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COMESA condemns Somalia rebels Alshabab
Swaziland (Alshahid) -The Heads of State and Government of the COMESA region condemned the recent terrorist attack by Alshabab militia on Uganda that led to the loss of innocent lives… Read more
Somali Diaspora fear to help loved ones at home over Alshabab suspicion
Minnisota (Alshahid) – Many in the Somali community worry that they may be accused of supporting terrorist organization as they try to help families, relatives, and friends in Somalia. “If… Read more
UN political chief urges Somali Govt to unite and serve citizens
New York ( Alshahid) – The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation, and… Read more
UK Condemns rebel violence and media oppression in Somalia
Nairobi (Alshahid) –Press Release: The British High Commission is extremely concerned by the recent fighting in Mogadishu, and in particular the reports of civilian casualties and the deaths of four… Read more
Alshahid Centre hosts Somali journalists symposium on opportunities, challenges and way forward
Nairobi (Alshahid)-On the evening of 1st September 2010, Alshahid Centre for Research and Media Studies held a symposium on the opportunities, challenges and the way forward for the Somali journalists… Read more
Another Somali Journalist killed in Puntland Region
Garowe (Alshahid) – Radio technician Abdullahi Omar Gedi was killed yesterday in the Garsoor area of Galkayo in Puntland – a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, according to news reports. Gedi,… Read more
Somalia: Senior commander killed in Las Anod
Hargeisa (Alshahid) – A senior commander of Somalia’s northern semi-autonomous state of Somaliland was killed by Gunmen outside his house in the eastern town of Las Anod late on Tuesday,… Read more
Somali elders in Diaspora denounce Alshabab
Minnisota (Alshahid) – A group of elders in the Minneapolis Somali community on Wednesday publicly denounced Somali rebels Alshabab, making it clear that they do not support the terror group… Read more
Uganda deploys first 750 troops to Somalia, 250 soon later
Entebbe (Alshahid) – Uganda has deployed an additional 750 peacekeepers in unstable Somalia as the first lot of the 2,000 troops, agreed to by African Union (AU) to boost the… Read more
Somalia: EU gives additional 47m euros for peacekeeping operation
Nairobi (Alshahid) – The European Commission confirmed its support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by providing an additional 47 million euros to the African Union peace operations…. Read more
