Somalia has now denied opposing funding for Kenya’s navy to fight Al-Shabaab. Somalia Ambassador to Kenya Mr Mohamed Nur on Sunday clarified that his country only thought it would be more expensive to fund a navy and instead proposed for the building of its equivalent called the Somali Coast Guard. “We prefer to get help [...]
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A high-ranking Somali official told the United Nations Security Council on Thursday that her government does not want the African Union military mission in Somalia (Amisom) to be given a maritime component. Kenya, the only African country deploying naval forces in Somali waters, has long sought UN approval of about $10 million (Sh870m) in funding [...]
Continue reading …Two High Risk Venues, With Big Potential Payouts: Somaliland and Lebanon
February 16, 2013 No Comment
Somaliland enjoys a certain amount of strategic advantage. It has a long coastline and deep sea ports, and could eventually serve as a major energy hub for East Africa. Foreign oil companies are already on to this and exploration is beginning in earnest. Chevron was drilling in Somaliland in the late 1980s, and Conoco was [...]
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NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 – Kenya said on Friday it had not confirmed the reported execution of its soldier by Al Shabaab militants in Somalia, but hastened to condemn the “barbaric act if indeed it has happened.” “We have heard of those reports, but we have not formally confirmed them,” Military Spokesman Cyrus Oguna told [...]
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UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 (KUNA) — A UN official on Thursday said the current conditions in Somalia do not allow the establishment of a UN peacekeeping operation and recommended instead the establishment of a UN Assistance Mission. Addressing the Security Council as it examined the next stage of the UN engagement in Somalia, Assistance Secretary-General [...]
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Mogadishu – Somali government forces backed by African Union troops have captured several towns from Islamist rebel group al-Shabaab, officials said on Thursday. The towns captured are in the Lower Shabelle region, south of Mogadishu. The rebels were ousted from the capital in August 2011, but have since managed to stage bombings against civilian and [...]
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An Irish brigadier general leading an EU training mission in Somalia has warned the operation will not move to the capital, Mogadishu, until enough staff to protect instructors and medical facilities are in place. Ten Irish defence force personnel are in the core 87-strong mission. Most of the training of Somalia’s defence forces takes place [...]
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(Reuters) - Iran has denied allegations that it has been supplying Islamist militants in Somalia with weapons, describing the charges as “absurd fabrications,” according to a letter obtained by Reuters on Thursday. As the United States pushes for an end to the U.N. arms embargo on Somalia, U.N. monitors following Somalia sanctions are warning that Islamist militants [...]
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Ahmed Ismail Yusuf did not speak English when he came to the U.S. from Somalia in the late 1980s. He was a high-school dropout. He did not know his age. But today, he has two degrees and is one of the Somali community’s most eloquent writers and representatives. “I did not know that I was [...]
Continue reading …Somali journalist freed after week’s detention but says he may still face charges
February 14, 2013 No Comment
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A Somali journalist was freed after being detained without charges for more than a week for speaking out against the imprisonment of a fellow reporter. Daud Abdi Daud was released but he said Wednesday that the Somali government wants to charge him in court with “offending the president’s wife.” Government officials [...]
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Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibada ee Somaliland oo Hortagay Golaha Guurtida Warbixina ka siiyay Siyaasada Arrimaha Dibada {DHAGAYSO}
Hargaysa 25.May (SDN) Wasiirka Wasaarada Arrimaha Dibada ee
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Milutin Micho oo Lomagacaabey Tababaraha Xulka Qaranka Yugaandha.(By Jaahuur)
Kampala-May-24-2013-qurbejoognews.com-Ottawa-Saaxiibayaal todobaadkan iyo qubanaheena ciyaaraha waxaynu ula kacaynaa
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Tahriibka: Aragti qeexaysa sababaha keena iyo qaabka loo daaweyn karo. (Q:1aad)
Tahriibka da’yartu waa aafo qaran, musiibo ummadeed iyo
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Dr’s Edna Aadan Ismaaciil oo Si Xeel dheer uga Warantay Dhibaatada uu Haweenka ku hayo Xanuunka Isku furanku {DHAGAYSO}
Hargaysa 23.May (SDN) Drs, Edna Aadan Ismaaciil oo
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Halkan ka Daawo SAWIRO xafladii 18-MAY ee SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA iyo sida sharafta badan ee ay uga soo qayb galeen madaxda xisbiga UCID oo kala ah Gudoomiyaha xisbiga UCID Eng:Faysal Cali Xusen,iyo Xoog hayaha guud ee xisbiga Axmed Aadan Ismaaciil waa “Kayse Guray” iyo Marwo NUURA CIISE OOMAAR oo ah madaxda UCID-UK.
London 23May13Halkan ka Daawo SAWIRO xafladii 18-MAY ee SYDNEY-AUSTRALIA
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Halkan ka daawao Xafladii 18May ee Jaaliyada Somaliland ee Turkiga ku dhaqan ku soo bandhigeen wacadaraha.Daawasho Wacan
London 23May13(SDN) Halkan ka daawao Xafladii 18May ee