Category: Somalia
The New Somali Government Endorses New Federal Tax System
Mogadishu (HAN) March 8th, 2014 Cabinet today discussed and endorsed a new tax system for Somalia. The Federal Minister of Finance Hussein Abdi Halane presented plans for the new tax system and tariff levels to Cabinet, these plans will now move forward to parliament for approval. The comprehensive new tax system comprises of both direct…
Somalis are the second largest exporters in the UAE after the Iranian Diaspora
Dubai (HAN) March 5th, 2014 – The growing confidence in Somalia’s economic recovery process has seen the ‘Somali Economic Forum’ for their hard-work, patience and willingness to contribute back to the home land. The Somalia diaspora business community are an asset for the future Somalia. The Somalia Prime Ministers recent visit said, good security and…
The Main Reason UN Security Council and USA lifts Somalia Arms Embargo
Mogadishu (HAN) March 6th, 2014 – Abdirahman Duale Beyle, Somali minister for foreign affairs and international cooperation, told the Security Council there were assassination attempts made against the nation’s president recently. This, the minister said, was an indication of the weakness of national security forces to contain peace and stability. “We are a country in…
Somalia: Reasons Alshabab Militants Ban Aid Agencies in Somalia
Mogadishu (HAN) March 6th, 2014 , By: Hamza Mohamed Interviewing Al-Shabaab’s Lower Shabelle governor, Sheikh Mohamed Abu Abdullah, about the group’s decision to ban NGOs in areas they control. Hamza will run a piece soon on the issue. Historical background: The Somali militant group al-Shabaab banned 16 aid groups – including a half dozen U.N.…
The New Somalia Mayor with Strong UN protection squad
Mogadishu (HAN) March 5th, 2014 – a Somali Federal Military General, Hassan Mohamud, assumed the post of mayor of the Somali Capital Mogadishu replacing The British Somali National, Mohamed Nour Tarzan. The Somali President’s decision to appoint the new General shows that improving security in Mogadishu remains its key priority, According to HAN & Geeska…
Turkey Press Release: Regarding the Attack in Mogadishu and Direct cash Aid
Djibouti (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – We are deeply saddened by the fact that many people lost their lives as a result of the car bomb attack perpetrated in the city center of Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital. Turkey strongly condemns terrorist attacks targeting the peace and stability of the brotherly people of Somalia. We share the…
Statement: The UN Special Representative for Somalia on the state-building conferences in Baidoa
Mogadishu (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Kay, is closely monitoring developments in Baidoa, including the outcome of today’s conference, and has taken note of the Federal Government’s response. “I urge all parties to observe maximum restraint and refrain from any action that could pose a…
Ethiopia’s efforts to restore peace in Somalia: Perceptions and Realities
Opinion Contributed to Geeska Afrika Magazine Online By: Zeray Hailemariam Nairobi (HAN) March 4th, 2014 – Ethiopia one of the founding member states of the League of Nations and United Nations has a significant role to the establishment of both the League of Nations and the UN. Since then, Ethiopia has remained committed towards African…
Somalia: The United Nations Special Security Guards Arrived in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (HAN) The UN Security Elite forces deployed in Somalia, in order to secure the capitals main areas. The troops are about 410 soldiers, their ethnic background are from Uganda, but in the name of United Nations action Guard. Uganda Government Forces spokesman Col. ITV, has told reporters that sending troops to Somalia, the latest…
Somalia: Interviewing elders from Barawe's minority Somali clans
Djibouti (HAN 1st March, 2014) – Hamza, Interviewing elders from Barawe’s minority clans. Among the elders is a man who lost family members to starvation after Shabelle river, which watered his farm, was blocked for more than a year because he had no money to give to the militiamen. The elders also told me how…
