United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is urging the international community to bolster security in Somalia as the country moves from its current transitional government. Mr. Ban’s comment came Friday at a conference on Somalia, held in Istanbul,Turkey, focusing on helping Somalia establish a stable government and elect a new president by August 20. He […]
UN Chief Urges International Support for Somalia’s Security and Stability
Posted June 1st, 2012 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
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Report: Somalia Has Not Accounted For Majority of Funds
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 3:20 pm (UTC-5)
A World Bank report says the Somali government has not accounted for most of the revenues and donations it received in 2009 and 2010. The report, released this week, says World Bank auditors found that Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government received far more money than it has said. In an interview with VOA , the report’s […]
Kenyan, Somali Forces Seize Key Town from Al-Shabab
Posted May 31st, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
Somali government and Kenyan troops have seized the town of Afmadow from al-Shabab militants, pushing the battle line closer to the rebels’ biggest remaining stronghold in southern Somalia. Somali military spokesman Mohamed Farah told VOA that forces surrounded the town for days before capturing it on Thursday. “Today we shelled some identified areas of the […]
Somalia President Survives al-Shabab Attack
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 5:45 pm (UTC-5)
Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed survived an assassination attempt Tuesday by Islamist militants. Gunmen opened fire on the president’s armored convoy in the Alamada area, about 15 kilometers west of the capital, Mogadishu. He was returning from a visit to the town of Afgoye, which African Union and Somali troops had liberated from the […]
Somalia President Survives al-Shabab Attack
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 1:05 pm (UTC-5)
Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has survived an assassination attempt by al-Shabab militants. Gunmen opened fire on the president’s convoy Tuesday in the Alamada area, about 15 kilometers west of the capital, Mogadishu. A VOA reporter traveling with the convoy says the president was unharmed, but a bodyguard was killed and seven other people […]
Kenyan Warships Shell on Al-Shabab Stronghold in Somalia
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 11:15 am (UTC-5)
Kenya’s military says its warships have shelled the port of Kismayo in Somalia, the largest town still held by al-Shabab militants. Witnesses told VOA that two warships began firing at Kismayo overnight Tuesday. The attack continued after sunrise, with one shell hitting a house and wounding a child. Kenyan military spokesman Cyrus Oguna told VOA […]
Somali President Survives Ambush
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 11:05 am (UTC-5)
Somalia President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has survived an assassination attempt by the militant group al-Shabab. Gunmen opened fire on the president’s convoy Tuesday in the Alamada area of southern Somalia. A VOA reporter traveling with the convoy says the president was unharmed, but a bodyguard was killed and seven other people were wounded. Somali […]
Witnesses: Warships Fire on Al-Shabab Stronghold in Somalia
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 10:05 am (UTC-5)
Witnesses in Somalia say warships have fired on a key port town controlled by the Islamist militant group al-Shabab. The witnesses told VOA the two warships, believed to be Kenyan, began firing at the coastal town of Kismayo early Tuesday. The attack continued after sunrise, with one shell hitting a house and wounding a child. […]
Somali President Survives Ambush
Posted May 29th, 2012 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Somalia’s President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has survived an assassination attempt by the militant group al-Shabab. Gunmen opened fire on the president’s convoy Tuesday in the Alamada area of southern Somalia. A VOA (Somali Service) reporter traveling with the convoy says the president was unharmed, but five of his bodyguards were wounded, along with one […]
Somali Authorities Arrest 11 Pirates in Puntland
Posted May 28th, 2012 at 5:10 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region say they have arrested 11 pirates, including one accused of involvement in the killing of several security force members last year. Officials said the operation Sunday in Hafun also netted rifles and a heavy machine gun. A statement identified one of the pirates as Mohamed Hassan, also known as […]
