Two claim to be Jubaland’s ‘president’
Adan Barre Hiiraale (left) and Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam (Ahmed Madobe) MOGADISHU (AFP) — A warlord in southern Somalia’s Jubaland has declared himself “president” of the region, clan leaders said Thursday, shortly after the election of another militia commander to the post. With tensions already high, the move raised the risk of clashes between rival factions [...]
Man sentenced to 20 years in case of Somalis recruited to fight with al-Shabab in Somalia
MINNEAPOLIS – A man who authorities say played a key role in funneling young men from Minnesota to a terrorist group in Somalia was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison, while another man who was a foot soldier for al-Shabab received a 10-year sentence Mahamud Said Omar, 47, and Kamal Said Hassan, 28, learned [...]
Rapes on rise in Somaliland, say medical officials
An upsurge of gang rapes has hit the breakaway region of Somaliland – a normally peaceful enclave considered by many to be a sanctuary from Somalia’s decades of violence. Knife-wielding young men follow women along the dusty streets of Hargeisa, the capital of the region, dragging them inside buildings to rape and rob them. Children [...]
Qatar offers $18mn aid for Somalia
QNA/London HE the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah ,has announced that Qatar has offered $18mn in contributions to the Somali government to help carry out infrastructure projects, development projects, updating the management institutions and support healthcare and education. In his address before the London Conference on Somalia the minister [...]
Is there anything new in Somalia’s future?
Ibrahim Tigli/World Bulletin The third International Conference on Somalia was realized in the United Kingdom capital of London with the attendance of the Somali President and British Prime Minister, as well as representatives from 54 different countries. While the first conference was held in the UK again, Istanbul had hosted the second. The agenda of [...]
Somalia wins cash, military aid at London donor summit
By Mohammed Abbas London: (Reuters) – Somalia won international pledges of extra cash and military assistance on Tuesday at a major conference convened to help the East African country cope with the twin threats of Islamic militancy and piracy. Somalia’s government is seeking to impose stability in a country ravaged by two decades of civil [...]
AU Special Representative says the upcoming AMISOM meeting with Somali Diaspora is important for the country’s reconstruction efforts.
The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia,Ambassador Mahamat Saleh Annadif has expressed optimism that the upcoming AMISOM meeting with the Somali Diaspora in the United Kingdom will facilitate their contribution to the implementation of the Somalia Federal Government’s Six Pillar priority agenda. Ambassador Annadif said the two-day meeting [...]
United Nations Approves Funding to Support Anti-Piracy Efforts in Somalia and Affected States in the Region
The United Nations Trust Fund for the Fight against Piracy today approved a package of projects in support of anti-piracy efforts in Somalia and other affected States in the region, including Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Maldives and the Seychelles. The announcement was made in New York by United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Tayé-Brook Zerihoun, who chaired [...]
Somali and Kenyan Presidents in bilateral meeting ahead of London Conference
The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Hassan Sh. Mohamud today had a short working visit to Mombasa to meet with his counterpart H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, the President of Kenya. The President was accompanied by the Deputy Prime Minister/Minister for Foreign Affairs H.E. Fowziya Hagi Yusuf Adam and Minister for the State-House H.E. [...]
Britain reopens Somalia embassy after 22-years
Britain has become the first Western nation to open a new embassy in Somalia, 22 years after the country’s spiralling civil war forced the last British ambassador to flee. Britain’s soldiers hoist their flag at their embassy as Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (3rd R), Britain’s Foreign Secretary William Hague (2nd R) and other officials [...]