Tag Archives: Mogadishu
By Abukar Arman If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of competing internal and external interest groups … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Ethiopia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia
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By Abdihakim Aynte Last week, Somalia’s donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country. The London gathering, which brought together over 50 heads of state and hundreds of international … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, David Cameron, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, London, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, Somaliland
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Mark Tran, guardian.co.uk, Somali president expected to present plans for rebuilding military, police and justice systems, as civil society calls on nascent government to empower women and provide jobs On Tuesday next week, the UK hosts yet another big conference … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, somali government, Somalia
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By Stig Hansen Harakat Al Shabaab is an organisation that has, for many years, been misunderstood. This is perhaps most clearly illustrated by the frequent predictions concerning its fragmentation and imagined demise. These predictions first occurred in 2008 and have … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Baidoa, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Shabaab, Sharia, Somalia
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Security – Somali police are increasingly playing a more prominent role in keeping their country back on its feet after 22 years of conflict. But peace in Somalia is still a long shot. In areas with any significant gatherings, police … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, improvised explosive device, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somali Police Force, Somalia
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(IRIN) – Moves to bring three regions in the deep south of Somalia together into the state of Jubaland have turned into a tussle with the central government, with regional powerhouses Kenya and Ethiopia playing important roles. After more than … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Somali, Special Reports
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Kenya, Kismayo, Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Somalia
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As the twin bombings hit the Boston Marathon, deadlier blasts also ripped through the densely populated Somali capital of Mogadishu. Hours after car bombs and suicide bombers killed at least 16 people outside a court complex on Sunday, another car … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Abdi, Amy Goodman, Boston, Deqo Mohamed, HAWA ABDI, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somali, Somalia, somalian
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By Jamal Ali In an etiological analogy, Somalia’s current state-building detractors resemble like the mythical Medusa’s head. It appears that Perseus had cut them all off exhaustingly, except his blade slashed the last head before it hid in a ruble. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Columnist, East Africa, Jamal Ali, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Ankara, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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MOGADISHU, Somalia – Nine al-Shabab Islamic extremists, most wearing suicide vests, stormed Somalia’s main court complex on Sunday while the Supreme Court was in session, firing a barrage of bullets during a running gun battle with security forces that lasted … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, African Union, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Supreme Court, Supreme Court of the United States
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It’s a new day in Somalia. That’s the message I took away from a trip to the capital city of Mogadishu earlier this year. We have our best opportunity in more than two decades to help stabilize Somalia and advance … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali people, Somalia, United States
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ANKARA, Turkey – Turkey has hosted direct talks between the presidents of Somalia and the breakaway Somaliland region to encourage dialogue between the two. No statement was released after Saturday’s meeting between Somalia’s Hassan Sheik Mohamud and Ahmed Silanyo of … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Ankara, Development aid, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Silanyo, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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By Gwynne Dyer, Special to QMI Agence There have been no elections in Somalia since 1967 and there won’t be any this year, either. But the country has a new parliament (appointed on the advice of clan elders) that has … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union, African Union Mission to Somalia, AMISOM, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, United Nations Security Council
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Government of Ethiopia Ethiopian Prime Minister, Hailemariam Desalegn, received Somalia’s Prime Minister, Abdi Farah Shirdon, in Addis Ababa over the weekend. Discussions focused on bilateral relations between the two governments as well as cooperation between the two countries in the … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, News, Pan African News, Somali
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Tagged Abdi Farah Shirdon, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Review, Hailemariam Desalegn, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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The British government says it believes terrorists are in the final stages of planning attacks in Somalia and urged U.K. nationals to leave the country. The Foreign Office already advises against all travel to Somalia, including Somaliland, where it says … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Consular assistance, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Government of the United Kingdom, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, terrorism, Western world
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By Abukar Arman With its meager financial and human resources, the Federal Republic of Somalia (FRS) has been doing better than a satisfactory job. However, in recent months, it has been profoundly frustrated by various challenges. Chief among them is … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Federal government of the United States, IndepthAfrica, Jubaland, Jubbaland, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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By Tuesday Reitano* Introduction 2013 might just be Somalia’s year. A confluence of events – the successful end of the political transition, the formation of a promising new government headed by a new guard of civil society leaders, and the rollback … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia
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The scenario has changed with Turkish involvement in Somalia, in a way that prompts me to ask what it is that the Turks have done differently, to win over the hearts of the people of Somalia. The battle of Mogadishu … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged Indepth Africa Magazine, Mogadishu, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Somali, Somalia, Turkey, United States, vietnam war
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Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon arrived in Kismayo on Tuesday on what his office called the next stage of his “Listening Tour” of the country. He has previously visited the central regions in mid-February where he reached an agreement … read more »
Internally displaced people in Somalia are suffering sexual violence and other forms of abuse, reports the Human Rights Watch (HRW) campaign group. The abuse takes place at the hands of armed groups, including government forces, it says. In the report, … read more »
By: Yusuf Dirir Ali The International community recognizes the undemocratically selected Somalia government in Mogadishu without giving in-depth considerations and offering the same status to Somalia’s former equal union partner to the North – the Republic of Somaliland. Due to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Djibouti, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali Republic, Somalia, Somaliland, United States
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(Reuters) – Ethiopia’s intelligence agency said on Monday it had detained eight members of Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist militant group who it accused of plotting to kidnap U.N. workers. The arrests were the latest in a crackdown on people accused … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged African Union, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Counterpunch, Ethiopia, Ethiopian National Defense Force, Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, Human Rights Watch, Islamism, Meles Zenawi, Mogadishu, Ogaden, Ogaden National Liberation Front, Somali Region, Somalia
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An allegedly gay man Mohamed Ali Baashi was buried in the ground up to his chest and stoned to death on 15 March in Barawe some fifty miles form the Somali capital of Mogadishu. According to reports, Al-Qaeda linked Al … read more »
U.S. citizens Omar Shafik Hammami (R) and Jehad Serwan Mostafa are seen in undated FBI handout photos. NAIROBI — The U.S. State Department has offered $5 million rewards for information about two American citizens who have joined ranks with the … read more »
Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — A militant official and a Somali resident say al-Shabab fighters have stoned to death a man for carrying out a homosexual sex act. The resident, Yusuf Abdi, said the group buried a blindfolded man to … read more »
(Reuters) – A suicide bomber who set out to assassinate a senior Somali security official blew up his car in central Mogadishu on Monday, missing his target but killing at least 10 people in the city’s deadliest attack this year, … read more »
By Bashir Goth In its issue, 2nd -8th March 2013, The Economist magazine drew a rosy picture of Africa in a 14-page special report of what it described as “the world’s fastest growing continent,” with a cover page title “Aspiring … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabab, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Sierra Leone, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations, United States
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John F Kennedy’s inaugural address in 1961 is remembered for one very famous quote: “my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.” More than twenty years of war … read more »
Qatar is a great country and the people are nice I was a high school teacher in Doha (Rayaan Alateeq) in the70s and early 80s. That was the old Qatar! The Qatari people are generally generous and reasonable, however it … read more »
By Armin Rosen, Atlantic A recent UN resolution assumes that the country has made serious progress. Here’s why it may be wrong. A Somali government soldier stands guard at the scene of a deadly suicide attack on a restaurant at … read more »
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, IndepthAfrica, International Crisis Group, Mogadishu, somali government, Somali people, Somalia, United Nations Security Council
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By. Dr Mohamed Abbas Watching from afar, and from thousands of miles away, I was delighted to listen the breaking news about the visit of a Somali Parliamentary delegation led by the country’s Parliament Speaker Mr. Mohamed Sh. Osman Jawaari … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Somali
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