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Somalia

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:20:16 GMT
Bomb Blast Kills Deputy DC in Somali Capital
[Shabelle] An explosion that occurred in Mogadishu last night killed the deputy Yaqshid DC on political affairs who was identified as Moalim Hussein Filaweyne.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:20:11 GMT
Saudi Arabia Launches Second Somalia Relief Phase
[Shabelle] The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center on Monday inaugurated the second phase of an emergency relief intervention for Somalia to help reduce the effects of drought and famine.

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 14:17:35 GMT
Fifth Failed Rainy Season Looms for Greater Horn Region
[allAfrica] Geneva -- Drought-ridden parts of the Greater Horn region are bracing for a fifth successive failed rainy season, which will aggravate the crisis in the region, impacting millions and bringing starvation to many, say United Nations agenci...

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:28:42 GMT
New Africom Boss Pays 1st Visit to Somalia
[Shabelle] The new US Africa command Gen. Michael Langley arrived in Mogadishu, the Somali capital on Monday, the first trip since his appointment this year.

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 08:28:40 GMT
Finance Minister Holds Meeting With UK Ambassador
[Shabelle] The new minister of finance Dr. Elmi M. Nur held a meeting with the ambassador of the UK Kate Foster in Mogadishu on Monday morning.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:23:13 GMT
President Hassan Sheikh Set to Wrap up His Puntland Trip
[Shabelle] The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who spent four days in Garowe, Puntland, is scheduled to return to Mogadishu, the capital of the country.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:17:07 GMT
Somalia Receives 1.6 Million J&J Covid-19 Vaccine Doses From Sweden and the Czech Republic
[Shabelle] On 27 August 2022, Somalia received 1,645,600 doses of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccines from the Government of Sweden and the Government of the Czech Republic.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 09:17:03 GMT
Somalia, AU Discuss the Fight Against Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] TUNIS - The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamsa Abdi Barre, who is in Tunis, Tunisia, is holding meetings with the various leaders who participated in the African Development Conference that was concluded in the country.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:04:11 GMT
Al-Shabaab Militants Issue New Threats Against Kenya
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Somali-based, al-Qaida-affiliated Islamist militant group al-Shabab has issued a new threat against neighboring Kenya. The group said it will continue its attacks in that country as long as Kenyan troops are in Somalia.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:36:03 GMT
Somali PM Meets With Japan's Foreign Minister in Tunisia
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre held a meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi in Tunis at TICAD8 conference.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:55:27 GMT
Somali PM Meets With Tunisian President Kais Saied
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre met the President of Tunisia Kais Saied on Saturday morning.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:54:26 GMT
A Govt Soldier Guns Down a Container Driver in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] One of the container drivers working in the main port of Mogadishu was killed today in the city on Saturday morning by a government soldier.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:53:43 GMT
Interior Minister Meets With IOM Officials
[Shabelle] The Minister of Interior Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met with the Head of the Somali Mission of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Frantz Celestin.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:52:11 GMT
Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre Arrives in Tunisia
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, and his delegation arrived in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia on Friday night.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 07:01:32 GMT
Drought Forcing New Arrivals in Relief Camps to Eat Animal Skins
[VOA] Baidoa, Somalia -- Somali authorities say a record drought has created near-famine conditions in South West state. New arrivals at relief camps say they are eating animal skins to survive.

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:33:23 GMT
Hadraawi - the Most Famed Poet in Somalia, the Land of the Poets
[The Conversation Africa] Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Said, widely known by his childhood nickname Hadraawi, was one of the greatest Somali poets of all time. He was certainly the most famed Somali poet since the mid 1900s. He will remain the Somali poet...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:59:18 GMT
Somalia PM Leaves for Tunisia to Attend TICAD 8
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU (SMN) - The prime minister of Somalia Hamza Abdi Barre left the country on Friday for Tunis to attend the eighth meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8), taking place from August 27- 28.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:55:54 GMT
Somalia, U.S. Discuss Bilateral Relations
[Shabelle] The Chargé d'Affaires at Somalia's embassy in Addis Ababa, Ali Mohamed Hussein (ATAM) received at his office the US ambassador to Ethiopia Jessica Lepenn.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 14:27:00 GMT
Attacks Increase Against Somaliland Media
[VOA] Mogadishu -- Amid protests that turned deadly, persistent drought and election controversies, Somaliland's media are coming under attack.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 13:12:07 GMT
Somali President Arrives in Garowe, Puntland Capital
[Shabelle] The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Garowe, the capital of the Puntland state on Thursday.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:50:47 GMT
Somalia's President Vows 'Total War' Against Al-Shabaab
[VOA] Mogadishu -- In a televised speech Tuesday night, Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his government will launch a "total war" against al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab, after the group staged a deadly hotel siege i...

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:14 GMT
Somali PM Heads to Beledweyne On His First Domestic Trip
[Shabelle] The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, is scheduled to leave today for Baledweyne, the capital of the Hiran region, the first trip since he was appointed.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 09:00:10 GMT
PM Hamza Lands in Beledweyne City
[Shabelle] A high-level delegation led by Somali PM Hamza Abdi Barre reached Beledweyne, the regional capital of Hiran on Thursday morning.

Thu, 25 Aug 2022 07:44:04 GMT
Waiting for Ethiopia - Berbera Port Upgrade Raises Somaliland's Hopes for Trade
[The Conversation Africa] Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden - one of the globally most frequented seaways connecting the Indian Ocean and the Mediterr...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 13:14:34 GMT
OPM PS Zubeyr Meets With Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF)
[Shabelle] MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Permanent Secretary of the PM's Office Mohamed Abukar Zubeyr received a delegation from the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum (ICYF).

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:16:27 GMT
The Army Chief Calls On Troops to Continue Offensive On Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] The Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur and the Chief of the Somali National Army, General Odowaa Yusuf call for the Liberation of the Hiran region.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:50:15 GMT
What is Militant Group Al-Shabaab? What Does it Seek to Achieve?
[DW] The recent hotel siege by al-Shabab, during which more than 20 people were killed, has spotlighted one of Africa's deadliest insurgencies. But who is the group? And what does it seek to achieve?

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:00:17 GMT
Southwest State Leader Receives a Delegation in Baidoa City
[Shabelle] The President of the Southwest state Abdiaziz Laftagareen held a meeting with a delegation led by the Head of Mercy Corps, together with the Head of Africa and the Head of Somalia, who arrived in Baidoa today.

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 08:12:40 GMT
Somali President Announces 'Decisive War' Against Al-Shabaab
[Shabelle] Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday announced a "decisive war" against Al-Shabaab after a deadly attack on Hayat hotel in Mogadishu.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:04:37 GMT
Puntland President Meets Senior Ethiopian Army Officers, Discuss Cooperation Against Al-Shabaab
[Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- President of Puntland State of Somalia, Said Abdullahi Deni, and vice president, Ahmed Ilmi Osman Karash, met on Sunday 21 August with high-ranking at the Presidential Palace in Garowe, met high-ranking officials from ...



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