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Mogadishu, 13 April 2014 – His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Somalia. His Excellency Mohamed Al-Othman presented his credentials to the President in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu. Accompanied by Somalia’s Foreign Minister, His Excellency Abdirahman Duale Baileh, the Ambassador pledged his country’s continued support to the…
MOMBASA (Xinhua) The Kenya government is probing some 20 foreign and local bank accounts suspected to support terrorism activities in the country as police intensify war against criminal elements in the country. Criminal Investigations Department (CID) Director Ndegwa Muhoro said Friday the accounts are being probed for having ties with the ‘al-Shabaab’ terror group activities….
Mogadishu, 12 April 2014 – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia today attended a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the creation of Somali National Army (SNA). “I congratulate the SNA on its successes in its ongoing operations against Al-Shabaab on the 54th anniversary of its inauguration.” Speaking on…
Turkey strongly condemned Friday the attack on its embassy in Somali capital Mogadishu that injured three construction workers. The injured persons from Wednesday night’s attack by unidentified assailants were transported to Turkish capital Ankara by air ambulance Friday. Somali authorities have launched an investigation into the attack, during which rocket launchers were fired at the…
MUSLIM leaders have condemned the ongoing police operation in Eastleigh as an attempt to undermine the Somali business community. At a press conference in Jamia mosque yesterday, Muslim leaders led by Mandera senator Billow Kerrow said the operation is intended “to disenfranchise” the Somali community whose “entrepreneurial acumen is known worldwide’. “This is an economic…
1945 – FDR dies, storms kill 71 President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was serving his fourth term in office, died of a cerebral hemorrhage while sitting in front of a fireplace in his “little White House” at Warm Springs, Ga. His death was reported on newspaper and radio station news almost simultaneously with an outbreak…
NAIROBI – An international Somali football star who plays for a top Kenyan team has been released by Kenyan authorities after being detained for two days following a security swoop conducted in Nairobi’s predominantly-Somali Eastleigh district. “I am happy to be out. I am looking forward to go back to training,” AFC Leopards striker Sadiq…
WASHINGTON — About a month ago, African Union troops and Somali government soldiers retook the town of Huddur from the militant group al-Shabab. The capture came relatively easy. When the troops approached, al-Shabab just retreated into the hinterland. The following day, the town of Wajid also fell to pro-government forces. Several towns were then recaptured:…
Two aid workers have been rescued by the Kenyan army after being kidnapped by the Somali militant group al-Shabab in 2011. Daniel Njuguna and James Kiarie, both Kenyans, are now in hospital in the Somali town of Dhobley. They were rescued by Kenyan troops working with the African Union Force in Somalia, Amisom. Kenya sent…
The Minneapolis City Council voted Friday to mark July 1 as “Somali American day” in the city, which is home to many immigrants from the east African country. The date holds significance among Somalis, who celebrate independence day on July 1 both in Somalia and the United States diaspora. Abdi Warsame, the first Somali-American on…
Residents in the Somali capital of Mogadishu are adjusting to fast internet connection speeds after service providers introduced fibre optic technology to the city last week. Having previously used dial-up and satellite-link to access the internet, Somalis are now able to browse the internet with connections on par with the rest of the developed world….
Nairobi (AFP) – Human Rights Watch on Friday accused Kenya of treating Somalis like scapegoats amid swoops by security forces that have seen thousands arrested and scores expelled back to their war-torn country. Kenyan authorities launched the mass round-ups last week, saying they needed to weed out sympathisers of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab rebels following a…
On Tuesday evening, scores of people assembled at Brian Coyle Center in Minneapolis as part of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, which runs from April 10-16. Many who attended are mothers and relatives of the Somali men gunned down in Minneapolis. (MinnPost photos by Ibrahim Hirsi) Losing loved ones to gun violence isn’t unusual for…
Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed along with Council Ministers, the Ambassador of Djibouti and officials from the Somali National Army, visited Jowhar and Bulo Burde to honor both districts recent liberation.The Prime Minister began his visit with Bulo Burde district which is one of the recently freed towns by the Somali National Army in a…
The African Freedom of Expression Exchange (AFEX) welcomes the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ (ACHPR) resolution addressing the continual attacks on media workers in Somalia. Resolution 264: Resolution on Attacks Against Journalists and Media Practitioners in the Federal Republic of Somalia was passed at the ACHPR meeting at its 15th Extraordinary Session held…
The government of Alberta says it must do a better job placing foster children within their community. “My number one priority is to make sure children are placed in kinship relationships as much as possible,” says Human Services Minister Manmeet Bhullar. “We need to do better.” An Edmonton Somali-Canadian woman who is fighting for custody of her niece and nephew now…
NAIROBI – Hassan Isaak stood outside Nairobi’s Kasarani Stadium for hours. He was hoping to obtain information about his sister-in-law, who – like thousands of others – had recently been detained by Kenyan security forces. “Walahi [I swear to God], I have never seen anything like this,” a frustrated Isaak told Anadolu Agency outside…
Kenya’s opposition party on Thursday slammed the mass round-up and deportation of ethnic Somalis by police after a week-old counter-terrorism crackdown saw 4,000 people arrested. The latest sweep, conducted in Nairobi’s main Somali district Eastleigh since last Friday, is aimed at weeding out sympathisers of the Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab, but residents say people of Somali origin…
Hail a taxi in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and you are likely to find a Somali refugee behind the wheel. The twin cities of Minneapolis and St Paul are one of the largest Somali municipalities outside of Somalia. About 32,000 citizens of Somali origin are living in Minnesota, a state in the American Midwest, according to 2011…
He’s not just good for disarming military bombs and hunting witches: Jeremy Renner’s production company The Combine is developing Somali, a political drama centering in — you guessed it — Somalia. The film will center on a man with little political experience who is unexpectedly appointed Prime Minister of Somalia, only to realize his election…