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Violence in Somalia Scares Investors, Aid Workers

  Mogadishu 23, May (SDN) – A spate of attacks by Islamic insurgents in Somalia’s capital is forcing investors, businessmen and aid workers to have second thoughts about expanding operations in Mogadishu. African Union and Somali troops pushed al-Shabab insurgents out of the capital in August 2011, fostering a relatively secure peace that Mogadishu hasn’t [...]

Kenya cautioned over new crisis in Somalia

May 23, 2013 No Comment

Nairobi, 23, May (SDN) – Kenya has been asked to rethink its support for the self-declared state of Jubaland in southern Somalia as the region and the Federal governments squabble. The situation has further been compounded with warlords drawn from various declaring themselves president. A group of Kenyan businessmen warned that Kenya’s security is likely [...]

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Canadian Sisters on Front Lines of Rebuilding Somalia

May 23, 2013 No Comment

Mogadishu 23, May (SDN) – The Elman sisters are bathed in the honey glow of Somalia’s late afternoon sun, the only sounds coming from an iPhone in a pink case that chirps continuously and the bursts of chatter from women upstairs. A sign in the corner of the office where they sit reads: “Real Men [...]

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Somali lawmakers withdraw confidence vote against PM

May 23, 2013 No Comment

  Mogadishu 23, May (SDN) -Somali members of parliament shelved a vote of confidence against the prime minister on Wednesday, but warned the government it would face further parliamentary rebellions if it did not do more to improve the economy and security. Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon has led a cabinet, in place since the [...]

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Somaliland: Government Releases Detained Traditional Leader

May 23, 2013 No Comment

Hargeisa May 23,2013(SDN)- Somaliland government has on yesterday released a well-known traditional leader King Rabi Yusuf after Hargeisa district court sentenced him to two years imprisonment on 20th March, 2013. King Rabi Yusuf a local traditional leader was arrested upon arrival in the country from Mogadishu on 2 Febaury, 2013. The king was found guilty [...]

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UK Emergency Committee Meets after Terrorists Hack Soldier to Death (Video)

May 23, 2013 No Comment

London May 23,2013(SDN)-The British government’s emergency committee met Thursday after two Muslim terrorists wielding a machete and a cleaver hacked a soldier to death on a busy London street Wednesday while yelling “Allahu Akbar,” in an attack that was caught on video and left the nation shocked and horrified. Prime Minister David Cameron says there [...]

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Community Group Challenges Toronto’s Star‘s Reporting About “Somali Drug Dealers”

May 22, 2013 No Comment

Members of the Canadian Somali Congress have condemned the Toronto Star for repeated references to “Somali drug dealers” in its initial story about mayor Rob Ford’s alleged drug use. The Star‘s first article on the subject originally used the description “Somali” 10 separate times to refer to the men who apparently were involved with Ford [...]

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France Extends Official Invite to President Silanyo

May 22, 2013 No Comment

Hargeisa, May, 22 (SDN) -Visiting French envoy to Kenya, Somaliland and Somalia Ambassador Etienne De Poncins has invited President Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud Silanyo to embark on an official visit to France. The invitation came after the in-coming French envoy to Kenya, Somaliland and Somalia Ambassador Etienne De Poncins met president at the presidency in Hargeisa where [...]

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Dr. Edna Aden Urges EU to Recognize the Aspirations of Somaliland People (Video)

May 22, 2013 No Comment

Dr. Edna Aden made the following speech at a conference at the EU headquarters in Belgium. Edna discusses in length the history of Somaliland and urges the World to recognize this democratic State.

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Khartoum Pledges to Continue Supporting Somalia’s Government

May 22, 2013 No Comment

Khartoum May 22 2013 (SDN) —Sudanese president Omar Hassan Ahmad Al-Bashir has pledged to continue supporting Somalia’s government. The Sudanese president made those remarks during a meeting today with a visiting Somali ministerial level delegation led by Somalia’s Defense minister in Sudanese capital, Khartoum. During the meeting, Somalia’s defence minister Abdihakin Hajji Mohamud Fiqi presented [...]

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