The BBC and other media are reporting the “return of Ethiopian troops to Somalia”. How can they “return” when they never left? My sources, who served as advisors to Abdulahi Yusuf, leader of the Eldoret formed Transitional National Government of Somalia (TNG), tell me that Meles Zenawi´s forces never left Somalia. They may have left [...]
Qaramada Midoobay ayaa sheegtay in Soomaaliya ay soo wajahday abaartii ugu darneyd muddo toban sano ah.
Isu Duwaha Qaramada Midoobay dhinaca arrimaha bini’aadanimada u qaabilsan Soomaaliya, Mark Bowden ayaa sheegay in daraasad dhinaca satellite-ka oo la sameeyay ay [...]
By Abdurrahman Warsameh
MOGADISHU, May 7 (Xinhua) — Somali youths will have yet another thing to pass their tough times and perhaps develop their mental capacities and promote peace as schools in Mogadishu now started to hold regular chess contests among their students, thanks to an initiative by local schools chess association.
The [...]
By Peter Clottey
Washington, D.C
15 May 2009
The Africa Union Peace Keeping Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has sharply denied accusations it was shelling homes of innocent civilians. This follows seven days of deadly clashes between hard line Islamic insurgents and government forces which reportedly left at least 139 dead and scores injured. The hard line Islamic [...]