Donors Should Support Rule of Law, Women’s Rights Efforts (London, May 6, 2013) – International donors meeting in London to discuss the new Somali government’s reform agenda should make accountability and women’s rights a priority, Human Rights Watch said today in abriefing paper sent to conference participants. On May 7, 2013, over 50 countries will convene...
PETER MARTELL Last year, the arrival form in Somalia’s war-shattered capital demanded visitors list the calibre of guns they were carrying. Today, signs in the airport warn of the health risks of smoking. Small changes, but Somalia, once a byword for war and anarchy, appears to be slowly turning a corner, with rebel forces on...
Muqdisho, Mey 05, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; Qarax ismiidaamin ah oo lagu qaaday kolonyo dalka Qadar ka socday oo maanta Muqdisho gaaray, Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh oo weerarkaasi cambaareeyay, Somali Airlines oo laga rajo qabo inay sanadkan dib u bilowdo duulimaadyadeedii 22 sano kadib iyo...
Muqdisho ( WDN) – Howlgal ay maanta Ciidanka Dowlada iyo kuwa AMISOM ay ka sameeyeen magaalada Baladweyn ee gobalka Hiiraan, ayaa waxa ay gacanta ku soo dhigeen tira dhalinyaro ah oo lagu tuhmayo in ay ka mid ahaayeen maleeshiyada Alshabaab Saqdii dhexe ee xalay ayaa howlgalkan waxa uu ka bilowday xaafada Howlwadaag ee magaalada Beledweyn,...
Muqdisho, May 05, 2013 (WDN)- Sida ay ku warrameen dad Goobjoogayaal ahaa gaari waxyaabaha qarxa laga soo buuxiyay ayaa maanta lala beegsaday kolonyo baaruur ah oo ay la socdeen wafi reer Qadar isgoyska KM$ ee magaalada Muqdisho. Gaariga qaraxa lala eegatay ayaa la sheegayaa in uu lahaa wasiirka arimaha gudaha iyo amniga qaranka Soomaaliya...
By Abdi Sheikh and Feisal Omar, MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber hit a convoy of cars carrying Qatari officials through the center of Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday, killing eight Somalis, officials said. The visiting delegation of Qataris, who were travelling in the Somali interior minister’s bullet-proof vehicle, were “safe”, a security officer told Reuters,...
By MARTIN JAY and STEVE ROBSON Authorities in Morocco have launched an investigation into the illegal trade of dog meat after 37 carcasses were discovered in the back of a butcher’s van. A man was arrested in the centre of Casablanca after his Honda vehicle was pulled over for a routine traffic offence, it was reported. Officers decided to...
By AMY OLIVER She is known for writing about her colourful private life, her dramatic conversion to Islam and a spectacular falling-out with her half-sister, Cherie Blair. So perhaps it’s no surprise that when Lauren Booth decided she wanted a new husband, she advertised on Facebook. And after announcing her quest for a partner to her...
Muqdisho, Mey 04, 2013 (WDN)- Warka Radio Wardheer, Qodobbada Warka aad ku maqli doontaan waxa ka mid ah; IGAD oo warmurtiyeed ka soo saartay shirkii Addis Ababa, Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya oo Muqdisho dib ugu noqday, wasiirka arrimaha dibbadda oo ka war bixisay qodobbadii shirkii Addis Ababa, Waddooyinkii Muqdisho oo dib loo furey, Feysal Cali Waraabe oo...
(Reuters) – Somalia’s security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but how to pay and arm recruits, tackle corruption and prevent rebels infiltrating their ranks remain hurdles for the cash-strapped government. Proving the dire state of the Somali forces, when Islamist gunmen attacked a court in Mogadishu in...