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Hargeisa, June 13 2013 (SDN) —Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Ambassador Nicholas Kay, arrived in Hargeisa, Somaliland on today. The ambassador and his delegation were warmly greeted at Egal International Airport by Foreign Minister, Dr. Mohamed Abdullahi Omar. Amb. Kay told reporters in the VIP room that he is very happy to his…
Addis Ababa, June 13 2013 (SDN) —Ethiopia’s parliament has endorsed the Nile River Cooperative Framework Agreement, an accord that replaces colonial-era deals that awarded Egypt and Sudan the majority water rights to the world’s longest river. The agreement, already signed by five other Nile River countries, was unanimously endorsed by Ethiopia’s 547-member parliament on…
Hong Kong, June 13 2013 (SDN) — Alleged NSA leaker Edward Snowden claimed today to have evidence that the U.S. government has been hacking into Chinese computer networks since at least 2009 – an effort he said is part of the tens of thousands of hacking operations American cyber spies have launched around the world,…
Mogadishu, June 13 2013 (SDN) — The Somali government should undertake a comprehensive study on the effects of tobacco consumption since many Somalis lack awareness about the physical and economic consequences of smoking, health specialists and labour officials say. An official study would cast light on smoking-related medical problems and the connection between smoking and…
Kenyan terror suspect charged alongside British national Jermaine Grant and two others in Mombasa has escaped and joined the al Shabaab terror group in Somalia. Fuad Abubakar Manswab, who hails from Majengo area in Mombasa, is among key al Shabaab leaders launching terror attacks against Kenya. He was arrested by anti-terror police unit officers alongside…
Mogadishu 12 June 2013(SDN) – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud hosted the first ever visit of the EU Political & Security Committee Ambassadors in Mogadishu. The Political & Security Committee (PSC) is the main decision-making body of the EU and comprises Ambassadors from the 27 EU Member States….
Mandera, June 12 2013 (SDN) — Six people, including two schoolchildren, have been killed in an ambush near Kenya’s border with Somalia, Kenyan police have said. Unknown gunmen opened fire on the truck in which they were travelling in the north-eastern Mandera district. The region has been hit by inter-clan fighting as well as attacks…
Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) — As many as 491 Somaliland prisoners will be released under the general amnesty granted by the president, prisons department director Abdirahman Ahmed Mohamoud reveals Wednesday while speaking to the press in Hargeisa. ” we are excuting a presidential pardon for releasing 491 prisoners from 13 different Somaliland prisons.” said…
Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland’s government has been criticized for its suppression of the media, after leading newspaper HUBAAL and its English sister publication were shut down Tuesday by the police. Somaliland’s WADDANI opposition party on today expressed their concerns over the closures. Opposition WADDANI Party information secretary Mohamed Hassan Dirir said today during…
Hargeisa, June 12 2013 (SDN) –Every day, dozens of children aged 7 to 14 shine shoes and wash cars in the front parking lot of the Adani Cafeteria in Hargeisa’s June 26th district. “I come very early in the morning from my home in Dami neighbourhood to support my family by working as a shoe-shiner,”…
Nairobi, June 12 2013 (SDN) –The Somali parliament should revise the draft law establishing a national human rights commission to ensure a robust, independent body with a broad mandate and enforcement powers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Parliament should hold public hearings on the draft law and consult widely with civil society…
Monrovia, June 11 2013 (SDN) –The Governments of Liberia and Japan on Monday signed a US$50 million agreement for the reconstruction and expansion of the Somalia Drive. The Monday June 10 signing ceremony followed a Detailed Design Agreement that was signed in March of this year between both governments, as Foreign Minister Augustine Kpehe Ngafuan…
The Somali government says it will host a reconciliation conference to calm tensions in the southern city of Kismayo after an eruption of fighting between rival clans during the weekend. Restoring peace in Kismayo is a key challenges facing the UN’s new special representative to Somalia. In this exclusive report, Al Jazeera’s Peter Greste interviews Nicholas Kay,…
Hargeisa, June 11 2013 (SDN) –Somaliland government has today ordered the closure of the independent Hubaal newspaper and its English sister publication of The Independent. The order to close the newspaper was requested by the attorney general and ordered by Hargeisa district court to immediately cease publication. The paper was visited by police officers who…
Hargeisa, June 11 2013 (SDN) –A new report by an internationally acclaimed Australian strategic analyst and author has said that the Muslim brotherhood led government of Egypt initiated a return to covert war against Ethiopian over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam and Egypt’s recent military aid to Somali federal government in Mogadishu was intended to…
Mogadishu, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia, today welcomed Dr Augustine Mahiga, former Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNPOS, to Villa Somalia for the final time. At a press conference with Dr Mahiga, the President said: “Today we bid a fond farewell to…
The family of an American jihadist who went to Somalia to wage holy war have spoken of their heartbreak at his transition from gifted student to terrorist, declaring: ‘We will love him until the day we die.’ Omar Hammami – a native of Alabama who is now on the FBI’s most-wanted list – moved from…
Mogadishu, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— His Excellency Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon today signed a foreign investment law and said Somalia was “ready to do business with the world”. The draft legislation, prepared by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry with government lawyers, sets the framework for foreign investment. The Prime Minister welcomed the progress,…
Kismayo, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— Fighters loyal to Somali warlord Ahmed Madobe strengthened control of the key southern port of Kismayo, residents said Monday, after days of clashes between rival militia forces for control of the city. Heavy fighting broke out Friday when the Ras Kamboni militia of Madobe recently self-appointed “president” of the southern…
Mogadishu, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— Somalia has turned down request from Kenya to re-open talks to demarcate maritime boundaries. This is the second time the issue is raising diplomatic rift between the two neighbours. The decision by Somalia’s Cabinet has the potential of discouraging oil companies from conducting offshore oil and gas explorations in contested…