Capital FM Kenya
Govt Wants the Amisom Troops in Somalia Expanded
AllAfrica.com
Deputy President William Ruto said the instability in Somalia is piling pressure on Kenya's security situation. According to Kenya's Standard newspaper, he spoke when he met Congo Brazzaville President Denis Sassou Nguesso and his Gabon counterpart ...
Ruto lobbies for more AU troops in SomaliaCapital FM Kenya
Kenyan President seeks Nigeria's intervention in solving Somalia's problemMidnimo Information Center
Kenyatta's election and the shallowness of African politicsDaily Monitor

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Somalia and the Slippery Slope of Jubbaland - World News
The International News Magazine
Sunday 19 May 2013. 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 ...

Somalia fund aims to 'rebuild a nation'
Financial Times
“There are massive investment opportunities [in Somalia]. People are fighting to get in,” added Mr Kuntawala, who said that at an international aid conference in London earlier this month Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the Somali president, was besieged by 200 ...

Portland resident escapes war-torn Somalia, earns criminal justice degree from ...
Bangor Daily News
Ashkir was a young boy when his family moved to Kenya to escape Somalia. The family split up and Ashkir moved to Sweden, where he learned English. When he was 11, he was reunited with his mother and siblings, who had by that time moved to Maine.

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Independent Online
Somali Youth Celebrate Europe Day in Mogadishu
AllAfrica.com
The celebration brought together Somalia government officials, Civil Society and international partners, led by the European Union Special Envoy, Ambassador Michele Cervone d'Urso. All parties to the celebration noted the significance and the symbolism ...
Somalia's future: IGAD's captivity or donors' rescue - Midnimo Information CenterMidnimo Information Center
War in Somalia is over after the expulsion of Al-Shabaab militants, but hard ...The Standard Digital News
Somalia: IGAD fact-finding delegation meets Somali prime minister in MogadishuRaxanreeb Online
Mareeg -Reuters -Press TV
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Somaliland Sun
Jubaland Leaders Host IGAD Committee in Kismayo Meeting
AllAfrica.com
In April 2013, IGAD issued a communiqué on Somalia and called for an IGAD-led "confidence-building mission" to Kismayo. Sources in Kismayo tell Garowe Online that the IGAD delegation has held a three-way meeting with Jubaland leaders including ...
Somalia: Jubaland gains support, as federal gov't rejects outcome - SomalilandsunSomaliland Sun
Somalia: President Madobe nominates Gen. Fartaag as Jubaland vice presidentGarowe Online

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President Hassan - the Current Political Scramble Is What the Government ...
AllAfrica.com
Mogadishu (Sh.M.Network) the president of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during the opening ceremony of an educational center funded by the Turkish government touched on the situation of the Juba regions. The president said ...

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Mareeg
somalia leader: The current political scramble is what the government cautioned
Mareeg
Mogadishu (Mareeg.com) the president of the federal republic of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud during the opening ceremony of an educational center funded by the Turkish government touched on the situation of the Juba regions. The president said that ...

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Independent Online
Somalia's future: IGAD's captivity or donors' rescue - Midnimo Information Center
Midnimo Information Center
There is Somali adage that says, “Old man knows what causes his death.” When President Hassan Sh. Mohamud of Somalia started his speech at the second London Conference on Somalia (LCS II) on Maya 7, 2013, with the metaphor of young sapling, ...
Somalia: IGAD fact-finding delegation meets Somali prime minister in MogadishuRaxanreeb Online
IGAD delegation meets prime minister of Somalia - MareegMareeg
Somali prime minister to face confidence vote in parliamentReuters
AllAfrica.com -Press TV
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Aweys Blames Al Shabaab Chief for 'Targeting Foreign Fighters'
AllAfrica.com
In April, senior Al Shabaab member Ibrahim Afghani, issued an 8-page report written in Arabic and addressed to Al Qaeda leadership in central Asia, demanding new leadership for Al Shabaab militants in Somalia. Both Godane and Afghani hail from ...
Shabaab Official Aweys Speaks on Group's Internal Issues, Losing GroundSITE Intelligence Group (subscription)

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Somaliland Sun
President Madobe Nominates Gen. Fartaag As Jubaland Vice President
AllAfrica.com
Somalia: President Madobe Nominates Gen. Fartaag As Jubaland Vice President. 17 May 2013. Kismayo — The newly elected president of Jubaland state in southern Somalia has nominated Gen. Abdullahi Ismail Fartaag as the state's new Vice President in ...
Somalia: Jubaland gains support, as federal gov't rejects outcome - SomalilandsunSomaliland Sun
Somalia: Jubaland leaders host IGAD committee in Kismayo meetingGarowe Online

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Five Killed in Clash Between Govt Forces and Militants in Bakool Region
AllAfrica.com
Somalia: Five Killed in Clash Between Govt Forces and Militants in Bakool Region. 17 May 2013. Baidoa — At least 5 persons were killed during clashes on Thursday night in Bakool region, of southwestern Somalia, Garowe Online reports. The fighting ...

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Capital FM Kenya
Kenya wants the Amison troops in Somalia expanded...
New Vision
They supported a proposal that AU should give enough resources and personnel to stabilise Somalia so that refugees can relocate back to their country for Kenya to mange its security issues without external pressure. The Deputy President while briefing ...
Ruto lobbies for more AU troops in SomaliaCapital FM Kenya
Kenyan President seeks Nigeria's intervention in solving Somalia's problemPremium Times

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Scotsman
Somalia's Sufis make return to the light
Scotsman
Sufism, a mystical branch of Islam, has experienced a resurgence since al-Shabaab, an armed militant Islamic group, was pushed out of Somalia's capital in August 2011. The Sunni insurgents had banned Sufis from gathering and prevented them from ...
EU to step up security involvement in SomaliaPublish Date: May 16, 2013New Vision
Somali women to be sentenced in terror caseMinneapolis Star Tribune
Oilmen ready for risky push into SomaliaUPI.com
Midnimo Information Center -Amnesty International -AllAfrica.com
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Gulf Times
Central bank chief turns recovery skills on Somalia - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
People walk outside Somalia's central Bank in Hamarwayne district, south of capital Mogadishu. When Washington was in financial crisis in the 1990s, Somali-born Abdusalam Omer joined a team that turned its 'junk' bonds into investment grade paper. Now ...

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Horseed Media
Somalia: Inside the rape crisis center that's helping Somalia's women [VIDEO]
Horseed Media
rape In a classroom tucked away from the world in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, students practice spelling. Ranging in age from 6 to 11, these girls all have one thing in common: They have either been raped or suffered through the rape of a loved one.

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Somalia: Lewiston's Zam Zam Mohamud becomes first Somali immigrant on ...
Midnimo Information Center
LEWISTON, Maine (MIC) Zam Zam Mohamud, described as popular and well-regarded in the community by a Bates College professor, is the city's first Somali to serve on the Lewiston School Committee. Her appointment is a turning point for Lewiston, “when ...

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Somalia: IGAD fact-finding delegation meets Somali prime minister in Mogadishu
Raxanreeb Online
In its communique issued on May 3rd, The IGAD Heads of State decided to conduct a confidence-building mission to Kismayu led by the IGAD Executive Secretary and composed of representatives of the federal government of Somalia and one senior ...
IGAD delegation meets prime minister of Somalia - MareegMareeg

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UNPO
Somaliland: Minister Of Foreign Affairs Responds To UN Comments
UNPO
While touching on the issue of Somaliland at a post London conference on Somalia on the 9th of May Mr Jan Eliasson implied that Somaliland might have attended this year's Conference as part of Somalia's delegation. The foreign minister counters this by ...
Somaliland Pro-Democratic Movements PETITIONSomaliland Sun

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Capital FM Kenya
Ruto lobbies for more AU troops in Somalia
Capital FM Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 17 – Deputy President William Ruto has called on the African Union to increase its military presence in Somalia in order to ensure regional stability. Speaking as he represented President Uhuru Kenyatta on a tour of four African ...
KENYA: Kenya wants the Amison troops in Somalia expanded to stabilize the ...The Standard Digital News
Ruto Says 4-Nation Africa Visit Is to Boost TiesAllAfrica.com

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