NAIROBI, 10 May 2013 (IRIN) – Following the unanimous adoption of a UN Security Council (UNSC) resolution setting up an integrated mission in Somalia, the UN Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) will be set up for an initial one-year period beginning on 3 June; it will be based in the capital Mogadishu. The UN defines...
OM and Puntland’s Ministry of Health this week jointly opened a mobile health clinic that will cater for some 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) and their surrounding host communities in Garowe, the capital of Puntland, State of Somalia. The mobile clinic, funded by Japan, will offer essential primary health care services, including routine consultations and...
Written by : Alex Edwards Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Ambassador James Swan, a veteran diplomat and US representative for Somalia London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Somalia has long been viewed as the quintessential “failed state,” an anarchic territory plagued by the legacies of colonialism, Cold War geopolitics, dictatorship, devastating famines, secessionist movements and insurgents. Recently, efforts have been made by...
UNITED NATIONS — As many as 3,000 African Union peacekeepers have been killed in Somalia in recent years in an attempt to end an Islamist insurgency and bring stability to the Horn of Africa nation, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.“I want to pay tribute to the countries and to their soldiers who paid such...
Muqdisho, May 09, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo sheegay inay mudnaanta siinayaan midnimada iyo degganaanshiyaha dalka, Duqa Muqdisho oo sheegay inay Muqdisho ka kacday halkii ay ku kuftay 22 sano ka hor, Sarkaal ka tirsan nabad-sugidda oo la sheegay in Afgooye...
Women who speak out against barbaric operations against young girls face danger and abuse from their own ethnic groups By Amelia Hill Girls and women who speak out against female genital mutilation are being attacked, abused and harassed by members of their communities determined to keep the crime a secret. The Guardian has spoken to women who...
OTTAWA — The Islamic centre in Saskatoon is experiencing growing pains. Friday services have been split into two, so local streets aren’t clogged with traffic. City officials and nearby residents are working with the centre to answer questions such as: where to put more parking? “We have been experiencing this kind of steady increase for...
By Mohammed Abbas (Reuters) – Somalia’s armed forces have not received “a single bullet” despite the partial lifting of a United Nations arms embargo because the East African country lacks funds, its defense minister said on Wednesday. Somalia’s new leaders aim to train and equip a professional army of around 28,000 soldiers within three years but are...
Muqdisho, May 08, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo London kula kulmay ganacsato dooneysa inay maal-gashi ku sameystaan Soomaaliya, Somaliland oo soo dhaweysay qodobbadii ka soo baxay shirkii London, Wariyayaal u shaqeynayay Shabaab oo dowladda isku dhiibey iyo qodobbo kale.
We the elders and representatives of Makhir (Sanaag region) & Khatumo (Sool region & Bohodle) in UK wish to bring to the attention of the International community our views on the dialogue between Somalia and & the self-declared Somaliland (Isaaq clans), which are as follows: The Basis of the Dialogue The dialogue between Somalia...