No time to waste on further political disputes in Somalia’s transitional govt; U.N
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) -There is no time for further political disputes and turmoil in the transitional government of Somalia, the U.N. special envoy to the troubled African nation said. Somalia appointed Mohamed Mohamed as the next prime minister last week after Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke stepped down in September, citing insecurity and political differences with President [...]
Somali- owned businesses closed down in South Africa
Listen Cape Town (Alshahid) – A local South Africa business association, Zanokhanyo Retailer Association, is preventing Somalis from opening shops claiming a 2008 agreement between them and the Somali Retailers Association disallowed any new Somali traders from operating in the area. Somali traders in the Harare, Khayelitsha area say the actions of the Zanokhanyo Retailer [...]
Somalia: Gunmen ambush Al-shabab rebels’ vehicle killing about 20
Listen Beledweyn (Alshahid) – About 20 of Al-shabab members have been killed between Mahas and Wabho districts of Hiran and Galgudud regions in central Somalia after unidentified gunmen ambushed their vehicle on Monday. Locals at Mahas district said that a heavily armed group ambushed a vehicle of Al-shabab that was travelling from Hiran region to [...]
Somalia Militants ban mobile money transfers
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – Somali rebel group Alshabab has banned the transfer and receipt of cash by mobile phone saying the service is unIslamic; a move the government said would stifle the economy and hurt entrepreneurs in a country where few hold bank accounts. The al Shabaab group, which professes loyalty to al Qaeda, said [...]
Government troops and Al-shabab clash at Beledweyn central Somalia
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The transitional government troops and Al-shabab fighters have Monday clashed at El-gal village of Beledweyn town of Hiran region in central Somalia. Locals said that the fighting started at El-gal village where both sides used heavy gunfire that has caused deaths and injuries.The real number of casualties following the fighting is [...]
Somalia Govt imposes curfew on Bula-Hawo district
Listen Gedo (Alshahid) -The Somali government troops have imposed day curfew in Bula-Hawo district as suspicion of possible attacks from Al-Shabab fighters is rife. On Sunday the government took control over Bula-Hawo district in Gedo region in Somali from the al-Qaeda backed Somalia rebels, alshabab. The officials of the Somali government said the curfew will [...]
AU urges UN to impose naval blockade, no-fly zone in Somalia
Listen Addis Ababa (Alshahid) – The Peace and Security Council of the African Union has called upon the UN Security Council to impose a no-fly zone and block sea ports in Somalia to prevent infiltration of foreign elements and the support funneled to insurgents in Somalia. The African Union body, at its 245th meeting held [...]
Somali govt gains against al-Shabab as thousands flee into Kenya
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) –In the latest intensified onslaught on the Somalia rebels, the transition federal government (TFG) forces have seized the town of Bulo Hawo on the Kenyan- Ethiopia border from the hardline Islamist group al-Shabab forcing thousand of people to flee the fighting into Kenya. Kenya has responded by boosting security along the border [...]
Obama not in touch with Sudan events; Sudan President adviser
Listen Doha (Alshahid) -An adviser to Sudan’s president yesterday criticised US President Barack Obama for warning of possible bloodshed if a referendum on independence for south Sudan does not take place as planned in January, indicating that the US president was out of touch with happenings in Sudan. “Obama receives reports from entities who do [...]
Kenya PM Raila to be quizzed over nepotism in public service
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -A parliamentary team is to question Prime Minister Raila Odinga over the rising trend of nepotism in government appointments. Mr Mohammed Affey, the chair of Parliament’s Committee on Equal Opportunity said his team was “upset” at the way the Executive seemed reluctant to enforce the law. “We’re really concerned about this trend,” [...]