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Mogadishu, 23 April 2014. His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the Burundian President, Pierre Nkurunziza, to Somalia and said, “Burundi’s participation in the AMISOM mission has made a massive contribution to the improving security situation in Somalia.” During his time in Somalia, President Nkurunziza will also meet with the AMISOM Force Commander, Burundian…

An experience of the worst in humanity was not what Ibrahim Mohamed Hussein expected when he touched down in Hong Kong eight months ago, fresh from persecution in Africa. On his flight to the city, the Somali journalist was clutching desperately at a remote hope of seeking asylum protection. Now Hussein, 36, just wants to…

His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed sends his condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of MP Isaak Mohamed Rino and wished parliamentarian Mohamed Ali a speedy recovery. H.E Prime Minister called on security agencies to bring the perpetrators to justice. The Prime Minister, said: “My Cabinet and I send our condolences to the…

MOGADISHU, April 21 (Xinhua) — Somali government on Monday deplored the killing of a lawmaker in Mogadishu as “a cowardly attack” and vowed to bring to justice those behind the deadly bomb blast, an official statement said. Isaq Mohamed Riino, member of the Somali federal parliament, was killed in the blast while another MP, Mohamed…

A confidential report received by Dalsan Radio reveals how federal states and influential politicians in Somalia are trying to lobby secretly by use of external forces to undermine the powers of the central government in Mogadishu. An exclusive document obtained by the station discloses how some politicians are pushing for a road map to amend…

Mogadishu (AFP) – A Somali lawmaker was assassinated and another wounded on Monday by a car bomb in Mogadishu, the prime minister said, the latest in a series of bomb attacks in the war-ravaged capital. “Somalia has today lost a committed parliamentarian who worked tirelessly to serve the people of Somalia and help rebuild our…

Jens Mjaugedal, Special Envoy of Norway to Somalia, is frustrated… which is hardly surprising given his mission to try to turn Somalia, the world’s most failed state for many years, into a success. The biggest problem in Somalia is how to keep the deadly al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabaab at bay. The AU’s robust peacekeeping…

Earlier this year Mohamed Ali was reminded once again of the dangers of living and working in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Islamic militants attacked the presidential compound on 22 February, when his father was praying inside its mosque. Mr Ali’s dad escaped injury, but nine others were killed. “It was a very emotional moment,” says…

Resisting calls to ban the non-medical circumcision of boys, the governments of Norway and Denmark have taken steps to preserve the practice’s legal status.   Norway’s health ministry has submitted a bill that proposes placing some limitations and fees on ritual circumcision but not banning it outright, while Denmark’s health board issued guidelines stating that…

Leader of Majority in the National assembly, Aden Duale, has changed his stand on the ongoing security operation in the country, stating that he is now fully behind the government in flushing out criminal elements. Speaking for the first time after his remarks in Eastleigh two weeks ago, that ignited a wave of condemnation, the…

SANA’A (Saba)- President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi received on Sunday in his office at the Presidential Palace a delegation of Djibouti led by the Minister of Information, Ali Hassan Bahdon. Hadi during the meeting indicated to the depth of strong relations between Yemen and Djibouti at various fields, praising highly the level of the two…

Mogadishu, 20 April 2014 – H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia today attended the opening of the National Security Conference in Mogadishu. Attendees included representatives of all segments of Somali society along with experts from the security apparatus and the international community. The conference aims to achieve successful engagement…

For almost a decade, the St. Cloud Police Department has quietly worked with immigrant and refugee populations within the city. Those years of building relationships have paid dividends — dividends that are being noticed within the city limits and outside St. Cloud. “Wherever I go, if I speak about the St. Cloud police, (people) think…

Kenyan authorities in the coastal city of Mombasa arrested two individuals on March 17 as they drove a vehicle laden with explosives into the city. Authorities believed that the two men were part of a larger cell of 11 who were planning a campaign of terror that would have culminated in the deployment of a…

His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new Ambassador from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Somalia and said, “Saudi Arabia has been a constant friend to Somalia throughout the years of trouble.” His Excellency Garam Bin Said Bin Garam Almulhan presented his credentials to the President in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu. Accompanied by…

Mogadishu, Saturday, 19 April 2014 – His Excellency Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed concluded his seven-day working visit to Kismayo with a ceremony to mark the progress made during his visit. The ceremony signals the success of the visit of H.E. the Prime Minister and the commitment of the Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) and other…

Newly released documents from the Bill Clinton library provide a fascinating look at how the administration dealt with Somalia before, during and after the disastrous battle of Mogadishu, also known as Black Hawk Down, which resulted in the deaths of 18 U.S. troops and outraged the nation. In notes from a meeting in May of…

ADDIS ABABA: Gunmen ambushed a bus carrying dozens of people in western Ethiopia near the Sudanese border, killing nine and wounding six others, state-run media said on Wednesday.  There was no claim of responsibility and no group was blamed for the attack, but Ethiopia says it has thwarted several plots in recent years by Ethiopian…

The federal government of Somalia has said it is unlawful to start internet fiber optic connections without the passing the incomplete communication bill in the parliament. Ismail Dahir Osman the communications advisor of the president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has told Dalsan Radio that it is uncalled for to continue with fiber optic internet connectivity in…