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Somalia: UN Threatens the Somali Democratic Movement
[Fahamu] Is the authority of the UN and regional bodies divine, such that it cannot be challenged by the Somali people? The only 'crime' the Somali democratic movement has committed is to dare dream of freedom in the land of its birth.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08

Somalia: Somalia - No Justification for Ratifying the Draft Constitution
[Fahamu] Widespread opposition to the document stems from the way it was formulated in secret without public mandate or the input of Somali civil society, intellectuals and constitutional experts.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 12:08

Ugandans train with US ahead of mission

KAKOLA, Uganda -American military advisers in Uganda are drawing on lessons learned from Iraq and Afghanistan to help train African Union soldiers to fight Somalia's most powerful insurgent group, al-Shabab. Earlier this year, a small contingent of U.S. Marines joined American military contractors at a training base nestled in Uganda's rolling ... (more)

Topix.net | 18-May-2012 08:36

Angry Protestors Marched in the Streets of Hargeisa to Denounce Court Ruling
[Shabelle] Hargeisa - Hundreds of angry people,including women and children have marched through the streets of Hargeisa on Thursday to denounce a military court ruling by Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, reports said.
AllAfrica | 18-May-2012 06:15

Al Shabab terrorist recounts time spent in 'haven' Canada in online memoir

Fourteen months ago, officials in Somalia announced that a former Toronto resident turned Islamist terrorist named Omar Shafik Hammami had been killed in Mogadishu, bringing an end to his jihadi adventure.

Topix.net | 18-May-2012 04:33

G8 pressed to keep up fight on hunger

Anti-poverty campaigners are urging leaders of rich nations to commit at a weekend summit to feeding the world's poor, warning that hunger is taking a devastating toll away from the headlines.

Topix.net | 18-May-2012 00:27

TED stages Mogadishu conference to celebrate city's 'rebirth'

"I love Mogadishu, I love Mogadishu, I love Mogadishu!" chanted Amir Issa, a Somali businessman and camel farmer.

Topix.net | 17-May-2012 20:12

Mozambique: Compensation Agreed for Pirate Victims
[AIM] Maputo - The Spanish-Mozambican fishing company Pescamar, which operated the "Vega 5", a vessel seized by Somali pirates in the Mozambique Channel in December 2010, has finally agreed to compensate the 12 survivors of the "Vega 5" crew, reports Thursday's issue of the Maputo daily "Noticias".
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:27

UPDF Hosts African Army Commanders
[New Vision] African military chiefs Wednesday visited the UPDF Peace Support Operations Centre in Singo and witnessed the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) soldiers undergoing training for the mission in war-torn Somalia.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 17:21

Army gets more skills to fight al-Shabaab

Uganda has expanded its military training module for its peacekeepers going to Somalia by including open space warfare tactics in preparation to launch offensive against al-Shabaab militants in the open terrain outside Mogadishu.

Topix.net | 17-May-2012 16:13

Somalia: Prime Minister Gaas Says Puntland Entitled to 'Constitution Response'
[Garowe Online] Mogadishu - Prime Minister Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas said that the elders' conference in Mogadishu is continuing as planned and that the delays are not due to disagreement between Puntland and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 14:15

Africa: Migrants Living With Aids in South Africa
[Health-e] "Solidarity for Survival" is an exhibition that shows the difficult living conditions that African foreign nationals who have come to seek refuge in South Africa endure. It is currently showing at Constitution Hill, in Johannesburg. Many of the difficulties these migrants face include the lack of access to health care.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 13:03

Somalia: Three Dead As Government Soldiers Exchange Gunfire in Mogadishu
[Shabelle] Mogadishu - - Somali government soldiers have exchanged a deadly gunfire in Mogadishu on Wednesday night, killing three soldiers according to witnesses.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:21

Somalia: Forces Advance On Rebel-Held Villages Near Hudur, Bakol Region
[Shabelle] Hudur - Forces under The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia backed are approaching towards villages around Hudur district, the capital of Bakol region in southern Somalia and an Al-Shabaab stronghold, an official and locals said on Thursday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:21

Puntland Speaks the Motive Behind Delegates Quit From Mogadishu Meeting
[Shabelle] Mumbai - The president of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland Abdirahman Mohammed Faroole, gave details the exact grounds forces Puntland elders quit from the ongoing meetin forSomalia's traditional clan elders in Mogadishu.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 12:21

Official: Somalia must find own way

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Topix.net | 17-May-2012 12:08

Somalia: EU Naval Force Welcomes Decision By Seychelles to Prosecute Suspect Pirates
[EU Navfor] Today the Republic of the Seychelles agreed to accept for prosecution 11 suspect pirates who were captured by EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate HNLMS Van Amstel on Friday 11 May.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:29

Seychelles: EU Naval Force Portuguese Frigate Corte-Real Conducts Training With Coast-Guard
[EU Navfor] The EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) frigate Corte-Real recently visited Port Victoria in the Seychelles to perform boat-handling training with the local Coast-Guard.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:24

Somalia: Gov't Forces Clash With Al Shabab Militants in Gedo Region
[Shabelle] Garbahaarey - Bitter fighting between the Islamist fighters of Al shabab aligned with Al Qaeda and TFG troops alongside with Ahlu Sunna militias broke out in the Somalia's southwestern region of Gedo overnight, killing two civilians, witnesses told Shabelle Media on Thursday.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 08:22

Church attack suspect charged in Kenya

The Kenyan prosecutors on Wednesday charged a suspect of a grenade attack on worshippers at a church in Nairobi last month.

Topix.net | 17-May-2012 07:54

Kenya Police Loot Businesses in Dadaab After Explosion
[Garowe Online] Dadaab, Somalia - Kenyan authorities have been accused of looting a market owned by refugees in Kenya's Dadaab refugee camp in the country's north eastern region after an explosion on Tuesday, Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 05:54

Somalia: President Farole Welcomes India Assistance to Fight Piracy
[Garowe Online] Garowe, Somalia - Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole said he supports India's assistance with anti piracy operations off the coast Somalia, Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 17-May-2012 05:24

U.S. advisers train troops for Somalia

U.S. Marine Sgt. Albert Winschel demonstrates how to apply a tourniquet on fellow Marine Sgt.

Topix.net | 17-May-2012 03:39

EU Gunships Strike Somali Pirate Boats

Helicopters from EU naval forces engaged in anti-piracy operations off Africa's eastern coast upped the ante; staged a pre-dawn coastal raid The EU naval forces targeted pirate boats lined up along the shoreline near the town of Haradhere in Somalia's Galmudug region, a major center of pirate activity.

Topix.net | 16-May-2012 23:29

TEDxMogadishu: Rebirth

For many Somalia refugees, the film Black Hawk Down serves as one of their only memories of the civil war that has ravaged their country for the last two decades.

Topix.net | 16-May-2012 18:59

Kenya: Army 'Kills Two Somali Businessmen' in Lower Jubba Region
[Shabelle] Taabta - Kenyan military operating inSomalia's southern regions have reportedly killed two local businessmen and injured another one in Lower Jubba region, south Somalia, reports said.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 16:59

Somalia: Two People Were Killed Separately in Mogadishu, Baidoa
[Shabelle] Mogadishu - Unknown masked gunmen have assassinated on Tuesday night an official in TFG in Somalia's southern town of Baidoa, witnesses said.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 15:06

Somalia: President Appeals to International Community For Help
[Shabelle] New York - Somali president Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, asked world community for a full support during his briefs at the Security Council in New York on Wednesday.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 15:05

Somalia: WFP Food Vouchers Helping Hungry Families and Local Markets
[Shabelle] New York - Thousands of people in Somaliland are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN World Food Programme initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 14:59

Is Somalia Slipping Into Abyss?

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Topix.net | 16-May-2012 14:49

Somalia: Ambassador Rice At UN Security Council Briefing on Country
[State Department] Remarks by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, at a Security Council Briefing on Somalia, May 15, 2012
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 11:22

Somalia: Country Enters 'Critical Stage' as End of Transition Period Nears

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Topix.net | 16-May-2012 10:40

Somalia: Country Enters 'Critical Stage' as End of Transition Period Nears
[UN News] Somalia is entering its "most critical stage" as the end of its transitional governing period approaches in August, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for the international community to boost their efforts to help the east African country through its peace and national reconciliation process.
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 09:31

Somalia: Troops - Toughen Up to Stay True to Whom?
[RNW Africa] Hundreds of young Somalis completed military training in Uganda last week. The recruits are now bound for home, scheduled to join local armed forces in an ongoing struggle against al-Shabaab militants. By yearend, the number of Uganda-trained military is expected to reach 3,000. But will they stay loyal? Or, like others before them, will they become Somalia's own worst enemy?
AllAfrica | 16-May-2012 08:28

Somaliland: Africa's Unofficial Country

In most countries you need a passport to exchange foreign money for local currency.

Topix.net | 16-May-2012 06:26

Somalia entering - critical stage' as end of transition period nears, says UN envoy

Somalia is entering its 'most critical stage' as the end of its transitional governing period approaches in August, a United Nations envoy said today, calling for the international community to boost their efforts to help the east African country through its peace and national reconciliation process.

Topix.net | 16-May-2012 02:11

European Forces Strike Pirate Base in Somalia

NAIROBI, Kenya -- The European Union, which had vowed to take a tougher stand against the scourge of Somali piracy, took the fight to the pirates' home base for the first time on Tuesday, destroying several of their signature fiberglass skiffs as the lay on the beach in a notorious pirate den.

Topix.net | 15-May-2012 22:06

Somalia: Voucher Programme Aids Somaliland Economy
[UN News] Thousands of people in Somaliland, in northern Somalia, are getting more fresh meat in their diet as a result of an innovative UN initiative that provides parents with vouchers to help them afford nutritious food from local traders, according to the World Food Programme (WFP).
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 20:52

Somalia: Citizens Need Continuing Support to Withstand Future Shocks
[Unicef] Nairobi - UNICEF remains extremely concerned about the large number of Somalis in crisis including 325,000 acutely malnourished children. The recovery from last year's drought and famine is very fragile and the population remains vulnerable to any future shocks such as poor rains or outbreaks of diseases.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 19:18

Somalia: Why Rush Such an Important Constitution?
[Garowe Online] Across Somalia, 135 elders where chosen to pick the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) as defined in the Galkayo principles signed by leaders in March.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 19:13

Land Dispute in Somaliland Leads to Five Deaths
[Garowe Online] Hargeisa, Somalia - At least 5 people were killed and scores injured after a land dispute turned violent between civilians and Somaliland's armed security forces in the northern breakaway region's capital, Hargeisa, Radio Garowe reports.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 19:13

Explosion At Refugee Camp Kills Five Police Officers
[Shabelle] Nairobi - A remote-controlled bomb went off inKenya's Dhagahley refugee camp locates near Somalia border on Tuesday, killing five police officer and wounding many others, witnesses said.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 19:02

Kenya: Country-Somalia - Life On the Margins of Dadaab
[IRIN] Dadaab - For new arrivals to the world's largest refugee complex, in eastern Kenya, life is particularly difficult.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 19:02

AP Killed, Two Injured in Dadaab Landmine Attack
[Capital FM] Daadab - An Administration Police officer was killed on Tuesday and two others seriously wounded after their vehicle drove over a landmine in Dadaab.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:52

Kenya: Somali Illegal Immigrant Fined Sh950,000
[The Star] A middle-aged Somali woman who sneaked into Kenya, has been fined a total of Sh950,000 for several counts including being in the country illegally, and faces three-and-a-half years in jail if she fails to raise the fine.
AllAfrica | 15-May-2012 18:04

EU force hits Somali pirate targets on land

The European Union's anti-piracy force on Tuesday attacked pirate bases along the Somali coast for the first time, using helicopters to destroy suspect boats.

Topix.net | 15-May-2012 17:52