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United Nations Envoy Calls for an End to External Meddling in Somali Internal Affairs
The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has called on on foreign governments to refrain from meddling in Somali affairs. “Today, external political interference perpetuates instability and encourages illegal fishing,...
Egypt to Train Somali Coast Guard Forces to Combat Piracy
Egypt has agreed to a request from the Somali government to help train a large number of the Somali coast guard in the fight against piracy.
Uneasy Calm Returns to Somali Capital After a Day of Bloody Clashes
Some calm has returned to parts of the war-ravaged capital of Somalia after a day of deadly gun battle between the Islamists and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) troops with the help of African Union peacekeepers. Residents in Mogadishu are talking...
Egypt Reiterates Its Support for Interim Somali Government
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has reiterated Egyptian support for the government of Sheikh Sharif Ahmed in Somalia by all possible means.
Somali Leader Vows ‘all Out War’ Against Rebels
The president of Somalia’s government Sheik Sharif sheik Ahmed has said that time for a big offensive against notorious rebels has come. Talking to units of the country’s newly recruited coastal guards in Mogadishu the president said that Islamist...
6 Civilians Killed 15 Injured in Fresh Somali Fighting.
At least 6 civilians have been killed and more than 15 wounded on Wednesday morning in clashes between Somali Islamist rebels and African Union (AU) solders in Somalia. The fighting began when Islamist fighters attacked the African peace keepers’ base...
Somali Regional Governor Withdraws His Support to Central Government
The governor of the Somali central region of Hiran, Sheikh Abdirahman Ma’aw has announced that his administration will no longer be part of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia. The governor said in a press conference held on Monday...
Somali Parliament Passes Emergency Rule Law
Somalia’s transitional federal parliament has passed emergency laws, a month after President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed announced that south-central Somali regions will be administered under emergency law. Before the approval dozens of Somali law-makers...
