Category: Somalia
Somalia: Financial charity watchdog warns of Islamist threat
Djibouti (HAN) April 21, 2014 – The Middle East Islamic extremism and the Horn of Africa of Al-Shabaab are the “most deadly” problem faced by British charities, British Intelligence communities and Western Allies, the head of the British sector’s watchdog said through private briefings. William Shawcross, the chairman of the Charity Commission, said the regulatory…
Somalia: Saudi Arabia shared fight against the misguided Al-Shabaab Group
Mogadishu (HAN) April 19, 2014 -The Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud today welcomed the new Ambassador from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Somalia and said, “Saudi Arabia has been a constant friend to Somalia throughout the years of trouble.” His Excellency Garam Bin Said Bin Garam Almulhan presented his credentials to the President in Villa…
Kenya: Somalia Will Rise with Tears of Defiance, Resilience and Courage
Nairobi (HAN) April 18, 2014 – Opinion By, Hibaaq Osman, Founder Karama. – Last week, I could only watch on television news as soldiers herded scores of my countrymen on to trucks like livestock, to be driven to detention centers. Women carrying babies struggled to climb onto the cumbersome vehicles, built not for carrying humans…
Somalia: British Bank Settles Dispute With Africa's largest money transfer Dahabshiil
London (HAN) April 16, 2014 – Africa’s major remittance company Dahabshiil, was battling for the last two years with the British Bank Barclays for planning to shut down its banking account, as part of a drive to meet stricter money laundering rules. The UK based Financial institution Barclays has defused a legal row with Africa’s biggest…
Somalia: Wide Gulf between Ambassador Nicolas Kay and President Hassan
Djibouti (HAN) April 16, 2014 – Updated Version of Opinion Dr. Mohamud M. Uluso is a senior Somali political analyst. He was a former minister and governor of the Central Bank of Somalia. HAN & Geeska Afrika Online (1985 -2014) political Contributor. Ambassador Nicholas Kay Briefing to the Security Council on Somalia last month said, “The…
Somalia: The attack on Villa Somalia a wake-up call for new security strategy
Nairobi (HAN) April 16, 2014 – Opinion BY DRAZEN JORGIC . The new security strategy for Mogadishu, drawn up just days after the Villa Somalia raid, hinges on obtaining more ground-level intelligence from Mogadishu’s rubble-strewn streets. “The attack on Villa Somalia was a wake-up call,” said one Western diplomat. “The president is now taking an active approach…
Somalia: The creation of Investment Security legal framework
Addis Ababa (HAN) April 15, 2014 – Somali Businesses Leaders urged the Federal Government of Somalia to establish legal framework for the security of investment. leading businesses, government officials and International businesses converged in Dubai on the 6th and 7th of April for the second investment Summit hosted by the Somalia Economic Forum. The Federal…
Somalia: The Africa's next Angola
Djibouti (HAN) April 14, 2014 – Africa’s next Angola oil fields will be in Somalia’s Oil and Gas in Indian Ocean Exploration. British oil giant British Petroleum signed concessions with the Petrolatum Department for the Federal Government of Somalia to explore oil and gas in the war raven East African nation, including International waters of…
Somalia: Briefing to Update the Security Council
Mogadishu (HAN) April 12, 2014 – In a statement (6975) last year read out by Mark Simmonds, Minister for Africa of the United Kingdom, whose delegation holds the Council’s rotating presidency for the month, the Council underscored the importance of the new Mission, known as UNSOM, quickly establishing a “significant presence” in the Somali capital,…
Somalia: President thanked the US government support rebuilding Professional army
Mogadishu (HAN) April 12, 2014 – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia attended a ceremony marking the 54th anniversary of the creation of Somali National Army (SNA). “I congratulate the SNA on its successes in its ongoing operations against Al-Shabaab on the 54th anniversary of its inauguration.” Speaking on the occasion, the President…
