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Speech: THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF SOMALIA PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS

Bismillahi Rahmani Rahim Mr. President Mr. Secretary-General of the United Nations Honourable Delegates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is an honour to address the 72nd Session of the UN General Assembly. I bring you warm greetings and good wishes from our President, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed…

Trump Tells African Leaders His Friends Go There to 'Get Rich.' Awkward Silence Follows

"Africa has tremendous business potential. I've so many friends going to your countries, trying to get rich," Trump told them at a luncheon Wednesday in New York, according to CNBC. "I congratulate you. They're spending a lot of money," he said.

Somalia Cabinet statement on the Golf Crisis

Today, the council of ministers of the Federal Government of Somalia re-iterated Somalia's decision in June 2017 towards the crisis in some of the Golf States. Somalia takes neutral approach with a view to solve the crisis in some of the Golf States through diplomacy and brotherlyhood manner.

Ethiopia must step up political reforms, U.S. 'disturbed' over ethnic clashes

This was contained in a press statement released by the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa. The September 19, 2017 statement was referring to reports of escalated ethnic violence in Ethiopia's Oromia and Somali regions. "We are disturbed by the troubling reports of ethnic violence and the large-scale…

PRESS RELEASE Somali media fraternities with civil society appeal Somali Media Law to be amended properly .

Mogadishu 18/09/2017 The consultative meeting attended by local Somali media organizations, civil society groups, media professionals and lawyers was focused on creating a platform of media professionals to contribute the ongoing media bill in a professional, accurate and comprehensive manner and Identify…

Ethiopian PM woos Stakeholders To Help Resolve Oromo-Somali Ethnic Conflict

Clashes between members of the respective states have resulted in deaths and massive displacement on both sides. Desalegn reiterated that federal security officers had been deployed to secure areas in the troubled spots. He was speaking at a meeting with community elders, tribal and religious leaders…

Nine killed in fighting between different branches of Somali government forces: police

"Last night security forces (the police and intelligence) besieged us and then opened fire. We defended ourselves and chased the so-called security forces after hours of fighting today. We lost two soldiers and a wife of my colleague," Major Nur Osman, a military officer, told Reuters on Saturday.…

Oromos and Somalis clash in Ethiopia testing its federal alliance

Addis Ababa - The federal republic of Ethiopia is one of Africa's most daring constitutional experiments. The radical idea—that by institutionalizing ethnic divisions the country might peacefully overcome them—was a gamble from the outset. The doubters have largely been proven wrong: Ethiopia's…

Ethiopia: Clashes over boundary dispute displaced hundreds

The fighting which erupted on Tuesday has displaced at least 600 people from both regions. Minister of Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), Negeri Lencho, told the state affiliated, Fana Broadcasting Corporation, that the clashes which occurred while the government has been resolving the…

Somali Journalist dies in Mogadishu Hospital after sustaining serious Injuries from Shabab Attack in Central Somalia

Somali Journalist, who was recently wounded at a restaurant attack in the town of Beletweine, died in Mogadishu hospital on Wednesday, NUSOJ said in a press statement.

Jawari Urges Somali Public To Have Confidence In Parliament Over Qalbi Dhagah Extradition Case

14 September - Source: Dhacdo.com - 117 Words The Speaker of the House of the People, Mohamed Osman Sheikh Osman (Jawari) has urged the Somali public to allow Parliament to handle the case of Abdikarim Sheikh Muse (Qalbi Dhagah). There has been a public outrage over the decision of the government to…

Somalia facing complex immediate and long-term challenges, UN Security Council told

Highlighting complex immediate and long-term challenges in Somalia, the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in the country (UNSOM) called for practical support, as well as political encouragement to the Somali leadership, both at the Federal and the state levels.

Djibouti opposition leader Ahmed Youssouf Houmed dies in France

The Union for National Salvation (USN) party announced on Tuesday that he died in the western French town of Quimper where he was undergoing medical treatment. Party representative Maki Houbed-Gaba said Youssouf Houmed, who has been in France since August was suffering from cerebral hemorrhage, AFP…

PRESS RELEASE NUSOJ Sends a message of condolence to the family of the deceased of a Somali journalist in Mogadishu.

The National Union of Somali Journalists is shocked to hear the death of a Somali Journalist Abdullahi Osman Moalim in Mogadishu on Wednesday morning 13/09/2017.

Somali Army Repels Al-Shabaab After Attack, At least 17 Killed

11 September - Source: Reuters - 254 Words Somali government forces have regained control of a town on the border with Kenya after Al-Shabaab militants stormed an army base there on Monday, causing heavy clashes in which at least 17 people died, the military said. Islamist insurgents attacked the base…

IEBC crisis: Chebukati's shoulders and the weight of the world

On January 18, Wafula Chebukati walked away from relative obscurity in his law firm and straight into the eye of a fiery storm that is the chairmanship of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), a position whose previous two occupants, to put it mildly, left under acrimonious circumstances.…

Two more barriers stand in KQ's direct US flight path

Two more regulatory hurdles stand in the path of a maiden direct flight from Kenya to the US, Kenya's Transport Secretary James Macharia has said and expressed confidence in clearing them. The US Department of Transportation (DOT) on September 5 granted national carrier, Kenya Airways a permit to…

Turkey issues travel warning for Germany ahead of vote

Turkey has told its citizens visiting or living in Germany to "be careful" and keep their composure against "racist and xenophobic slurs" ahead of the country's upcoming federal elections. "It is advised for our citizens in Germany or planning to visit this country to be even-tempered,…

Thousands attend first Mogadishu night-time football match in decades

MOGADISHU: Several thousand fans on Friday watched the first night-time football match to be played in Mogadishu since chaos descended on the Somali capital nearly three decades ago, raucously backing their respective teams in what the mayor called a "historic" event.

U.S. Says Airstrike In Somalia Kills One Al-Shabaab Fighter

08 September - Source: Reuters - 193 Words The U.S. military said on Friday it had carried out an airstrike in Somalia against an al Qaeda-allied Islamist group and killed one militant, the second such strike this week in which a total of four fighters have died. The group, Al-Shabaab, is fighting to…

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