New Somali Cabinet Members Sworn in

The newly-appointed cabinet members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia were sworn in on Sunday during a huge ceremony held at the presidential palace in Mogadishu in the presence of Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.

Tension Mounts in Somali Government As President Refuses to Accept New Cabinet List

The political tension within the Somali government is mounting after President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed refused to accept the list of a new cabinet presented to him by Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali.

Somali Government And Puntland to Cooperate on Security

The transitional federal government of Somalia (TFG) and the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland have discussed ways to cooperate on security and the recruitment of the government’s new police forces. During a lengthy meeting at the Puntland...

Puntland’s Information Ministry Orders VOA Journalists to Stop Working

Reports from the Somali regional state of Puntland indicate that reporters of the Voice of America Radio-Somali service (VOA) have been ordered to stop filing stories from the region. A communiqué issued by Puntland’s Information ministry on Thursday...

Prominent Journalist Among 7 Killed in Latest Fighting in Somalia

At least seven civilians including a prominent radio journalist have been killed in the latest unrest in Somali capital on Saturday. Ali Muse Sheik an official of Mogadishu’s local ambulance services told APA that his medical team took 40 civilians...

Radical Al-Shabab Islamist Movement in Kismayo, Somalia Threaten to Attack Kenya And Ethiopia

The radical Al-Shabab Islamist movement in Kismayo, a key port town in southern Somalia, have threatened to attack two neighboring states, Kenya and Ethiopia, saying they will take the battle field from Somalia. Talking to local media, Al-Shabab’s deputy...