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AU Special Representative welcomes the appointment of H.E. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed as Prime Minister

AU Special Representative welcomes the appointment of H.E. Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed as Prime Minister

xeydar December 16, 2013 Comments Off

The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Mahamet Saleh Annadif has welcomed the appointment of His Excellency Abdiwelli Sheikh Ahmed Mohammed as Prime Minister of the

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Speaker of Somali Parliament, H.E. Mohamed Osman Jawari, launches groundbreaking social reconciliation programme

Speaker of Somali Parliament, H.E. Mohamed Osman Jawari, launches groundbreaking social reconciliation programme

xeydar December 15, 2013 Comments Off

Speaker of Somali Parliament, H.E. Mohamed Osman Jawari, launches groundbreaking social reconciliation programme to ‘reknit the social fabric of Somalia’   His Excellency Mohamed Osman Jawari today launched a new initative, Quraca Nabadda, aiming

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SOMALIA: All female radio brings education & community to Mogadishu

SOMALIA: All female radio brings education & community to Mogadishu

xeydar December 15, 2013 Comments Off

A Somali woman radio producer sits at the soundboard as she works as the sound engineer for a live radio show that is being broadcast throughout the region live on Aman Radio.   Mogadishu,

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Somali media workers get jail sentences for posting interview with alleged rape victim

Somali media workers get jail sentences for posting interview with alleged rape victim

xeydar December 15, 2013 Comments Off

Somali media workers get jail sentences for posting interview with alleged rape victim Sentencing, Journalist, Academic, Abdimalik Yusuf, Bashir Hashir Reporters Without Borders condemns the jail terms that a Mogadishu regional court passed today

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President hails strong ties and “special relationship” with US on landmark visit to Mogadishu

President hails strong ties and “special relationship” with US on landmark visit to Mogadishu

xeydar December 14, 2013 Comments Off

14 December 2013 – His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today paid tribute to the special relationship with the US as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield made a landmark visit

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At least 4 killed in Kenya minibus attack

At least 4 killed in Kenya minibus attack

xeydar December 14, 2013 Comments Off

NAIROBI: A suspected grenade attack on a minibus in Kenya’s capital on Saturday killed at least four people near a Somali-dominated area of the city, police said, an incident that mirrors explosions last year

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Briefing to the Security Council by Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia

Briefing to the Security Council by Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia

xeydar December 11, 2013 Comments Off

UNITED NATIONS ASSISTANCE MISSION IN SOMALIA (UNSOM) Briefing to the Security Council by Ambassador Nicholas Kay, Special Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)  Seasonal rains, which started at the

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SIX SHIDLE CLANS APPEAL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

SIX SHIDLE CLANS APPEAL INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY

xeydar December 8, 2013 Comments Off

SOMALI FEDERAL REPUBLIC Six SHIDLE CLANS To: UN security counsel To: UN (United Nations) To: All ambassadors Internal & External To: All International Community To: EU (European Community) To: AU (African United) To: IGAD

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Somalia can learn from Nelson Mandela, a symbol of national unity and reconciliation, says DPM/MFA

Somalia can learn from Nelson Mandela, a symbol of national unity and reconciliation, says DPM/MFA

xeydar December 7, 2013 Comments Off

Her Excellency Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia , today paid tribute to the late Nelson Mandela, hailing his

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Interim Jubba Administration Names New Cabinet

Interim Jubba Administration Names New Cabinet

xeydar December 7, 2013 Comments Off

After reaching a deal with the Somali government in Addis Ababa over the contentious “Jubaland issue,” Sheikh Ahmed Madobe’s Interim Jubba Administration has named a new cabinet to assist in governing duties. It includes

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