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Mogadishu – At least 35 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in a week of clashes in villages near Somalia’s border with Ethiopia, officials and traditional elders said Sunday. The sources said the clashes involved Somali clan militia and members o... More »
Raymond Marchand, President of Conoco Somalia 1. “Views of an Old Africa Hand.” Cable from US Embassy in Mogadishu to State Department Headquarters. 30 September 1990. Cable Number: Mogadishu 08487. Source: Freedom of Information Act release (2006-01-288) to K... More »
Soma Oil & Gas Holdings Ltd., chaired by former U.K. Conservative Party leader Michael Howard, has proposed a deal with the Somali government that may grant it as much as 90 percent of the country’s prospective oil revenue. A draft production-sharing agreement... More »
Deegaan waxaa asaasay dhalinyaro aqoonyahanno ah oo dareemay mas’uuliyadda ka saraan waxbaridda Ubadka Soomaaliyeed. Dugsiga waxaa la asaasay 16 August 2006, Xilli ay Dalka ka jirtay baahida waxbarashada asaasiga ah, halkaasoo uu Bulshada Soomaaliyeed kula qay... More »
Xukuumadda Somaliland ayaa qoxooti Somali ah oo kasoo cararay dalka Yemen u diidday inay ka degaan Dekedda Magaalada Berbera kaddib markii ay dhawaan sheegtay inaysan qaabili doonin Qoxootiga Soomaaliya kasoo jeeda ee kasoo cararaya colaadaha Yemen. Doonida ay... More »
SOON AFTER JOINING al Shabaab, Ibrahim met the most famous American fighter in Somali history — a young U.S. citizen from Alabama, Omar Hammami, known in Somalia as Abu Mansour al Amriki. “He was a happy, young guy — typical Western,” Ibrahim recalls. Ibrahim ... More »
Post intervention civil war, pre UIC (1995-2005) Since then, the civil war has continued unabated. The smaller northern populations in Somaliland and Puntland have enjoyed relative stability, while elsewhere factions, militias and warlords have struggled to co... More »
eing desirous to make known to our friends the Powers (Sovereigns) of Europe the boundaries of Ethiopia, we have addressed also to you (your Majesty) the present letter. 10th April, 1891 These are the boundaries of Ethiopia:- Starting from the Italian boundary... More »
The Security Council today adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) as the Horn of Africa country continues down its road towards political recovery and increased security. The resolution – adopted ... More »
More than 3,000 hotel workers in Lamu County are jobless following the closure of six beach hotels. The resorts shut down due to lack of international guests, according to Lamu Tourist Association Vice-Chairman Ghalib Alwy. He said since last year, European to... More »
Waxaa manta Magaalada Kismaayo soo gaashay Wafdi Balaadhan oo uu Hogaaminayo R/Wasaaraha Waxaa garoonka Diyaaradaha Ee Magaalada Kismaayo Wafdigan ku soo Dhaweeyay Madaxweynaha Dawlada Jubbaland Seyid: Axmed maxamed islaam ku xigeenkiisa Koobad Cabdullahi Sh.i... More »
After decades of war in the horn of Africa nation, Somalia’s government has unveiled a new Population Estimation Survey data, paving the way for an official 2016 census in a country where militants still control large swathes in Somalia. The estimation of the ... More »