Council backs stronger UN presence in Somalia
The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday that opens the door to a stronger U.N. presence in Somalia and possible deployment of U.N. peacekeepers in the lawless Horn of Africa country....
Piracy Continues To Impede Aid Deliveries to Somalia
Uncontrolled piracy in Somali waters continues to disrupt aid shipments to Somalis. According to a statement released by the FAO`s Food Security Analysis Unit, 3.5 million people -- nearly half of Somalia`s population -- may need food aid by the end of the year...
Siad Barre “May Day” Speech – May 1, 1978
Siad Barre said: “Lately there have been crises in the Horn of Africa, as in many other parts of the world--between colonialists and the colonized, between a black colonialist government and the black people it colonizes. This is not a new phenomenon; it is an old one.” Siad Barre also called the 1978 attempted coup as “Childish game”....
SYL Letters in the 1940s
Abdullahi Isse: It is a known fact that the Somali Youth League, as leader of the nationalist movement for the independence of Somaliland, unalterably opposes the restoration of the hated Italian rule under any form whatsoever in our land … It is as clear as the light of day that, in order to do something for the Italians, it is proposed to sacrifice the Somalis and offer Somaliland to Italy as a bribe. ...
One dead gorilla is news - a guerrilla war is not
Head of UN Mission on African guerilla wars: "If journalists aren`t writing about it or editors won`t run the stories, then they are just as guilty as the warlords."...
System transfers funds to radicals
Counter-terrorism agents and African community leaders have warned that Hawala -- a remittance system used to transfer money overseas, especially to countries lacking traditional financial structures -- is being used to funnel private and community-raised funds to terrorist groups in Somalia...
Italian minister Calderoli apologizes for insulting Islam, Prophet Muhammad.
I reiterate my deep regret and I apologize to all Muslims for what I did and I stress that what I did was a non-deliberate mistake and I never believed that it would have all this great impact in creating a distance between the Libyan and Italian peoples...
Interview with the Only Saudi Presenter in Al-Jazeera
Ali al-Zufayri is a Saudi journalist whose appearance on Al-Jazirah Channel has aroused a great deal of controversy, because he is the only Saudi working for a channel that is not really approved by many Saudis. The situation has reached the level that some Saudi newspapers have accused him of treason....
Gunmen in Central Somalia Kill Driver of UN Food Convoy
Yesterday`s attack occurred after the convoy of 12 WFP-contracted trucks, loaded with food, was stopped at an illegal checkpoint, 30 kilometres north of Galkayo in Mudug region, by militiamen who demanded money....
Somalia: Ensuring Long-Term Peace and Stability
Jendayi Frazer: Fighting terrorism in Somalia is not our sole priority, but rather is part of a comprehensive strategy to reverse radicalization, improve governance, rule of law, democracy and human rights, and improve economic growth and job creation....
Eritrea`s Opposition Groups To Form United Front To Push for Regime Change
If the regime denies the Eritrean people that opportunity, then the people will start fighting from inside and that includes the Eritrean Army because it is part of the people," said Bashir Isak, member of the executive committee of the proposed Eritrean Democratic Alliance (EDA)....
Djibouti Renews Border-violation Charge against Eritrea.
Djibouti`s foreign minister, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, accused Eritrea of carrying out "an undisguised and naked provocation against my country`s sovereignty and territorial integrity" by amassing its troops on their common border...
India weighs rice diplomacy, wheat stockpile
The rising price of staples like rice -- called a "silent tsunami" by the World Food Programme -- has sparked violent protests from Haiti to Somalia, and heightened fears that the world`s poor may soon struggle to feed themselves....
French Analyst Urges Dialogue with Iran
Iran, suspected of wanting to acquire nuclear weapons, is subject to international sanctions, and the idea of a military operation regularly resurfaces in Washington....
Spanish secret service handled ransom payment to Somali pirates - daily
The government gave the National Intelligence Centre (CNI) the job of taking care of the delivery of the ransom after the hijackers demanded it be paid in Somalia and in view of the impossibility of the ship-owner being able to make the payment itself....
Sen. Feingold Introduces Resolution Concerning Governance Failures in Somalia
Despite the formation of the internationally recognized TFG in 2004, there has been little improvement in the governance or stability of southern and central Somalia, and stability in the northern region of Puntland has deteriorated....
Jihad Writer Claims Al-Qaeda Has Nuclear Weapons, Will Attack America From Within
Jihad writer claimed that Al-Qaeda has moved weapons into the US for future strikes although it was not clear whether the writer meant nuclear or conventional weapons that were moved inside the US even though he was talking about nuclear weapons....
The Struggling Country Needs Food, not Missiles
Tomahawk missiles cost $600,000 each. It is very questionable if a $2.4 million Tomahawk attack on a Somali village -- even if it killed an anti-American leader -- was a better use of the money than providing more food aid....
London Mayoral Candidate Livingstone on Muslim Integration, Middle East Policy
Today, Londoners vote for the third term in elections whose outcome is not clear until now … the Muslims in London constitute approximately 10 percent of the 7.5 million Londoners. Thus, Livingstone has visited a large number of mosques, and met the leaders of the Muslim groups in Britain....
Italian Interior Ministry Survey Says “Mistrust” of Muslim Immigrants Growing
This mistrust is particularly directed toward Muslims. In fact, 55 percent of Italians feel this way. Why? Because Muslims are deemed to be "intolerant" of Catholicism, 28 percent, and critical toward Italian culture and traditions, 25 percent....
U.S. Says Strike Kills Qaeda Leader in Somalia
Mr. Ayro was one of the most feared and notorious figures in Somalia, a short, wispy man believed to be in his 30s who had gone from lowly car washer to a top terrorist suspect blamed for a string of atrocities, including killing a BBC journalist...
Air strike kills 2 senior Somali Islamists-commander
"Infidel planes bombed Dusamareb. Two of our important people, including Aden Hashi Ayrow, were killed in the incident," Mukhtar Robow Abu-mansur, a senior commander for the Islamist movement, told Reuters....
Once upon a time in Somalia
Once upon a time in Somalia My first trip to Somalia was as a young European Commission on a mission to see President Siad Barre … We did not realize how lucky we were that Somalia was in one piece with one President. It´s still not clear if and when we will see that again. ...
AOI Africa Oil delays Somali drilling due to civil unrest
It has been decided to delay the start of the drilling program. The recent upsurge in civil unrest in southern Somalia and piracy around Somali coast have given rise to significant logistical difficulties in shipping large amounts of heavy equipment and supplies to the drilling location....
Oh my gosh, pirates! Somalia
Strange how an African country can be moving from prolonged chaos to violent collapse and no one in the world notices until a couple of European boats get seized by armed gunmen....
Somali pirates free Spanish boat for ransom
Somali pirates have freed a Spanish fishing boat with its 26-member crew for a ransom of $1.2 million, a Somali official said on Saturday....
Muslim Sisters Stand Up For Their Rights
I would humbly suggest that Islamic feminism, has nothing to do with those poor, confused sisters like Irshad Manji, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Amina Wudood -- who talk endlessly of Islams need to modernize....
