Somaliland: Ethiopian Consulate Charge de Affairs in Hargeisa Confers With Community Members-(Video)

    Borama, 02 Jan 2014 (SDN) -Ethiopian Consulate in Somaliland held discussions with Ethiopian community members living in Borama town and its vicinity an on Saturday, 28 December 2013. The meeting was attended by Consul General Brigadier General Berhe Tesfay, Deputy Chief of Borama District, Mr. Abdi Nur Sugal, Mayor of Borama City, Mr. Suleiman Hassan…

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      Somali Advocate: 3 Unaccounted For After Fire in Minneapolis

      Minneapolis, 02 Jan 2014 (SDN) -A Somali community advocate says that three people are unaccounted for following an explosion and fire that destroyed a building in Minneapolis Wednesday morning. Mohammed Cheikhadobi made that statement during a press conference at the Brian Coyle Community Center where victims and families of those impacted by the disaster are…

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        Somali Islamists claim Mogadishu hotel bombing

        Mogadishu, 02 Jan 2014 (SDN) -Islamist militants in Somalia said on Thursday that they carried out the triple bombing on a Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 11 people. Al Shabaab, who are battling African peacekeepers for control of territory in southern and central Somalia, said its bombers had targeted intelligence officials who were meeting…

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          South Sudan’s warring factions agree to talk peace

          JUBA, South Sudan— The United States special envoy to South Sudan says the country’s warring factions have agreed to attend peace talks in Ethiopia. Donald Booth told The Associated Press Tuesday that the commitment of both sides is “a first but very important step to achieving a cessation of hostilities” and the beginning of negotiations…

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            Somalia Evacuates Citizens from South Sudan Conflict

            Mogadishu, 31 Dec 2013 (SDN) -War-torn Somalia flew back home Monday some 130 citizens who had been working in troubled South Sudan, the latest of thousands of foreigners to flee violence in the world’s youngest country. Western nations including the United States and Britain flew in military aircraft to evacuate their citizens after fighting began…

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              Ban Appoints Swiss National to Senior Humanitarian, Development Position in Somalia

              New York, 31 Dec 2013 (SDN) -Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday announced the appointment of Philippe Lazzarini as his Deputy Special Representative, as well as Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, in Somalia. Mr. Lazzarini, a citizen of Switzerland, will serve as Deputy to Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Nicholas Kay, who heads the United Nations Assistance Mission…

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                Shabaab Experiences Setbacks in Bay Region

                Bardale, 31 Dec 2013 (SDN) -Somali troops with the support of the Ethiopian army have seized key areas in Bay, government officials in southern Somalia announced yesterday, after months of operations centered on the town of Bardale. The still ongoing campaign, described as “a cleanup operation,” led to the recent capture of Iskoris, Morowarabe, and…

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                  SOMALILAND: The Grave Robbers of Hargeisa

                  When British explorers at the end of the 19th century first made their way across the vast deserts of what is today Somaliland, they were surprised to find a landscape strewn with numerous and puzzling stone tumuli, graveyards, and crumbling towns. The largest of these, long known to locals but first explored by A.T. Curle…

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                    Somaliland: House and Deputy Speakers Strike Peace Deal

                    Hargeisa, 30 Dec 2013 (SDN) -It was just last week that Deputy and Vice Deputy Speaker of Representatives, Bashe Mohamed Farah and Ali Yusuf Ahmed, respectively, placed a complaint to Hargeisa’s High Court against House Speaker, Abdirahman Irro. The compliant is about a committee reshuffle whereby the House Speaker implemented wide-spread changes without previous consultation…

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                      Somaliland: Gaboye Youth Parley President Silanyo-(Video)

                      Hargeisa, 30 Dec 2013 (SDN) -—Youthful members of the minority clan of Gaboye have engaged in discussions on establishing strategizes between the government and the Gaboye Academy for Development and Education-GADE with President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamud Silanyo. The meeting which was held at the presidential palace Sunday saw a candid exchange of views and ides…

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