San Diego, United States - It has been a strenuous 9,000-kilometre journey across the Atlantic to the US for Amal Kahim Jama and her Somali family. Fleeing civil war in Syria, they were recently forced to leave everything behind and rebuild...
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...
Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Islam, who was the leader of the Ras Kamboni Brigade— a paramilitary group in Kismayu— has been elected President of the new Jubaland State of Somalia.
A General Fartag from Gedi region was elected Vice President.
Sheikh Islam,...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Mogadishu – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today welcomed the deployment of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) to Somalia, calling it a “paradigm shift in relations" between the...
By Philippa McDonald
A new social media campaign has been launched to counter messages of extremism within the Australian Somali community.
Religious leaders and youth workers have teamed up with the Community Relations Commission to send a positive message to young...
BERLIN (AP) — German police arrested a man who allegedly acted as an accountant for Somali pirates blamed for the hijacking of an oil tanker in 2010, authorities said Monday.
The man, who was identified only by the initial 'M',...
The chairman of Wagosha Movement of Somalia Eng Yarow Sharif Aden and the President of the Federal Government of Somalia have met in London, shortly after the international conference on Somalia. President Hassan and Engineer Aden discussed range of...
LONDON - Somalia's armed forces have not received "a single bullet" despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defense minister said on Wednesday.
Somalia's new leaders aim to train...
Mogadishu, Somalia - An international conference on Somalia attended by representatives from 50 countries and organisations was held in London on Tuesday.
Its aim was to garner support for the Somali government in its effort to rebuild the war-torn country, and...
Wednesday May 8, 2013
The Norwegian ruling governments led by Prime Minister Stoltenberg and the Norwegian Stortinget (Parliament) have today received letters issued by the East African Energy Forum (EAEF) warning them to stay clear of involvement in Somalia's waters.
Attempt to Re-Instate...