Somali News

Somali Business News

Somalia President Endorses Puntland Agreement

Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the Somali president who is currently in the U.S., said the agreement signed between Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmake and Puntland President Abdirahman Mohamed Farole in August was a "positive step in the right direction."


Somali govt ties with Medco, Kuwait Energy
Somalia: Canadian oil company showes disgust about Puntland leader's relative
UK plans to review Somalia aid support
Canadian company aims oil exploration in Somalia soon

Somali Media News

Somali Government Forces Launch Offensive to Retake Mogadishu

Somali government forces and allied militias attacked rebel positions in the capital Mogadishu Friday morning in a bid to retake control of the capital, Radio Garowe reports.

At least four people, including a radio reporter, were killed in the clashes as pro-government forces clashed with rebels loyal to Islamist factions Al Shabaab and Hizbul Islam.


Somali top police officer wishes to join militants
Somalia: Foreign donor agencies mull leaving
Private radio stations galores in Somalia
Somalia: UN calls for immediate release of aid staff

Somali Crime News

Somalian Al-Shabaab Declares Jihad On Kenya

The Islamic administration of Al-Shabaab that controls Somalia's southern regions of Jubba has on Sunday declared holy war on Kenya over reports that Nairobi is training Somali troops.


Central Somalia needs urgent aid: UN
Somali food insecurity led street children increase
East Africa faces acute food crisis
Somalia: Threats force aid workers to leave

Somali Incident

Heavy Shelling Kills 2, Injuries 10 Others in Somali capital Mogadishu

At least two people have been killed and about 10 others have been wounded in heavy shelling targeted at neighborhoods in the north of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, witnesses told Shabelle radio on Sunday.

Reports say that all the people who were wounded and injured during the shelling were civilians who were one of the few residents remained in the neighborhoods in north of the capital.


Kenya Trains '2,500 Somalia Troops'
UN Agency Says 63,000 Somalis Already Uprooted by Fighting This Year
More than 1700 killed in Somali clashes in 2009 - group
Fresh Fighting Kills Two Civilians in Somali capital Mogadishu

Somali Religion News

Rift Between Militia Groups Deepens of Somalia

Somalia's two main insurgent groups clashed today near the southern port of Kismayu and residents said Al-Shabaab and Hizbul Islam were squaring up for battles elsewhere in the Horn of Africa country.

The rebel groups fought for control of the lucrative port and main airport in southern Somalia this week.


Talks Open Between Somalia's interim Government and Hizbul Islam Faction
Islamists Wish To Continue Fight Against the New Government
Islamists Seize Somali Parliament Seat
Somali Christians are in dire stare in Kenya

Somali Sports News

From weeds to world-class track for Somalia runner

Beijing: When teenage Somalian sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar competes in the women's 200m in Beijing, her mother and six siblings in Mogadishu plan to find a neighbor with a television so they can watch her.


Somali envoy eyes Olympic to bring change
Somali athlete set eye on Beijing Olympics
Somalia face Kenya Friday in U-20 football

Somali International News

Transitional Govt of Somalia Calls for World Food Programme (WFP) to Continue Operations

The Transitional Federal Government of Somalia on Sunday called for the World Food Programme (WFP) to continue its operations in Somalia, just hours after Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen issued press released suspending whole activities if the agency in southern Somalia.


Somalia's president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Seeks World's Help, Admits Shortcomings
Somalia's president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Laments Lack of International Support
Prime Minister of Somalia 'Invited to London'
Plane With 37 Pirates Held in Nairobi

Somali Health News

Somali Christians are in dire stare in Kenya

Nirobi: In a secluded house just outside the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a group of men and women meet at least once a week to worship in secret.

Their prayer session is simple and conducted in Somali. Elders take turns to pray or read verses from the Somali bible before a sermon is delivered.


Central Somalia needs urgent aid: UN
Somali food insecurity led street children increase
East Africa faces acute food crisis
Somalia: Threats force aid workers to leave

Somali Environment News

Somalia's Minister Tells of Coast Control Plan

Somalia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Marine Resources Abdurahman Haji Aden alias Ibbi, announced on Sunday that new sailors trained for the Transitional Federal Government will partially take care of the coast around Mogadishu.


Death Toll from Militia Attack on an African Union Base by Somali Insurgents has risen to 21
East Africa faces acute food crisis
Somalia: Threats force aid workers to leave
Somalia: Situation worsen as piracy and violence spreads

Somali Political News

Somali Government Welcomes UN's Decision for Amisom's Presence in Somalia

Sheik Yusuf Mohamed Siad better known as (Inda'adde), the state minister of transitional government for the defense affairs said in an interview with Shabelle radio that the TFG had welcomed the decision of the United Nation's decision for extending the presence of the AU troops in Somalia.


Former Somali Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Gedi to Face Charges
UN Envoy Visits Somaliland, Election Crisis Unresolved
Somaliland Postpones Election Again, No New Date
American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Meet Transitional Govt President of Somalia

Somali Rural News

'World Food Program (WFP) Will Not Operate in Southern Somalia' - Al-Shabab

Officials of Harakat Al-shabab Mujahideen have Saturday said that the World Food Program (WFP) will not operate in the areas under the control of their administration in Somalia until it takes commandments ordered earlier.


Plan to Integrate Ex-Militias Into Security Forces in Somalia
Somalia's Al-Shabaab Capture Strategic Central Town
More Ethiopian Troops Reach Central Somalia
Kenya Closes Its Border With Somalia