Tag Archives: Puntland
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 »
The internet has brought many us benefits which we all cherish. It allows for the superfast exchange of ideas, opinions and information. It is however a two edged blade that can be used to cut an intended object but also … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Central Government, Federalism, Government, IndepthAfrica, Puntland, Somali, Somali people, Somalia
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By Ismail Haji Warsame When the Military Junta led by General Siyad Barre overthrew the civilian government of Somalia in October 1969, the General was so timid that he could not inform the nation of the coup d’état that had … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Chief executive officer, Chief of Staff, IndepthAfrica, Politics of Somalia, Prime minister, Puntland, Siad Barre, Somali Diaspora, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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In the wake of the recent travel advisories by the United States and Great Britain, the local Somaliland regional administration has finally decided to act and tackle terrorism and extremism. In the past week alone, the Ahmed Silanyo Government apprehended … read more »
Posted in Abdisamad Mooge, Article, Columnist, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Galgala, Hargeisa, IndepthAfrica, Isaaq, Puntland, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News, Somaliland, United States
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Nowadays and for while during the past two decades, Somali thinkers, writers and politicians were keenly debating on best way forward for Somalia’s governance and political arrangements Post-Civil War. This debate is extremely crucial for the survival of Somalia as … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, african articles, CoastalState, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Puntland, Somali, somali africa, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, somlia news, United States
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The UN is trying to pressure the Somali government to halt the criminal activity by their troops and pro-government militias. These men have been more frequently caught by journalists robbing, raping, and killing civilians. The deaths of children are particularly … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abu Mansoor Al-Amriki, Al-Shabaab, Hammami, IndephtAfrica, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Puntland, Shabaab, somali government, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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With al Shabaab no longer a threat to the new government there are more calls from Somalis for less corruption and more law and order. While the government says it will address these problems, there is not a lot of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Gedo, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Puntland, Somali, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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Twenty-two hostages held captive for nearly three years by Somali pirates have been rescued by troops who raided a hijacked ship. Forces of Somalia’s Puntland region captured the Panama-flagged MV Iceberg 1 which was docked near the Gara’ad coastal village … read more »
The year 2009 started with hope for improvement in Puntland. There was a new President, an active media and the prospect of oil and gas finds. On the down side there was an increasing pirate activity along the coasts of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Farole, Garowe Online, IndepthAfrica, Puntland, Somali, Somalia
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By: Allin Nuh HARGEISA – Looking back at Somalia in the 1960′s tribes was influential but no way near as influential as it is today. The big tribes, Hawiye and Darod, were always going for Presidency in Somalia simply because … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Darod, Hawiye, IndepthAfrica, Puntland, Siad Barre, Somali, Somali people, Somalia, Somaliland
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“Officer Rankings to establish formal Chain of Command”Defence Minister By: Yusuf M Hasan HARGEISA – The ministry of defence has finalized plans to establish a formal chain of command within the national army. The ministry of defence has announced that … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Berbera, Djibouti, Hargeisa, Hargeisa Airport, Hargeisa International Airport, IndepthAfrica, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland
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Mohamud M Uluso The leaked and publicly debated report of Somalia and Eritrea Monitoring Group (SEMG) of the United Nations has uncovered an unimaginable range of predatory activities perpetrated by Somali leaders as well as by a large number of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged afria travel, Africa news, africa news today, BBC Africa, bbc africa news, East Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, india south africa, map africa, map of africa, news, news 24, news in africa, North Africa, Office of the Prime Minister, Puntland, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somalia, South Africa, south african news, TFG, Transitional Federal Government, Transitional Federal Institutions, travel to africa, West Africa
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Analysis of the Draft Constitution Mohamud M Uluso It is immoral and a political crime to purport to draft a new constitution under the prevailing political and security conditions in Somalia The people of Somalia face the looming dreadful reality … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged International community, Puntland, Somali, Somali Diaspora, Somali people, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, Transitional Federal Parliament
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Mogadishu – Gunmen shot dead a Somali radio reporter in the northern Galkayo region, the latest in a string of attacks on journalists in the war-torn country, colleagues and witnesses said on Monday. “He was heading home on Sunday evening … read more »
Posted in Conflict/Tragedy, Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African, African news, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Galkacyo, Galmudug, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Nigeria, Indepth Soccer, Mogadishu, Puntland, Reporters Without Borders, Somalia
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By David Leonard This week, leaders including David Cameron, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will meet at a conference in London to attempt a step-change in the international community’s approach to Somalia. Central to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Shabaab, Ban Ki-moon, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Institute of Development Studies, London, NATO, Puntland, Somali, Somalia
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By David Leonard This week, leaders including David Cameron, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon and Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi will meet at a conference in London to attempt a step-change in the international community’s approach to Somalia. Central to … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ban Ki-moon, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Institute of Development Studies, London, NATO, Piracy in Somalia, Puntland, Somali, Somalia
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Key Somali leaders have signed a plan to try to end the country’s two-decade-long political crisis. The agreement provides for a new, smaller parliament and an upper house of elders. The deal came at a meeting in the semi-autonomous region … read more »
Posted in Daily News Wrap, East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged African Union, Al-Shabaab, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, London, Mogadishu, Puntland, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, Somalia
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The upcoming London Conference on Somalia, and the UK’s urging of theSomaliland Government to attend, has understandably generated a lot of debate and comment within the Somaliland community, both within and outside the country. One of the stated objectives of … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Government of the United Kingdom, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nicolas Sarkozy, Puntland, Somali, Somali Diaspora, Somalia, Somaliland
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Mogadishu – A suicide bomber killed two security agents on Tuesday in a failed bid to murder a former Somali warlord and one-time government police commander in the semi-autonomous Galmudug region, a military official and residents said. One witness said … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Galkacyo, Galmudug, German nationality law, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Puntland, Reuters, Somali language, Somalia
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Mogadishu – Pirates are behind the kidnapping of a foreign hostage in central Somalia, a local official said Sunday, with witnesses reporting he had been whisked off to an inaccessible base. Gunmen snatched the man on Saturday on the airport … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Ali Mohamed, Galkacyo, Galmudug, Hobyo, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mogadishu, Puntland, Somalia, United Nations
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As economists and central bankers debate what it will take to kick-start growth around the world, a motley crew of seafarers in the contested East Africa nation of Somalia have quietly been pursuing their own radical form of monetary policy. … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Chatham House, East Africa, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, piracy, Piracy in Somalia, Puntland, Somali, Somalia, United Nations
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Mogadishu – The director of a Somali news station says a journalist has been shot dead in the capital of Mogadishu. Abdisalan Sheik Hassan had been receiving death threats before he was killed on Sunday. It’s unclear if the threats … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Death Threat, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Journalist, Mogadishu, Puntland, Somali, somali government, Somalia
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September 9, 2011 by benim
Washington – The United States welcomed on Thursday the signing of a “roadmap” for the formation of a Somali government to replace the transitional body that has failed to bring peace to the fragmented country. Somalia’s disparate leaders signed the … read more »
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Tagged Galmudug, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Indian Ocean, Mogadishu, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Puntland, Somali people, Somalia, Southern Africa, Transitional Federal Government, United States, West Africa
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RBC Radio has learnt that senior officials of Somalia’s semi-autonomous state of Puntland have been carrying a secret negotiation with Sheikh Mohamed Said Atam, An insurgent commander based in the Galgala Mountains in the east of Puntland. Sources close to … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, All Africa, Arab League, Bosaso, BOSASSO, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, North Africa, Pan African News, Puntland, RBC Radio, Somalia, Southern Africa, West Africa
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Canadian oil and gas explorer Africa Oil Corp plans to drill up to eight exploratory wells in blocks it holds interests in across east Africa, a senior company executive said on Tuesday. Africa Oil and its partners hold exploration licences … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News
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Tagged About Africa, Africa news, African History, African Maps, All Africa, Arab League, breaking news, East Africa, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Kenya, Nairobi, North Africa, Oil exploration in Puntland, Pan African News, Puntland, Somalia, Southern Africa, Tanzania, West Africa
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MOGADISHU – Several members of the transitional government of Somalia have Friday called for the people of Gaka’o town of Mudug region to stop violence and work the peace of the town which is under the control of both Galmudug … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa news, African news, breaking news, Galmudug, IndepthAfrica, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthWorldIndepthNigeria, map of africa, Mogadishu, Mudug, News local news, newspapers, peace, Politics of Somalia, Puntland, Somali people, Somalia, World news
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The cause of a measles outbreak in Somalia has yet to be determined but doctors say initial suspicions point to “unfounded rumours” that the vaccine could cause HIV/AIDS in children and interfere with their reproductive abilities. “There are false rumours … read more »
Posted in AIDS/HIV, East Africa, Health, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Andrew Wakefield, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Health, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, Measles, Puntland, Somalia, United States, Vaccination, World Health Organization
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Three boat engines lie disemboweled on the floor, and radios donated by Britain sit unused in boxes. Despite the shortcomings, this coast guard of mismatched uniforms and ramshackle boats is the most effective force in Somalia fighting pirates. The international … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Gulf of Aden, IndepthAfrica, IndepthSoccer, IndepthWorld, International Maritime Bureau, Navy, Puntland, Red Sea, Somali Region, Somalia, Somaliland
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NAIROBI, Kenya – Somali politicians on Sunday announced the creation of a new state in the battle-scarred nation, a move condemned by Somalia’s fragile government, which said it could further fracture the already chaotic Horn of Africa country. The creation … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Somali
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Al-Shabaab, Azania, breaking news, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, IndepthWorld, International Crisis Group, Kenya, Mogadishu, Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, News local news, Puntland, Somalia, World news
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President Ahmed Silanyo on Monday issued a press release in which he said he was open to new suggestions and debate on the issue of multi-party system. Even though, Somaliland is multi-party country with viable democratic institutions, many groups have … read more »
Posted in East Africa, News, Politics, Somali
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Tagged Africa maps, Africa news, African news, African tribes, Ahmed M. Mahamoud Silanyo, Al-Shabaab, breaking news, East Africa, Embassies and Consulates, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthNigeria, News local news, Peace Unity and Development Party, Puntland, Somalia, Somaliland, World news
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