Multiple regional and international Interests Killing Somalia
Listen A myriad of regional and international interests are slowly strangling Somalia state keeping it on the verge of collapse to satisfy these foreign selfish motives. One professor at University of Nairobi’s Institute of Diplomacy and International Studies once said in a class of post graduate students that the recipe for trouble in a country [...]
Al-Shabaab fighters take over three towns from Somalia government
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – The strongest Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab, which has vowed to oust the UN-backed Transition Federal Government (TFG), has seized three towns in Galgudud region from the pro-government Ahlu Sunna movement. Al-Shabaab took over the towns of El Der, Masagaway and Galad on Friday reportedly without any resistance from the rival group, [...]
Somalia: International Group Should Press All Sides to End Abuses
Listen ِAlshahid (New York, April 20, 2010) – Participants to this week’s international meeting on Somalia should press for an immediate end to abuses against civilians by Somalia’s transitional government, African Union forces, and armed opposition groups, Human Rights Watch said in an open letter today. The International Contact Group, which brings together governments and [...]
Diplomatic confusion between Kenya and United Arab Emirates.
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – There is a diplomatic wrangle between Kenya and UAE after the latter imposed a strict travel conditions for the Kenyan passport holders who want to travel to UAE. The decision taken by the UAE officials came to effect on last Monday and requires any Kenyan passport holder traveling to or from [...]
Conflicts in Africa: There Is Hope
Listen A conflict arises when two or more parties have incompatible goals about something. According to Prof. Mwagiru Makumi, in a simple conflict, for example one between two people, the incompatibility arises because they may both have different perceptions, goals, and ideas about how to achieve them. The following are the common root causes of [...]
Albashir: Former US President Jimmy Carter is welcome in Sudan.
Listen Khartoum (Alshahid)- President Omar Hassan Albashir said on Wednesday that former US president Jimmy carter and his Carter centre are welcome in Sudan and are granted unlimited access to any where in Sudan to observe the election that is scheduled on 11th April . “In two days, President Carter will arrive and I will [...]
African Union to send election monitors to Sudan
Listen Addis Ababa (Alshahid)- The AU has announced on Thursday that it is dispatching election monitors to observe the April election in Sudan . The Au mission will be led by former Ghanaian president John Kufuor. Apart from the African Union, other organizations monitoring the April elections include the European Union, the Arab league, the [...]
Gaddafi Loses Direction in Continental Politics
Listen Libya President Gaddafi, who was until recently the head of the African Union, has a penchant for stirring controversy in his dealings with sub-Saharan Africa . Can it be that just like the West, which he claims to fight; the Libyan president has low regard for black Africa known as Sub- Saharan Africa? Being [...]
Djibouti prime minister holds talks with his kuwaitian counter part.
Listen Kuwait (Alshahid) – Djibouti Prime Minister Dileita Mohamed Dileita on Monday held talks with his Kuwaitian counterpart Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamed at AL-Sabah Diwan family in Bayan Palace. The two sides discussed bilateral relations and how to strengthen it at various levels. After the talks, Kuwait and Djibouti signed a trade cooperation agreement. It was [...]
UNPOS Press release: Managing the status quo in Somalia is not an option.
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)- This is a press release from the United Nations Political Office for Somalia (UNPOS) Nairobi, 26 March 2010 – On the eve of the Arab League Summit in Libya, the United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, today said that he was pleased with the momentum of the events taking place [...]