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Fri, 12 Aug 2022 08:48:55 GMT
Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - Three Reported Killed
[VOA] Washington/Hargeisa -- Clashes between opposition protesters and security forces in Somalia's breakaway Somaliland region have killed three people and injured nearly 90, security and medical sources said on Thursday.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:43:08 GMT
Protesters, Security Forces Clash in Somaliland - One Death Reported
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Opposition groups in the breakaway region of Somaliland clashed with security forces Thursday, with an activist saying at least one person was killed.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:37:35 GMT
Museveni Pledges to Back Somalia's Bid to Join EAC
[Shabelle] KAMPALA - Uganda's President Museveni has pledged to support Somalia in its bid to join the East African Community (EAC) and exploit trade opportunities that exist in the region.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:32:24 GMT
Opposition Parties Stage Protests in Somaliland
[Shabelle] HARGEISA - Opposition organizations in the self-proclaimed Republic of Somaliland, including the UCID and Waddani parties, plan to stage a series of protests across the autonomous region on Aug. 11.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 08:05:51 GMT
Drought Displacement Tops 1 Million
[VOA] Mogadishu -- The number of people displaced by the record-breaking drought in Somalia has topped one million, with the United Nations warning of widespread famine if emergency needs are not soon met.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:40:18 GMT
U.S. Air Strike Targets Al-Shabaab in Somalia - State Media
[Shabelle] State-owned media in Somalia says the US military has carried out an air strike against al-Shabab fighters in the central Hiran region.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:13:47 GMT
Somalia's South West, Somali Regional State Presidents Agree to Fight Al-Shabaab
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- President of the Somali regional state, Mustafe M.Omer, and neighboring Somalia's South West region President, Abdiaziz Laftagareen, met on Monday 08 August in Jigjiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State and agre...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:04:25 GMT
Bombings Kill Four People, Wound 11
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Authorities in Somalia say bomb blasts near the southern coastal town of Kismayo killed at least four people and wounded 11 others. Separately, Somali authorities say the U.S. launched an airstrike in central Somalia in support of ...

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:29:22 GMT
Ethiopia Deploys New Troops Into Neighboring Somalia
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Authorities in southwestern Somalia said Ethiopia has deployed hundreds of troops into Somalia's Gedo region to prevent al-Shabab militants from crossing over into Ethiopia

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:53:00 GMT
IED Explosions Near Kismayo Leaves Four Dead
[Shabelle] Four people were killed and 11 others wounded in multiple bomb attacks in Kismayo district, southern Somalia Tuesday.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:51:55 GMT
Somali President Holds Talks With Museveni
[Shabelle] The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Monday afternoon arrived in Uganda for a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Ugandan counterpart, Mr Museveni.

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 12:33:15 GMT
NUSOJ Calls On the New Somali Government to Usher in a Fair and Equitable Human Rights Agenda
[Shabelle] The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) welcomes the swift and overwhelming vote by the House of People of Somalia's Federal Parliament, which endorsed the council of ministers nominated by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:32:53 GMT
Qatar's Emir Sends a Message to Somali President
[Shabelle] The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a written message to his brother HE President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of the sisterly Federal Republic of Somalia.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 13:32:49 GMT
President Heading Uganda for Two-Day Visit
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU - Somalia's Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will be in Uganda today for a two-day State visit, in a trip seen to drum up regional support and bolster business ties as he enters the third month of his presidency.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:23:39 GMT
Ethiopian Military Carries Out Airstrike in Central Somalia
[Shabelle] BELEDWEYNE [SMN] - Ethiopian warplanes have bombed parts of the Hiran region in central Somalia today.

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:22:43 GMT
Parliament Approves the New Cabinet
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somalia's parliament voted to approve the newly cabinet recently appointed by the new prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:02:30 GMT
FAO Appeals for Over U.S.$130 Million to Assist 882,000 People Across Drought-Hit Somalia
[Shabelle] The UN Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) office in Somalia said on Friday that it urgently required $131.4 million to assist 882,000 people across the Horn of Africa country.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:43:46 GMT
Parliament Endorses New Cabinet Amid Al-Shabaab Attacks
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somali members of parliament gathered at the presidential palace in the capital, Mogadishu, Sunday and overwhelmingly endorsed new Cabinet ministers appointed by Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre last week. During the vote, several m...

Sun, 07 Aug 2022 14:21:10 GMT
Car Bomb Kills One and Wounds Several in Southern Somalia
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - A security official in Jowhar city says an explosion killed one person and wounded four others on Sunday morning.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:26:48 GMT
Somalia Reiterates Its Resolute Support for China's Sovereignty
[Shabelle] The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia reiterates its resolute support for China's sovereignty, political independence, territorial integrity and national unity, and calls for adherence to relevant United Nations and African Uni...

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 08:23:30 GMT
U.S. Donates U.S.$2.5 Million to Countries Including Somalia
[Shabelle] Somalia and United States flags together textile cloth, fabric texture

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:14:33 GMT
'We Cannot Wait for Famine to Be Declared - We Must Act Now'
[UN News] Rising acute food insecurity in Somalia has caused more than 900,000 people to flee their homes in search of humanitarian assistance since January last year, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has warned.

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:48:15 GMT
U.S. Donates Military Vehicles to African Union Troops in Somalia
[VOA] Mogadishu -- The United States has donated 24 armored personnel carriers to the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia, three months after the deadliest attack in years on the U.S.-backed peacekeeping mission.

Mon, 08 Aug 2022 07:01:40 GMT
Ethiopian Army Generals Jet-Off to Baidoa, Jubaland, Somaliland
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- A military delegation led by Major General Tesfaye Ayalew, Head of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) Deployment and Somali region's Temporary Security Command Post Coordinator arrived today in Baidoa, south w...

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 13:39:33 GMT
A Fresh Somaliland-Puntland Tension Builds Up in Sool
[Shabelle] LAS ANOD [SMN] - A delegation led by the Governor of Sool Region under Somaliland, Abdikarin Aden Haji Diriye, who was escorted by a large number of military vehicles, reached Boocame District on Thursday.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:46:51 GMT
UN Provides U.S.$9.5 Million for Famine Prevention in Somalia
[Shabelle] The United Nations humanitarian agency has provided 9.5 million U.S. dollars to provide immediate assistance to communities in areas at the highest risk of famine in Somalia.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 09:46:50 GMT
Police Detained Suspects in a Car Robbery in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] The Banadir Regional Police has displaced suspects in a robbery at the Howlwadag District Police Station in Mogadishu on Thursday.

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:26:12 GMT
Organization of Islamic Cooperation Calls for Urgent Action to Avert Famine
[Shabelle] The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has been following, with deep concern, the worsening situation in the Federal Republic of Somalia due to severe drought for the fourth year in a row.

Thu, 04 Aug 2022 12:12:11 GMT
The Politics of the Hangman's Noose - Judge, Jury & Executioner
[IPS] United Nations -- A spike in state-sanctioned executions worldwide - including in Iran, Singapore, Saudi Arabia, and more recently Myanmar - has triggered strong condemnations from the United Nations and several civil rights and human rights or...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 10:26:09 GMT
Over 37 Million People Face Acute Hunger in Horn of Africa, WHO Warns
[Shabelle] The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday that more than 37 million people in the Greater Horn of Africa are facing acute hunger, as the region experiences one of the worst famines of the last 70 years.



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