President Hassan Sheikh heading to Kenya 30 Nov- Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Shabelle/Raxanreeb Online- 81 words Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is on Friday heading to Kenyan capital city of Nairobi. The president is expected to meet his Kenyan counterparts Mwai Kibaki and discuss certain issues. Hassan’s visit is part of series of visits to the east African [...]
Mogadishu transport operators welcome the removal of road blocks 29 nov- Source: Radio Mogadishu/Radio Mustaqbal- 101 words Some of the transport operators in Mogadishu have welcomed the removal of illegal road blocks in some of the districts in the Benadir region. Talking to Mustaqbal radio, Daahir Adow who is one of the drivers of the [...]
Military commander accuse Marka governor of alleged ties with al Shabaab 29 Nov – Source: Radio Mustaqbal/Gedo Online – 139 words The Commander of the Brigade three of the Somali military accused the governor of Marka city of Lower Shabelle Ahmed Moalim Abdirahman of having alleged links with the al Qaeda linked group of al [...]
Ethiopia to stay in Somalia until AU takeover: PM 28 Nov – Source: AFP – 146 words Ethiopian troops will remain in Somalia until African Union forces fighting Islamists can take over, Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said Wednesday, as he met with his Somali counterpart. “We are waiting for AMISOM (African Union Mission in Somalia) [...]
Kenyan Police recover bag packed with hand grenades 28 Nov – Source: Standard – 280 words Kenyan Police in Mandera have recovered two hand grenades abandoned by suspected Somali militia believed to have crossed from the border town of Bulla-Xawa. The Somali border town was on the weekend invaded and briefly taken over by members of [...]
National security force remove illegal waylays in the capital 27 Nov- Source: Radio Mogadishu/SONNA/Radio Mustaqbal/Kulmiye/Jowhar Online-131 words National Security Forces of the Somali Federal Government carried out an operation clearing roadblocks in which illegal charges used to be collected from civilian buses in Yakshid and Karan district north the capital Mogadishu. The National Security Forces [...]
Heavy fighting erupts in Lower Shabelle region 27 Nov – Source: Radio Dalsan – 97 words Heavy fighting has reportedly erupted in Lower Shabelle region, pitting the Somali National Army and AMISOM against al Shabaab fighters. The fighting erupted in Janale district, claiming the lives of 3 people while dozens others were injured. Residents of Janale [...]
President Mohamud starts touring IGAD member countries 26 Nov – Source: Bar-kulan/Radio Mogadishu/Shabelle/Mareeg Online/RBC/Hiiraan Online – 84 words President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Monday travelled to neighbouring Djibouti as part of his regional tour to IGAD member countries. During the tour of the region, president Mohamud is expected to visit Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia where [...]
Somali President urges district commissioners, army officers to uphold the law 26 Nov – Source: Shabelle/Radio Mogadishu/Bar-Kulan/Hiiraan Online – 176 words Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the president of Somalia’s Federal government on Sunday met with security officials and district commissioners in Mogadishu to discuss security, sources at the presidency said. During the meeting which was held at [...]
Somali, AU forces move close to Jowhar town 25 Nov- Source: Shabelle/SNTV/Radio Mustaqbal- 103 words Somali National Army (SNA) along with AMISOM forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Jowhar, some 90 km north-west Mogadishu. Sources say on Sunday that the coalition forces backed by tanks and heavy artillery weapons set [...]
