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Somalia’s al-Shabab: Striking like mosquitoes

BBC News Africa The storming by al-Shabab fighters of Villa Somalia, the seat of government in the capital, Mogadishu, last Friday did not take me altogether by surprise. On a recent visit to this large, shabby, sprawling compound I was struck by the lackadaisical security. True, I had to walk through a lot of checkpoints,...

Remarks by SRSG Nicholas Kay at the High Level Partnership Forum
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Remarks by SRSG Nicholas Kay at the High Level Partnership Forum

Mogadishu, – Mr. President, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, Salaam Alaikum and Subax Wanaagsan. Welcome to Mogadishu, to all our new visitors. It’s good to see so many here, as the President says, on this historic occasion, and a significant milestone for the Somali Compact. I would like to start by extending my deep condolences and I’m...

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Kenya needs better security coordination after Westgate: report

By Joseph Akwiri MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has called for a new body to coordinate between intelligence and security agencies after blaming poor communication and inadequate preparations for failures in handling the Westgate shopping mall attack. At least 67 people were killed in September when gunmen from the Somali militant group...

EU starts its military training in Somalia
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EU starts its military training in Somalia

BRUSSELS,  (Xinhua) — The European Union said on Tuesday it started military training mission for Somalia (EUTM Somalia) in its capital Mogadishu the previous day. This is the first training carried out in Mogadishu by EUTM Somalia since its redeployment from Uganda in December 2013. “This event is a milestone in the history of EUTM...

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22-year-old rolling in millions from tyres

BY SYLVIA WAKHISI As a little boy, Ahmed Dubow Subanea dreamt of owning and running his own business. His dream became a reality sooner than he had thought. At an age when many of his peers are pursuing their tertiary education, the 22-year-old is a successful entrepreneur; the owner of a business specializing in car...

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Two Kenyans held by Somali pirates ‘are cousins’ – Seafarers Union

By GALGALO BOCHA The two Kenyan engineers abducted by suspected Somali pirates last month in Mogadishu are close family members from Nairobi’s Rongai area, the Seafarers Union of Kenya has revealed. The union’s secretary-general Andrew Mwangura said families of the two, who are cousins, were expected home two days before their abduction after completing their...

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50,000 Somali kids at risk of malnutrition

Mogadishu: Somalia’s president is urging donors to fulfil aid pledges made to his fledgling government, while the UN is appealing for aid money, saying that 50,000 children are at risk of death from malnutrition. Philippe Lazzarini, the UN’s top aid official in Somalia, said Tuesday that Somalia’s hunger situation does not compare to the devastating...