Wed 16 Oct 2013 |
President of Somalia Praises Parliamentarians and Encourages Them to Maintain the Momentum All Africa [Dalsan Radio]Mogadishu -The President of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Speaker of the Parliament Hon Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawaari and the Prime Minister, H.E. Abdi Farah Shirdoon Saa'id today hosted lunch with members of the parliament fo... |
UN Security Council Condemns Attack On UNAMID Peacekeepers All Africa [Ethiopia Government]The UN Security Council issued a statement on Monday (October 14) condemning in the strongest terms attacks by unidentified armed assailants on a UNAMID convoy near El Geneina, in West Darfur, on Sunday, in which three Senegalese... |
Draft Media Law Is Still Too Repressive, Says National Union of Somali Journalists All Africa [IFEX]The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) deplores the announcement by the Minister of Information, Posts, Telecommunication and Transportation of the Federal Government that he will soon present draft media law to the parliament. ... |
Don't Forget the Somalia Victims of Kenyan Army All Africa [The Star]To understand the implications of the terrorist attack on Westgate Mall, we must shift focus to the port city of Kismayu on the shores of the Indian Ocean and to some of the quiet corners of the Rift Valley, where the rubble of the 2007-08 ... |
Amisom Wishes Muslims a Happy Eid-Ul-Adha All Africa [Amisom]Mogadishu -"It gives me great pleasure to send my best wishes to the people of Somalia on this important day. Today marks the end of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Islam's holiest sites and the culmination of a period of prayer, reflection an... |
Children Recover From Acute Malnutrition All Africa [ICRC]The ICRC has 33 feeding programmes in south-central Somalia. ... |
Thousands of additional troops urged for force in Somalia Denver Post UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling for a surge of thousands of African troops in Somalia to stem the threat of terrorism posed by Islamist insurgents and ensure the survival of a U.N.-backed government, whose success... |
Remittance company awaits court ruling on Barclays account closure The Guardian A high court judge is expected to hand down a decision next week on an injunction sought by Dahabshiil, the biggest remittance company in the Horn of Africa, against Barclays's decision to close its account. | Barclays has agreed to continue to keep ... |
Africa Oil Announces US$450 Million Brokered Private Placement Stockhouse Marketwire | VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwired - Oct. 16, 2013) - | THIS RELEASE IS NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES | Africa Oil Corp. ("Africa Oil" or the "Company") (TSX VENTURE:AOI)... |
Girls fare worse in disasters IRINnews NAIROBI, 16 October 2013 (IRIN) - During disasters, girls fare worse than the rest of the population, according to a new report released on 11 October by child rights NGO Plan International. | “Men, women, boys and girls experience disasters in... |
Ban declares war on al-Shabab Foreign Policy A U.N.-backed African military force in Somalia must launch a new military offensive against al-Shabab's insurgents if it is stem the spread of terrorism in east Africa and ensure the survival of Somalia's struggling government, U.N. Secretary Genera... |
Beaumont native terrorized on 'Captain Phillips' ship says movie isn't reality Houston Chronicle Colin Wright had three opportunities to escape the bridge of the container ship Maersk Alabama when it was hijacked by four armed Somali pirates in 2009. The first time he decided to not abandon his captain. The second he was nearly shot. The third t... |
Government Soldiers Spray Bullets to Poor Civilians At an Aid Distribution Camp in Mogadishu All Africa [Shabelle]Mogadishu -Tuesday the 15th of October was a special day for Muslims around the world as they marked the Eid Ul Adha but it turned down to be a sorrowful day for poor families who lost their loved ones as government soldiers opened gunfire ... |
UK Planning Safe Remittances for Somalia but It May Take a Year All Africa [Ethiopia Government]The British government is planning to create "a safe corridor for payments" to Somalia money transfer companies in the UK face closure. The Government's move comes only days before Barclays Bank is due to shut the last account he... |
Money Transfer System Used to Arm Militants in Kenya All Africa [IPS]Nairobi -Arms are being transferred from Somalia into Kenya through hawala, an unregulated and traditional Somali transfer system that works with a network of agents, according to immigration officials and hawala brokers here. ... |
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