The question in the minds of many Somalis today is: has Turkey’s Somalia policy—which is on steroids— veered into a troubling new, uncharted territory? Consider the subversive “Somali Mediation” meeting that was concluded in Ankara on April 13, 2013 under the auspices of the Turkish State. It was attended by the heads of two unrepresentative...
By Richard Lough MOGADISHU (Reuters) – In a sign of growing optimism that Somalia is winning a struggle against pirates and al Qaeda-linked insurgents, Britain opened an embassy on Thursday in a set of four metal cabins at Mogadishu airport. It was the first such move by a Western power since Somalia began to emerge...
New York, (HRW) – The government of Chad should arrest Abdelraheem Mohammed Hussein, the defense minister of Sudan, Human Rights Watch said today. He is expected to attend a conference in Chad on April 25 and 26, 2013, according to news reports. Hussein is sought by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of war crimes...
You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time Abraham Lincoln Ronald Reagan was a great communicator and I would like to borrow his famous words in a debate with Jimmy Carter ““There you go again”. ...
By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will withdraw its troops from Somalia soon, its prime minister said on Tuesday, voicing frustration with the Mogadishu government and African Union peacekeeping forces that are also battling Islamist militants there. After waging an ill-fated war in Somalia in 2006-2009, Ethiopia in 2011 once again rolled troops...
I just came across the speech of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, dated April 21, 2013, which he delivered at the second TANA HIGH LEVEL FORUM BOARD. Despite that the press release could have used some competent editing (Like catching the President’s name in lower case) the message conveyed is crystal clear. To those unsuspecting presidential...
Nairobi, ( HRW) – Kenya’s new administration should take urgent steps in four key areas to address longstanding human rights challenges, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The administration should ensure that abusive security forces are held to account, protect independent voices, accelerate key police and land reforms, and cooperate fully with the...
By Elaine Ganley Associated Press Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida’s North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign by the terror network seeks to tap into social grievances and champion mainstream causes such as unemployment, all in bid to reverse decline and win new followers....
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PRESS RELEASE NSUM Since its independence, Somalia had all sorts of leaders- the giants, the mediocre, the democrats and the dictator. Whatever their standing in the eyes of the Somali people, what they had all in common was their sworn commitment to the unity of the country. Siyad Barre, the dictator, was one of its...