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(Photo: AP / UNHCR-Siegfried Modola)UN warns of 'grave' food shortage in Somalia
In this Saturday, Aug.13, 2011 photo released by the UNHCR severely malnourished children look on at the Al Adala internally displaced peoples settlement in Mogadishu, Somalia....Full Story

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(Photo: UN / Marco Dormino)U.S. military intervention, done right, could boost African stability
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Kenya is Forcing Somali Refugees, Amnesty International Reports.
[Dalsan Radio]Widespread intimidation, the abuse of human rights and the withdrawal of services are forcing Somali refugees out of Kenya, said Amnesty International in a report published today. ...Full Story
Kenya to Open Embassy in Somalia
[Shabelle]KENYA will open an embassy in Somalia before June to enhance robust relationship that has existed between the two countries,Deputy President William Ruto said during a meeting with the newly appointed Somalia Prime Minister Abdi Weli Sheikh Ahmed at his office...Full Story
Somali PM Meets Kenyan Deputy President.
[Dalsan Radio]Somali Prime minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed was in Kenya as part of his wider regional state visits. Somali prime minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed who is in Kenya for the second day of state visit has meet with deputy president William Ruto in his office tod...Full Story
Al-Shabaab Flees From Hiiraan's Vicinities
[Shabelle]News coming from Baladweyne, the provincial capital city of Hiiraan region, report that forces from Al-Shabaab retreated from some of the districts they were occupying in the Hiiran region, of Central Somalia. ...Full Story
Is Somali Diaspora Community Greedy for Political Power?
[Dalsan Radio]Somali Diaspora is largely viewed as disobedient school-dropouts, turned into taxi drivers abroad hence trying to look for the heights of political position in Somalia. ...Full Story
Checkpoints Dumped On Roads in Lower Shabelle
[Shabelle]Intelligence impending from Bariire territory in the Lower Shabelle region report that checkpoints have been imposed in the area. ...Full Story
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Extreme Genital Mutilation On Retreat in Somaliland
All Africa [Shabelle]Hargeysa -- It is a ritual supposed to keep women "pure", but an increased understanding of the severe health risks of extreme forms of female genital mutilation appears to be slowly rolling back its prevalence in Somalia's northwest. ...
Middle Shabelle's Court of Appeal Judge Under Arrest After Interview With Shabelle
All Africa [Shabelle]Sheikh Abdullahi Jaaqow Ali, the Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Middle Shabelle regional administration, was arrested in Jowhar yesterday by government forces who then spoke to Radio Shabelle about the reason for him being taken into c...
Eastleigh is Not 'Little Mogadishu' - MP
All Africa [Shabelle]Kamukunji Member of Parliament Yusuf Hassan has denounced the 'Little Mogadishu' label often used to describe Eastleigh. Mr Hassan aid the label portrays Eastleigh as an outpost of Somalia republic and not as part of Kenya. ...
Iran Pledges to Cooperate With Somalia
All Africa [Shabelle]The Islamic Republic of Iran reported that the Iranian government will collaborate bilaterally with Somalia. Iran stated that it will aid Somalia in the industrial and economical sectors and implement projects within the country. ...
Premier Abdiweli - 'Limited Ethiopian Troops Present in Somalia'
All Africa [Shabelle]The Prime Minister of the Somali government, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed, who gave an interview to the BBC Somali Service, spoke about the Ethiopian troops presence in Somalia. ...
Federal Government of Somalia Advances its Commitment to Protecting and Preventing Use of Child Soldiers
All Africa [Shabelle]Somali Minister of National Security Abdikarim Hussein Guled and Minister of Defense Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Hamud signed the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Reception and Handover of Children Separated from Armed Groups at a cerem...
Brutal Conflicts Last Night in Mogadishu's Heliwaa District
All Africa [Shabelle]The district commissioner of Heliwaa, Omar Abdulle Jacfan, spoke to Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu and reported of the fight between government's forces and AMISOM on one side and Al-Shabaab on the other side in the district. ...
Kenya and Somalia Vow to Eliminate Al-Shabaab
All Africa [Shabelle]The Government of Kenya and the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia Wednesday renewed their commitment to the fight against the Al Shabaab and the Al Qaida terror groups and to the elimination of terrorism from the region. ...
Saudi Arabia Deportation of Somalis in Violation of International Law, HRW Says
All Africa [Sabahi]Saudi Arabia has deported more than 12,000 Somalis since the beginning of 2014, preventing them from filing refugee claims, international watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday (February 18th). ...
Kenya 'Hostile' to Somali Refugees, Amnesty International Report Says
All Africa [Sabahi]Somali refugees in Kenya are facing widespread intimidation, service withdrawal, human rights abuses and indiscriminate arrests from the police in an effort "tantamount to forced return", Amnesty International said in a report released Wednes...
Somaliland Court Finds Three Journalists Guilty of Demonstrating, Incitement
All Africa [Sabahi]A court in Hargeisa fined three journalists Tuesday (February 18th) after finding them guilty of taking part in illegal demonstrations, incitement and insubordination. ...
IJA Names New Security Chief, Identifies Suspected Killer of Issa Kamboni
All Africa [Sabahi]The Interim Jubba Administration (IJA) appointed Ahmed Ibrahim as its new interim security chief on Wednesday (February 19th), and identified the suspected killer of his predecessor Issa Mohamed Alaaki, known as Issa Kamboni, Somalia's RBC ra...
UN warns of 'grave' food shortage in Somalia
Al Jazeera More than 850,000 people in Somalia are in desperate need of food and are living "in crisis and emergency conditions", the director of UN humanitarian operations has said. | John Ging, who just returned from a three-day visit to Somalia, said on Wedn...
Death mystery aboard ship made famous by movie Captain Phillips
The Australian TWO American security officers have been found dead on a ship made famous when it was hijacked by Somali pirates. | The two Americans — Jeffrey Reynolds and Mark Kennedy, both 44 — were found dead on Tuesday in a cabin on the Maersk Alaba...
Somalia's Prime Minister On an Official Visit to Djibouti
All Africa [Ethiopia Government]The Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed arrived in Djibouti on Sunday (February 16) for a two day visit. He was welcomed by Prime Minister Abdikadir Kaamil and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooper...
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