Minister of Information: “Somali Forces Halt Terrorist Attack on Security Complex in Mogadishu.”

    Mogadishu, 31 August 2014 – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, the Minister of Information today praised security forces’ bravery in halting an attack on the Godka Jilicow detention centre in Mogadishu. “Around 11:40 am today terrorists attempted to force their way into a government detention centre in Mogadishu. 7 al-Shabaab members (5 wearing stolen security forces uniforms)…

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      Statement on the Situation in Saaxdheer and Eastern Somaliland

      Hargaysa 30.Aug 2014 (SDN/QJ)- Following the tensions that arose in Eastern Somaliland in June, the same actors have sought to undermine the stability and territorial integrity of Somaliland by continuing to provoke local conflict and engage in terrorist activities. Ali Khalif and other spoilers in the “Khatumo” rebel movement have ignored attempts to resolve differences…

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        UNHCR donates vehicles to help refugees returning to Somali

        DADAAB:KENYA: UNHCR has  donated two new project vehicles to Mandera County government.  The donation which also included sleeping mats and blankets took place at Mandera County offices on Monday where the County Governor, Ali Roba received them. Among leaders also present were Mandera County Commissioner, Ole Nkoyo Alex and UNHCR Head of Operations in Dadaab,…

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          Literature in a land with no alphabet

          HARGEISA, Somaliland (CNN) —In 1856, British explorer Richard Burton described Somalia as a nation of poets. It may seem an unlikely moniker for a country that has since become defined by piracy, state collapse, and the many horrors unleashed by Al-Shabaab — the Islamic extremists who control much of the country. But, much has changed…

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            How Britain’s ban on khat created a supply glut in Somalia

            “The president has arrived, the president has arrived,” chant youths in Mogadishu’s Beerta Khaatka market, as armed men in trucks mounted with machine guns escort lorries with horns blaring through the throng. The joking salutation is not for Somalia’s president, but hails white sacks brimming with leafy sprouts of khat, the narcotic shrub chewed across…

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              Somalia – Detention of 19 Journalists

              The ITUC has strongly backed a protest by the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) over the Somali government’s detention of 19 journalists and the closure of independent radio stations. According to witnesses, three of the journalists were severely beaten in detention. The ITUC understands that a court has now extended the detention period of the…

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                President Silanyo’s administration attempt to force thousands families out of settlement at Qoolcaday could be futile

                Copy to: Somali-land donors Office, Hargeisa   Copy to: UNDP Office, Hargeisa Copy to: All Eidagale traditional leaders Copy to: All to whom it may concern In the situation like the above in which some greedy elements of the society attempt to profit in the expenses of the poor people, all of us are obliged to speak and defend the voiceless people regardless any part of somaliland…

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                  Prime Minister of Somalia condemns violence In South Sudan

                  His Excellency, Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed attended an extraordinary meeting in Ethiopia; The East African regional organization IGAD. This high level meeting consisted of East African heads of state that congregated to discuss the crisis in South Sudan. The need for all parties to adhere to agreements and cease violence was emphasized and the…

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                    Navy’s 31st Flotilla Berths in Djibouti Port

                    TEHRAN (FNA)- The Iranian Navy’s 31st Flotilla of warships dispatched to the high seas berthed in Djibouti port. The 31st Fleet of the Iranian Navy, comprised of Bayandor destroyer and Bandar Abbas logistic warship, docked at Djibouti port with the message of peace and friendship after sailing 2,200 nautical miles in free waters. The Iranian…

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                      The political weakness of Somali-land authorities facilitated the United Nations office for Somalia to be opened in Hargeisa

                      On August 16, 2014, I have published on various Somali-land websites an article titled as the Geo-political map of Somali-land will be different next year, as a result of tribalism, effects of Khaatumo, Somali federal government, the corruption, lack of hope for any diplomatic recognition and Honesty is the first chapter for the book of wisdom. At the…

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