Death threats for lesbian Somali-Norwegian

    Oslo, 03 July 2013 (SDN) – Somali-Norwegian author Amal Aden has received more than 146 threatening messages after taking part in the Oslo Pride Parade this weekend. Recounting her ordeal, the lesbian activist said many Norwegians could not imagine the perceived tension of being Muslim and gay. “On Sunday morning, I woke up to find…

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      Dahabshiil CEO warns ‘money will go underground’ if banks shut down transfer channel

      Hargeisa, 02 July 2013 (SDN) – The chief executive of Somalia’s largest money transfer company warned Tuesday that funds wired into the country could “go underground” if Somalis aren’t able to send money to family members through banks. Abdirashid Duale, the chief executive of Dahabshiil is asking Barclays bank to reconsider a decision announced last…

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        Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omer Takes Charge as Somaliland’s New Commerce Minister

        Hargeisa, 02 July 2013 (SDN) – Somaliland’s new Commerce and international investment Minister Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omer assumed the charge of his office on today after his predecessor Abdirisak Khalif was appointed as the new minister of public utilities and housing during last week’s cabinet reshuffle. Outgoing minister of Commerce and international investment Abdirisak Khalif…

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          Somaliland’s new environment minister takes office

          Hargeisa, 02 July 2013 (SDN) – Shurki Haji Ismail Bandare took office Tuesday as Somaliland’s new environment and rural development minister after his predecessor Mohamed Saed Gacamay lost his post during last week’s cabinet reshuffle. The new minister will serve as acting minister until the parliament votes on his confirmation. In a speech at the…

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            Sisters of Somalia (Video)

            Asha Hagi Elmi is a humanitarian activist, internationally recognised for her work helping to build peace and defend the rights of women in Somalia. Witness journeys with Asha to the refugee camps of Mogadishu, swelled to bursting point in 2011 by tens of thousands of Somalis fleeing drought and the threat of famine. Asha, her…

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              UN: Somalia’s Central Bank a ‘slush fund’

              New York, 02 July 2013 (SDN) – Money at the Central Bank of Somalia is not used to run government institutions in the war-torn Horn of Africa country, with an average 80 percent of withdrawals made for private purposes, according to a UN report seen by Reuters on Monday. The confidential report by the UN…

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                Human trafficking crisis plagues Somaliland

                Hargeisa, 02 July 2013 (SDN) – Hargeisa resident Halimo Ismail said she worries about the fates of her 27-year-old son Osman and 24-year-old daughter Hoda, who, like many youths in the region, arranged for human traffickers to smuggle them out of Somaliland. “I cannot sleep due to worry. I am afraid they will die in…

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                  Somali government regrets Kismayo violence and calls for the replacement of AMISOM Section Two forces to a more neutral force

                  Mogadishu July 01, 2013… His Excellency, Deputy Minister for Information, Telecommunication and Postal Services Abdishakur Ali Mire today stated that the Somali Federal Government regrets the national loss of the three days fighting in Kismayo and called for the replacement of AMISOM Section Two forces to what the minister described “a more neutral African Union…

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                    Somalia marks 53 years of independence

                    Mogadishu, 01 July 2013 (SDN) – The African Union Special Representative for Somalia (SRCC) Ambassador Mahatma Saleh Annadif has lauded Somalia as the Horn of Africa nation celebrates 53 years of independence. “On this day, 53 years ago, proud Somalis stood side by side as they witnessed the historic birth of their nation built on…

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                      Somaliland: Public Utilities ministry Launches New Electronic Driving License

                      Hargeisa, 30 June 2013 (SDN) – Somalilanders will soon be carrying new, redesigned, high-tech driver’s licences that will be harder to alter, forge or obtain under different identities than current licences, outgoing minister of public utilities Mohamed Abdi Habsade announced today as part of government’s latest efforts to prevent road accidents. The new driving licence…

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                        “Independence day of Somalia: A Question of Socio, Economic and Political Independence”

                        Islamabad, 30 June 2013 (SDN) – Islamabad-based research think-tank MUSLIM Institute organized a round table discussion on “Independence day of Somalia: A Question of Socio, Economic and Political Independence”. Former Ambassador to Kenya Shafqat KakaKhel and Usman Hassan Research Associate MUSLIM Institute, were the Speakers in the Round Table Discussion. Representatives from different Think Tanks,…

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                          Ahmed Madobe tightens grip on Kismayo

                          Kismayo, 30 June 2013 (SDN) – A clan leader opposed by Somalia’s federal government has strengthened his grip on Kismayu after three days of fighting against rival militias battling for control of the strategic southern port city, residents said on Sunday. Scores are feared to have been killed in clashes since Ahmed Madobe, head of…

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                            Al Shabaab extremists kill two of their chiefs

                            Mogadishu, 30 June 2013 (SDN) – Somalia’s al Shabaab extremists have killed two of their own co-founders, the al Qaeda-linked group told the AFP on Saturday. The pair killed included a man with a $5 million United States bounty on his head. Somalia’s al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab extremists have killed two of their own top…

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