Somalia
Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:24:30 GMTSomali Survivor Tells Tale of Greek Migrant Shipwreck
[VOA] A failed engine and high waves were to blame for the fatal shipwreck that killed at least 18 Europe-bound migrants off the coast of Greece last week, one survivor tells VOA.
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 09:43:05 GMTLifting Arms Embargo On Somalia Could Be a Phenomenal Blunder
[Capital FM] I might be alone on this journey but I still oppose the lifting of the arms embargo in Somalia. What the USA and other countries supporting it have done is like what Emperor Nero did to Rome. Setting Rome on fire and thinking that God ha...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 07:42:48 GMTPuntland State Port Is Getting a Revamp - This Is Key to Its Future
[The Conversation Africa] The port city of Bosaso, located at the north-eastern corner of Somalia, provides a striking example of the interlinkage between security and infrastructure. The city benefited from the civil war that ravaged the southern pa...
Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:36:56 GMTRaid On Somali Journalists Syndicate Seen As 'Attack' On Media
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- The Somali Journalists Syndicate is coming under pressure from the government, with authorities trying to enter its offices in Mogadishu and arresting the organization's secretary-general.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:11:43 GMTPM Meets With Turkish Ambassador
[Shabelle] The Minister of Foreign Affairs met with the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Mehmet Yilmaz, who paid a courtesy visit to the Minister.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 11:11:39 GMTGovernment Claims 20 Militants Killed in Counter Attack
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU [SMN] - Somali government on Wednesday said at least 20 members of the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabaab group were killed in a counter-attack in the Hiran region.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:17:22 GMTIntelligence Personnel Arrest Press Rights Advocate Abdalle Ahmed Mumin
[CPJ] Nairobi -- In response to reports of the arrest of Somali press freedom advocate and freelance journalist Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement on Tuesday calling for his immediate release:
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:13:36 GMTWhat Drives Al-Shabaab - Foreign Forces Out, Sharia Law in and Overthrow the Government
[The Conversation Africa] In response to external - and at times internal - pressure, Al-Shabaab's insurgency in Somalia has evolved over time. So have its motivations and goals.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 08:34:51 GMTSpeaker of the House of the People of Somalia Meets Qatari Ambassador
[Shabelle] The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur Madobe held talks with Qatar's tip diplomat in Mogadishu.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 06:48:23 GMTSomalia - Lifting Arms Embargo Key to Battling Militants
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- Somalia is getting support for its campaign to have an arms embargo lifted after Ethiopia joined Uganda in backing the action. The U.N. Security Council is set to vote in November on renewing the partial ban, which Somalia...
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:34:30 GMTA Somali District Administrator Killed in Explosion
[Shabelle] Qoryooley district administrator was killed in an explosion in the district, as confirmed by the authorities of the Lower Shabelle region.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:17:17 GMTMahdi Appointed As Mogadishu Police Chief, Replacing Farhan Qarole
[Shabelle] The Chief of the Somali Police Force Gen. Abdi Hassan Mohamed (Hijaar) today appointed Col. Mahdi Omar Mu'min as the new Mogadishu police boss.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:17:16 GMTUK Provides £50 Million in Aid to Somalia
[Shabelle] The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and the Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the UK James Cleverly discussed issues such as strengthening the relationship between the two countries.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:17:13 GMTAl-Shabaab Attacks Pro-Government Militia in Hiran
[Shabelle] A heavy battle between the Somali army along with locals and Al-Shabaab was reported in El-Ma'an area located on the outskirts of Jalalaqsi town.
Wed, 12 Oct 2022 07:17:10 GMTAbdi Hashi Meets With Turkish Parliament Speaker
[Shabelle] The speaker of the Somali senate Abdi Hashi Abdullahi is in Turkey for talks with the Speaker of the Turkish Parliament, Mr. Mustafa Sentop.
Tue, 11 Oct 2022 07:49:43 GMTAl-Shabaab Fires Mortars At AU Mission Somalia
[Shabelle] Al-Shabaab last night launched a mortar attack on a Burundi military base that is part of the AU's ATMIS mission in Bal'ad district of the Middle Shabelle region.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:06:46 GMTSomali Army Kills Militants and Commander in Anti-Al-Shabaab Push
[Shabelle] JANALE [SMN] - Somali military claims to have killed a senior Al-Shabaab commander in Lower Shabelle region as they repulsed an attack against their base.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:06:24 GMTMinister of Agriculture Attends Key Meeting in Kenya
[Shabelle] Ahmed Madobe Nunow, the minister of agriculture for the Federal Government of Somalia attended a hybrid regional two-day event on the food crisis in Eastern Africa on 6-7 October 2022.
Mon, 10 Oct 2022 10:19:03 GMTSomali Soldier Executed for Killing His Army Boss
[Shabelle] The Court of First Instance of the Armed Forces on Friday executed a soldier after being found guilty of shooting dead his commander.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:35:20 GMTSomali Troops Kill 19 Militants in Repelled Al-Shabaab Attack
[Shabelle] BAL'AD [SMN] - Somali National Army killed 19 Al-Shabab members in a repulsed attack at an army base near Bal'ad district in the Middle Shabelle region, on Friday morning.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 13:35:14 GMTStakeholders Review ATMIS Financial Management and Audit
[Shabelle] NAIROBI - The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has concluded a three-day workshop in Mombasa, Kenya, to review the mission's financial management and audit status and update stakeholders on the implementation of the miss...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:23:04 GMTGovt Pushes On With Offensive Against Al-Shabaab Despite Attack
[DW] The death toll from this week's truck bombings has risen to at least 40, but local and national authorities say the latest attacks from the al-Shabab group will not deter them from fighting the terrorists.
Thu, 06 Oct 2022 12:33:43 GMTGermany, France Offer Support to Transport, Distribute 50,000 Tons of Wheat Donated By Ukraine for Ethiopia, Somalia
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- Germany and France offered their support to transport and distribute 50,000 tons of wheat donated by Ukraine for Ethiopia and Somalia, two of the countries in the Horn of Africa severely affected by the ongoing drought...
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:58:14 GMTSomali President Receives Delegation From Algeria
[Shabelle] The president of Somalia Hassan Sheikh has received at his office the Minister of Communications of Algeria, Mohamed Bosleimani.
Fri, 07 Oct 2022 07:58:11 GMTAl-Shabaab Claims 50 Liyu Police Officers Killed in Border Clashes
[Shabelle] Al-Shabaab again clashed with Liyu police, paramilitary forces belonging to the Somali regional state in eastern Ethiopia on the border with Somalia.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 10:49:56 GMTAt Least 20 Killed in Central Somalia Blasts
[VOA] At least 20 people were killed and 36 others wounded in the central Somali town of Beledweyne Monday in the explosions of three car bombs, witnesses said.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:51:09 GMTMilitias in Central Somalia Mobilise Against Al-Shabaab
[VOA] For years, Somali clans and villages have tried to resist demands from the Islamist group al-Shabab, which can include taxes called "zakat," plus livestock, weapons and boys they can turn into fighters.
Tue, 04 Oct 2022 05:09:32 GMTLocal Govt Officials Among Dead in Triple Car Bombings in Beledweyne
[VOA] Mogadishu, Somalia -- At least 20 people were killed in a triple car bombing attack Monday in central Somalia, among them two local government officials. Witnesses said two vehicles loaded with explosives detonated in the morning, and a third i...
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:46:53 GMTFinnish's FCA Team Meets With Interior Minister
[Shabelle] Internal Affairs Minister, Ahmed Maallim Fiqi, received at his office in Mogadishu a delegation from Finnish's FCA led by Tomi Järvinen and Ikali Karvinen.
Wed, 05 Oct 2022 07:46:50 GMTForeign Minister Seeks With Sudanese Ambassador to Strengthen Bilateral Cooperation
[Shabelle] The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, His Excellency Mr. Absher Omar Jama, today, Tuesday, received at his office in the ministry, the Ambassador of the Republic of Sudan to the Federal Republic of Somalia, His Exc...