Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, met with the Prime Minister of Somalia

On 27 October, Foreign Secretary, David Miliband, met with the Prime Minister of Somalia, Omar Adbirashid Sharkmarke and other key ministers.
The Foreign Secretary reaffirmed the UK’s commitment to the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in its efforts to work towards the return of peace and stability to Somalia and welcomed the Prime Minister’s ongoing focus on [...]

Family of missing yacht Britons ‘keeping fingers crossed’

Paul and Rachel Chandler feared kidnapped by pirates as they sailed from the Seychelles to Tanzania
British couple Paul and Rachel Chandler, feared to have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Somalia. Photograph: SWNS
The family of the British couple feared to have been kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Somalia have said they [...]

Somalia President Escapes Surprise Attack

Somalia’s president escaped an opportunistic attack by Islamic militants Wednesday as deadly fighting erupted in the center of Mogadishu, officials said.
Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed was returning from a trip to Yemen when insurgents began firing mortars, resulted in a clash with African Union peacekeepers, the president’s director of communications told CNN.
“The Islamic insurgents were just [...]

British couple feared kidnapped by pirates off Somalia

A British couple are feared to have been kidnapped by pirates after a distress beacon was activated on their yacht off the coast of Somalia.

Paul and Rachel Chandler had spent several months in the Seychelles before setting sail in their 38ft yacht bound for Tanzania via the Amirante Islands [...]

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya oo Sheegay in Dowladda Loo soo Tababaray Ciidamo ay Kula Wareegayso Koofurta Soomaaliya

Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Soomaaliya Cumar C/rashiid Cali Sharma’arke ayaa waxa uu sheegay in dowladda loo soo tababaray Ciidamo ay kula wareegayso Koofurta dalka Soomaaliya.
Ra’iisul Wasaaraha dowladda KMG Soomaaliya Cumar C/rashiid Cali Sharma’arke oo warbaahinta kula hadlayay magaalad Nairobi ee xarunta  Wadanka Kenya ayaa waxa uu sheegay in Ciidamada dowladda KMG loo soo tababaray ay haatan diyaar [...]

Somali Prime Minister and UN top official open new High Level Committee

Somalia’s Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, and the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, have called for an urgent increase in international support for Somalia.
 
 
Opening the first meeting of the newly constituted High Level Committee, the Somali Prime Minister said the Government was working to [...]

US Drones Protecting Ships From Somali Pirates

For the first time, sophisticated U.S. military surveillance drones capable of carrying missiles have begun patrolling waters off Somalia in hopes of stemming rising piracy.
Three ships have been seized in a week off Africa’s lawless eastern coast and Vice Adm. Robert Moeller, the deputy commander for the U.S. Africa Command, said pirates continue to pose [...]

Uganda Rebukes Somali Islamists

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has said Somali Islamists will “pay” if they attack Uganda’s capital, Kampala. He spoke after a commander of the Somali Islamist group al-Shabab said it would target Uganda and Burundi, which have peacekeepers in Somalia. The commander said al-Shabab wanted to retaliate after at least 20 civilians were killed as peacekeepers [...]

Xildhibaano ka tirsan Barlamanka KMG oo sheegay in AMISOM aan loogu dul qaadan doonin duqeymihii ay u geysteen Suuqa Bakaaraha ee M/Muqdisho

Qaar ka mid ah Xildhibaanada Barlamanka KMG ayaa sheegay in AMISOM aan loogu dul qaadan doonin duqeymihii saakay ay u geysteen Suuqa Bakaaraha ee Magaalada Muqdisho.
 
Ku dhawaad 20 xildhibaan oo ka tirsan Mudanayaasha Barlamanka KMG ee Soomaaliya oo maant kulan ku sheegay Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa waxaa ay ka soo horjeesteen duqeyntii Ciidamada AMISOM ay maanta [...]

Madaxweyne Sheekh Shariiif iyo Wafdi uu hogaminayo oo isbuca soo aadan wadahadal ku aadan arimaha Soomaaliya u tagaya Dalka Kuwait.

Madaxweynaha dowladda KMG ee Soomaaliya sheikh Shariif Sheekh Axmed ayaa isbuuca soo aadan wadahadalo looga hadlayo arimaha Soomaaliya u tagaya Wadanka Kuwait.
 
Sida saakay lagu qoray mid ka mid ah wargeysyada ka soo baxa dalka Kuwait madaxweynaha dowladda KMG ee Soomaaliya sheikh Shariif Sheekh Axmed iyo wafdi uu hogaaminyo ayaa maalinta Axad ee inagu soo aadan [...]