in Somalia, President Nkurunziza will also meet with the AMISOM Force Commander, Burundian…

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          Somali-Kenyans launch ‘I am not a terrorist’ campaign

          Kenya Police have recently begun terror crackdown in Nairobi’s Eastleigh State – dubbed as little Mogadishu, after series of explosions that killed several people in the neighborhood. Eastleigh, which is located east of the Central Business District, nicknamed Somalia’s capital due to its large Somali inhabitants. The neighborhood is the home of a large number…

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            Somali PM vows to bring those behind killing of MP

            MOGADISHU, April 21 (Xinhua) — Somali government on Monday deplored the killing of a lawmaker in Mogadishu as “a cowardly attack” and vowed to bring to justice those behind the deadly bomb blast, an official statement said. Isaq Mohamed Riino, member of the Somali federal parliament, was killed in the blast while another MP, Mohamed…

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              Somali lawmaker killed by Mogadishu car bomb: PM

              Mogadishu (AFP) – A Somali lawmaker was assassinated and another wounded on Monday by a car bomb in Mogadishu, the prime minister said, the latest in a series of bomb attacks in the war-ravaged capital. “Somalia has today lost a committed parliamentarian who worked tirelessly to serve the people of Somalia and help rebuild our…

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                ‘Support Somali state or risk takeover’

                Jens Mjaugedal, Special Envoy of Norway to Somalia, is frustrated… which is hardly surprising given his mission to try to turn Somalia, the world’s most failed state for many years, into a success. The biggest problem in Somalia is how to keep the deadly al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabaab at bay. The AU’s robust peacekeeping…

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                  The investor helping Somali businesses

                  Earlier this year Mohamed Ali was reminded once again of the dangers of living and working in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Islamic militants attacked the presidential compound on 22 February, when his father was praying inside its mosque. Mr Ali’s dad escaped injury, but nine others were killed. “It was a very emotional moment,” says…

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                    Denmark, Norway resist calls to ban circumcision

                    Resisting calls to ban the non-medical circumcision of boys, the governments of Norway and Denmark have taken steps to preserve the practice’s legal status.   Norway’s health ministry has submitted a bill that proposes placing some limitations and fees on ritual circumcision but not banning it outright, while Denmark’s health board issued guidelines stating that…

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                      President Hadi receives Djiboutian Information Minister

                      SANA’A (Saba)- President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Sunday in his office at the Presidential Palace a delegation of Djibouti led by the Minister of Information, Ali Hassan Bahdon. Hadi during the meeting indicated to the depth of strong relations between Yemen and Djibouti at various fields, praising highly the level of the two…

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                        Somali President: “The culture of lawlessness that has plagued Somalia for the last 23 years is coming to an end.”

                        Mogadishu, 20 April 2014 – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia today attended the opening of the National Security Conference in Mogadishu. Attendees included representatives of all segments of Somali society along with experts from the security apparatus and the international community. The conference aims to achieve successful engagement…

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                          Somali President: “Saudi Arabia has been a constant friend to Somalia throughout the years of trouble”

                          His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new Ambassador from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Somalia and said, “Saudi Arabia has been a constant friend to Somalia throughout the years of trouble.” His Excellency Garam Bin Said Bin Garam Almulhan presented his credentials to the President in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu. Accompanied by…

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