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Mogadishu, 05 July 2013 (SDN) –The newly-appointed British ambassador to Somalia says he will look into claims a Dartmouth man’s son is living in Hargeisa. Neil Wigan, who only took up his post at the start of this week, was responding to email sent by Darmouth today newspaper. He said that prior to taking up…
Mogadishu, Jun 23, 2013 (SDN) – Britain is spending £14million on a jail to lock up terrorists and pirates — in Somalia. Taxpayers’ money will also go to fund mobile criminal courts in lawless states currently plagued by al-Qaeda. The prison in Mogadishu will ensure dangerous warlords are kept behind bars. It will also…
Mogadishu, June 17, 2013 (SDN) –At least five people were wounded following last night mortar attacks in the capital city of Mogadishu. According to witnesses the mortars were aimed at Villa Somalia, where some of them landed in back gate of the villa and other mortars landed near the residence of Prime Minister Sacid but…
Mogadishu, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia, today welcomed Dr Augustine Mahiga, former Special Representative of the Secretary General and Head of UNPOS, to Villa Somalia for the final time. At a press conference with Dr Mahiga, the President said: “Today we bid a fond farewell to…
Kismayo, June 10, 2013(SDN) -— Fighters loyal to Somali warlord Ahmed Madobe strengthened control of the key southern port of Kismayo, residents said Monday, after days of clashes between rival militia forces for control of the city. Heavy fighting broke out Friday when the Ras Kamboni militia of Madobe recently self-appointed “president” of the southern…
Norfolk, June 08, 2013(SDN) -— The former commander of the USS Sterett said Friday that his orders were to prevent a band of Somali pirates from taking four American hostages with them from their yacht to shore, but that his crew wasn’t authorized to use lethal force. All four hostages onboard the Quest were eventually…
Kismayu, June 7, 2013 (SDN) — Inter-clan fighting broke out today in Fighting has broken out in Kismayo, the provincial capital of Jubaland state, according to residents of Kismayu. Fighting began in Calanley district hours ago and reports from the city have confirmed to us that the fighting is still going on. The Inter-clan…
Jubaland threatens to cut ties with central government as Mogadishu rejects declaration of statehood. Somalia’s central government and the leaders of one of the country’s regions are locked in a power struggle that could turn violent. The dispute centres on Jubaland – an area in the southern-most part of Somalia that has claimed statehood and…
St. Cloud, Minnesota, June 01 2013 (SDN) — Amal Hassan watches change coming to her home country while she is thousands of miles away. The 23-year-old will graduate from St. Cloud State University after this summer with a degree in women’s studies and a minor in human relationships. The St. Cloud woman is already planning…
Yokahoma May 31, 2013 (SDN) — Prime Minister Shinzo Abe renewed Japan’s commitment to supporting Somalia’s nation-building efforts Friday, saying Tokyo will resume direct aid to the East African nation that is seeking to revive its economy and government following two decades of civil strife and political turmoil. At a special meeting in Yokohama dedicated…
Mogadishu, May 28, 2013(SDN) – The president of Somalia’s Federal government Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has on today returned to the capital Mogadishu, after attending the Extra-ordinary session of the IGAD Assembly of the Heads of State and Government on the Situation in Somalia held in Addis Ababa. The president and his delegation arrived at Aden…
Mogadishu, May 16 (SDN) -Foreign companies are getting ready to undertake the risky business of exploring for oil in war-torn Somalia, a quest that could trigger new conflict as the Western-backed government struggles to stop die-hard Islamist insurgents. “The world’s leading oil companies are increasingly accepting that their quest for new reserves will take them…