Somalia celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the OAU in Mogadishu

The African Union has decided 2013 as the year of Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance. The President said “nowhere says Pan-Africanism and African Renaissance like Somalia does! Somalia will be the shining example of African cooperation and support, and our renaissance will show the world that no problem is insurmountable. No depth too deep to recover from....

SomaliPM outlines road ahead on Jubaland and Somaliland

Prime Minister welcomes progress in parliament and outlines road ahead on Jubaland and Somaliland. we want Jubaland to become a federal state but this must happen in a legal way according to the constitution. This is what must be our guiding principle at all times. Look at what we are doing with regard to Somaliland. Negotiations are ongoing and we are looking forward to more progress at the talks in Turkey month. It is all happening in the proper manner.”...

Nordic Somali Youth Summit 2013 in Stockholm- Fashion Designers

Fashion designers Ayaan and Idyl Mohallim, creators of the brand Mataano, are key note speakers at the Nordic Somali Youth Summit 2013 in Stockholm, on June 7. ...

Somali defense minister meets Sudanese president in Khartoum

Somali defense minister Abdihakin Hajji Mohamud Fiqi has today met the Sudan president Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir in Sudanese capital, Khartoum....

Troops on go-slow close Beled-Hawa

Hundreds of government soldiers on a go-slow have reportedly closed Beled-Hawa town of Gedo region in southern Somalia, as the areas government commander Cabbey John confirmed to sunatimes...

05.23.13 Somalia celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the OAU in Mogadishu
05.23.13 SomaliPM outlines road ahead on Jubaland and Somaliland
05.23.13 Nordic Somali Youth Summit 2013 in Stockholm- Fashion Designers
05.22.13 Somali defense minister meets Sudanese president in Khartoum
05.22.13 Troops on go-slow close Beled-Hawa
05.22.13 Thousands match Mogadishu streets in Support of PM
05.21.13 Joint troops launch major security operation in Mogadishu
05.21.13 One person wounded, many houses torched near Jowhar

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10.18.12 Mahiga hails Parliament’s endorsement of the new PM
08.20.12 Sir culus,halkee laga duqeeyay Faysal Warabe
06.05.12 Interview with Somali Journalist Dahir Alasow
10.01.11 Investigate for War Crimes and Crimes against Humanity in Somalia
09.02.11 LIST OF GENUINE HAWIYE TRADITIONAL LEADERS
06.07.11 Somalia: Fifty families displaced in Diinsoor
10.16.10 Somalia:The tear from the earth causes human solidarity
10.11.10 Somalia: SOMALILAND OR ISAAQLAND

Thousands match Mogadishu streets in Support of PM

Thousands of protestors have on Tuesday took to the streets of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, to voice up their strong support for the Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon after some of the lawmakers had filed a motion against him, accusing the Premier of failure to lead the government after six months in power....

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Joint troops launch major security operation in Mogadishu

The Somali Federal government security forces along with AU peacekeeping troops in Somalia’s volatile capital, Mogadishu have carried massive security crackdown in many parts of Banaadir region on Tuesday....

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One person wounded, many houses torched near Jowhar

One person has reportedly been injured and many properties torched after unidentified people put Manyugale village on fire which locates the eastern side of Jowhar, the capital of middle Shabelle region in southern Somalia....

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Somtel Dahabshiil are dividing Somalia

Somtel, a Dahabshiil’s sister company, operates among other regions, Khatumo State where they generate millions of dollars without any accountability....

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Somalia: Deceased Jounalist's mother cries for justice

“My son, Abdirahman Mohamed Ali was decapitated by Dahabshiil on 26 September, 2012. I have strong evidence that Dahabshiil’s security guards were behind the killing of my son, particularly Ahmed Nurre Awdiini” Khadija said...

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SOMALI PRESIDENT: WE CANNOT AFFORD TO MISS SOMALIA’S GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR PEACE

“This conference comes at a critical time for Somalia as we emerge from a long period of chaos, instability, extremism and piracy into an era of peace and development. The issues confronted by Somalia are all matters that concern the UK and the world.”...

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From fear to hope - Getting it right in Somalia

Somali armed forces – with the help of the AU and the UN’s newly extended AMISOM mission – have reclaimed territory from the insurgents of al-Shabaab, retaking their last urban stronghold of Kismayo in October. What was the world’s largest settlement of internally displaced people at Afgoye, outside Mogadishu, has seen its numbers drop by two-thirds in a year. Canvas is replaced by brick, and fear is replaced by hope as business picks up, from construction in Mogadishu, to mobile telephony and property....

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Somalia:Who Killed Habar Gedir Hero Ahmed Gure Mamun?

A video purportedly published by Biyomal clan websites shows these men clearly vow to kill Habar Gedir personalities in the region in front of Somali Federal government officials....

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Video Somali President Lecture in London Conference

We are rebuilding our armed forces. We are restructuring and developing our police force. We are reforming our justice sector. And we are revolutionizing our public finance management systems. We are driving Somalia from emergency to recovery; and from recovery to development and reconstruction....

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Mahiga hails Parliament’s endorsement of the new PM

United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Augustine Mahiga Wednesday welcomed the endorsement of Abdi Farah Shirdon by Parliament as the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia....

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Sir culus,halkee laga duqeeyay Faysal Warabe

Halkaan ka dhageyso...

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Interview with Somali Journalist Dahir Alasow

I ask myself always Who is Somaliland? Somaliland is the northern region of Somalia, but administratively it is in the hands of one clan that hail from the central regions of Somaliland. There is no democracy there. One party and coalition are oppressing the majority...

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