(SomaliNet) A gunman shot dead a Somali woman employee in the latest of a string of attacks on the humanitarian community, the head of a Somali aid agency said.
Duniya Sheik Daud was the 15th aid worker killed so far this year in Somalia, which is caught up in a civil war.
Ali Sheik, the head
(SomaliNet) The senior UN envoy to Somalia has welcomed the agreement between the country's transitional government and Islamist rebels on a ceasefire to end their deadly conflict, the establishment of a unity government and military forces and the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops.
on Sunday, the
(SomaliNet) A meeting of East African leaders is about to begin in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss a potential new peace deal for Somalia, Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports.
The meeting, being hosted by Inter-governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), follows a UN deal, brokered on Sunday, betwee
(SomaliNet) After an Islamic court in the southern port of Kismayo found a woman guilty of adultery, thousands of people gathered to witness 50 Somali men stone a woman to death, witnesses said.
Aisha Ibrahim Dhuhulow, who had been found guilty of extra-marital intercourse, was buried in the grou
(SomaliNet) NATO has started protecting ships travelling off the coast of Somalia, NATO's Secretary-General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, says.
On Monday, a NATO ship escorted a cargo vessel carrying supplies for Burundian troops serving with the United Nations.
Today, the same ship will escort sup
(SomaliNet) The third session of the High Level Committee took place on 25 October 2008 in Djibouti.
The chair gave a brief introductory presentation of the discussions in Stockholm on Reconstruction and Development.
Stressing the urgency of the situation given the continued suffering of the
(SomaliNet) A roadside bomb on army vehicle has killed officials of the administration and soldiers Tuesday,
reports from Merca town in the lower Shabelle region told eyewitnesses.
According to the reports, the exploded vehicle was carrying several officials of the administration including t
(SomaliNet) With Somali government and aid agencies calling for urgent steps to stem the increase, conflict, drought and economic hardships have led to an unprecedented increase in the number of street children in Hargeisa, capital of Somalia’s self-declared independent republic of Somaliland.
(SomaliNet) A new report criticizes the Somali Transitional Federal Government, its Ethiopian allies and insurgents for failing to protect human rights workers.
The East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project issued a new report Tuesday, saying there's been a significant deterioration
(SomaliNet) Starting in December this year, the European Union says it will send at least four warships for anti-piracy patrols off Somalia.
An EU official says the squadron of four to six ships will be backed by patrol aircraft. The EU had announced the planned patrols last month to help police
