Somalia President’s Luxury Trip at Your Expense

    London May 12, 2013 (SDN) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud enjoyed business-class flights, a chauffeur-driven car and rooms at the posh Dorchester hotel — at UK expense.  Five of his ministers and 14 flunkeys were flown to Britain and put up to attend a conference which saw millions more in aid handed to the war-torn…

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      AU Envoy Appeals for Somalia

      The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has asked members of the Somali community living in the United Kingdom to contribute to the reconstruction of their country. Opening the two day meeting organized by AMISOM with the Somali Diaspora in London, ambassador Annadif said…

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        Somalia: Optimism Endures Among the Rubble

        The customers at Ahmed Jama Mohamed’s restaurant in the Somali capital Mogadishu sip lattes just yards from the rubble caused by another suicide bomber. But despite the constant physical reminder and the barbed wire surrounding the restaurant, they are stoic and mostly optimistic about what the future holds for their war-ravaged country. Some are returning…

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          Telesom Adds Three Digits to Mobile Numbers

          Hargeisa 08.May (SDN) -Somaliland’s largest telecom company Telesom has added three digits to mobile numbers, making it ten digits. The move, which came into effects on early morning of today 8 May, affects all Telesom subscribers in the country. It’s not clear whether the measure was aimed to expand number resources to meet growing demand…

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            Vice President Zaylici Embarks on Overseas Trip

            Berbera 08.May (SDN) Somaliland Vice President Abdirahaman Ismail Zaylici has departed to the United Kingdom today to participate 18th May independence celebrations in the United Kingdom. During his stay in UK, Vice President Zaylici will celebrate with Somaliland diaspora in the UK for the 22nd Sovereignty Anniversary celebrations in the UK. The delegation led by…

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              Somalia Conference 2013: Communiqué

              The International Somalia Conference final communiqué. The Somalia Conference took place at Lancaster House on 7 May 2013, co-hosted by the UK and Somalia, and attended by fifty-four friends and partners of Somalia. We met at a pivotal moment for Somalia. Last year Somalia’s eight-year transition ended and Somalia chose a new, more legitimate Parliament,…

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                Somalia asks for more funds at London conference to aid its recent gains in security, justice

                LONDON — International donors heeded warnings about the need for increased support for Somalia by pledging more than $300 million Tuesday toward bolstering security, justice and financial institutions in the conflict-scarred east African nation. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and British Prime Minister David Cameron co-hosted a one-day conference in London to bolster the beleaguered…

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