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(Photo: UN / JC McIlwaine)Somalia, peacekeepers launch offensive against militants - U.N.
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(Photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)Somalia’s efforts to build cohesive State require international support, Security Council told (UN - United Nations) ### ?759xxx1394563772
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Abe pledges aid of $40 mil. to Somalia
Jiji Press Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday pledged $40 million in aid to Somalia to help the African country secure food, improve security and create jobs. | Abe made the pledge at a meeting with visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. | At a joint press ...Full Story
AMISON Expands Operations Against Al-Shabab in Somalia
[VOA]Nairobi -African Union forces said they have reclaimed more territory from the al-Qaida-linked militant group al-Shabab in renewed military operations across Somalia. Restoring the government's political authority remains a pressing challenge. ...Full Story
AUN - Ali Hiiraan Passes Away in Mogadishu
[Shabelle]This morning, the prominent comedian Ali Hassan Aadan (Ali Hiiraan) passed away in Mogadishu after being ill for quite some time. Ali Hiiraan was an eminent figure of Somalia's comedians and was very active within the community. ...Full Story
Japan Pledges U.S. $ 40 Million to Somalia
[Dalsan Radio]The government of Japan has pledged 40 million dollars to the federal government of Somalia for development purposes. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the donation will be used for the equipment of the Somali police, improvement of the Somali health...Full Story
Amisom, Somali National Army Capture the Sixth Town From Al-Shabaab
[Dalsan Radio]The Somali National Army (SNA) backed by African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops this evening captured an Al-Shabaab stronghold, Buula Burde town in Hiraan region, bringing to six the number of towns liberated from Al- Qaeda -linked terrorists in ...Full Story
President Hassan Thanks Japan for Expanding Development Assistance to Somalia
[Shabelle]His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today met H.E Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, and thanked the government and people of Japan for the country's growing development assistance to Somalia. ...Full Story
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Fri 14 Mar 2014
Energy insurance — from machinery woes to pirate foes
Business Journal Jordan Blum Reporter- Houston Business Journal Email  |  Twitter | In the thriving energy sector, one of the more seemingly dull aspects of the business is insurance. | But the energy insurance market deals with everything from aging machin...
Spanish Vessel Esps Relámpago Joins EU Naval Force Counter Piracy Operation
All Africa [EU Navfor]As of Thursday 13 March, the Spanish Offshore Patrol Vessel, ESPS Relámpago joined the EU Naval Force to carry out counter-piracy patrols off the coast of Somalia. ESPS Relámpago has replaced ESPS Tornado as the Spanish contribution to O...
Media Freedom Groups Call for an End to Closure of Somaliland Newspaper
All Africa [IFEX]Authorities in Somaliland must re-open the offices of an independent newspaper in Hargeisa, says the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). ...
Deletes Ali Ahmed Nur Jim'ale From Its Sanctions List
All Africa [Shabelle]SECURITY COUNCIL 751 AND 1907 COMMITTEE ON SOMALIA AND ERITREA ...
Somali town recaptured from gunmen
Independent online Mogadishu - Somali government forces backed by African Union troops captured a sixth settlement in the latest advance in their renewed offensive against al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab fighters, a spokesman said on Friday. | Al-Shabaab gunmen are reported...
'More Dangerous for Aid Workers Now Than Under Al Shabaab'
All Africa [AlertNet]It is more dangerous for humanitarians to work in the Somali capital today than it was when parts of the city were controlled by the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, a senior United Nations official said. ...
AMISON Convoy Targeted in a Blast in Shalanbood
All Africa [Shabelle]An explosion that caused severe damage to an AMISOM vehicle occurred today at Shalanbood of Lower Shabelle region. A battlewagon convoy driven by AMISOM soldiers was struck by a bomb as it was passing in Shalanbood. The blast was very stron...
PM in Ethiopia for IGAD Summit
All Africa [Garowe Online]Garowe -Federal Government of Somalia's Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed Thursday arrived in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa for 25th IGAD summit, Garowe Online reports. ...
Fighting in Hiiraan and Al-Shabaab Lose Control of Territories
All Africa [Shabelle]A heavy fight erupted between the co-allied Somali National Army and AMISOM against Al-Shabaab in a territory named Rangaabo in the Hiiraan region of Somalia. The territory is approximately 40km west of Baladweyne, the provincial capital ci...
Military Offensive Against Al Shabaab Intensifies
All Africa [Garowe Online]Beledweyne -Fears of imminent battle between Somali government forces alongside African Union peacekeepers and Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab fighters gripped the residents of Hiraan regional district of Bulo Barde, Garowe Online reports. ...
Mohamud Seeks Japan's Assistance in Anti-Piracy, Marine Development
All Africa [Sabahi]Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Wednesday (March 12th) called on Japan to support vocational education initiatives to keep youth away from piracy and for assistance developing Somalia's marine resources sector. ...
Somali-Kenyans Strive to Change Their Community's Terrorism-Marred Image
All Africa [Sabahi]Garissa -Almost six months after the Westgate shopping mall terrorist attack, members of Kenya's Somali community say they are still seen as "guilty by association" with al-Shabaab, and consequently face widespread discrimination in daily lif...
Al-Shabaab Loots Power Stations in El Bur, Cuts Off Electricity and Water
All Africa [Sabahi]Al-Shabaab has looted two power stations that provided electricity to El Bur district in Galgadud region, and another one that was used to pump water to local residents, Ahla Sunna Wal Jamaa Executive Committee Deputy Chairman Sheikh Ahmed Ab...
Former Somali Refugees Raise Funds in Canada to Build Pre-School in Dadaab
All Africa [UNHCR]Dadaab -Six years ago, Muuxi Adam met two friends in a coffee shop in the Canadian city of Winnipeg to talk about ways they could help other Somalis stuck in refugee camps in Africa. ...
Thu 13 Mar 2014
Scores Arrested in Mogadishu Suburb Security Operation
All Africa [Dalsan Radio]Security agencies in Somalia's capital Mogadishu have arrested several people in a security operation in Daynile and Gubta neighborhoods in Mogadishu. Eyewitnesses have told the press that Somali police and Special Forces have took part...
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