London Conference stripped Somalia of its indivisibility, sovereignty and polity
Listen The communiqué of February 23 Conference on Somalia, dominated by the International Contact Group (ICG) and the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia fell far short of all expectations. The promised new approach or step-change by the British leaders to tackle the root causes of insecurity and lack of functional government [...]
Somali PM starts salary pay for the disabled national army troops
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) -A change in tactics by Somali pirates has alarmed international maritime firms and triggered a rise in the price of insuring shipping sailing off the East African coast. Large numbers of Somali pirates are now reported to be operating from captured merchant vessels far out in the Indian Ocean, making the task [...]
Kenya to petition US over Somalia terror threats
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – Authorities in Kenya say they will listen to the usual US lectures on reforms expected from visiting US vice President Joe Biden but are more interested in getting US help to handle the Somalia case where terrorists have launched attacks against US interests in the region with Kenya bearing the heaviest [...]
STATUS OF SEIZED VESSELS AND CREWS IN SOMALIA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN 2 June
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid) – MV QSM Dubai sea-jacked in Gulf of Aden – see below – MV RIM SAILS FREE AFTER SOMALI PIRATE SHOOT-OUT (ecoterra) During a serious shoot-out between two rival pirate groups surrounding the sea-jacked MV RIM, leaving 9 Somalis dead, the Syrian crew of the vessel managed to overpower six pirates on [...]
Kenyan Prime Minister meets UK new PM
Listen London (Alshahid)- Kenya’s Prime Minister Raila Odinga who is on an official tour in the UK met the newly elected Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron on Friday morning, this being Cameron’s first meeting with an African leader since taking office, a Downing Street Spokesperson said. UK PM reassured Prime Minister Odinga of his support [...]
Kidnapped UK Couple ask government for help
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) – British couples held hostage by Somalis have Wednesday made a televised appeal to David Cameron to help free them. Mr. Chandler, a 60-year-old retired civil engineer and his wife Rachel were seized October 23 and in previous messages expressed fear for their lives if ransom is not paid. “I would like [...]
Somalia: piracy is now the most risky activity
Listen Mogadishu (Alshahid) –The Royal Navy Commandoes patrolling the coast of Somalia has sunk two pirate boats after a raid on the Somalia basin. The UK Marine team stormed the bigger craft and found ten suspected pirates and a large amount of fuel on board. The UK warship and helicopter sunk the smaller boats after [...]
Pirates release a UK flagged ship after receiving ransom.
Listen Nairobi (Alshahid)-Somalia pirates have freed a UK flagged ‘Saint James Park’ ship after they had been paid the ransom demanded according to EU naval force. It remains unclear how much the amount was. The press office of the EU Naval forces in the Atalanta region is said to have confirmed the reports and announced [...]
Burqa ban ‘wrong’, says UK independent terrorism reviewer
Listen London (Alshahid) – Following a spirited effort by many European countries to pass legislation that bans the Muslim veil the burga, the UK government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation Lord Alex Carlile has termed this move by some European countries as “wrong and concerning.” Lord Alex Carlile told Press TV in an interview that [...]
Kenya cancels agreement with the West to try Somali pirates in the country
Listen Luxembourg (Alshahid) – The government of Kenya formally announced it wants to stop prosecuting suspected Somali pirates and has also cancelled prosecution agreements it had with various naval powers such as UK and Denmark. This comes as the European Union offered support on Monday to Kenya and the Seychelles to continue to judge and [...]