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Somalia
Leaders Agree on Govt. Structure
(Jan
29, 2004)
NAIROBI,
Kenya - Somalia's feuding leaders signed an agreement
Thursday to form a new government bas
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Q&A:
Somali peace deal
(Nairobi)
(BBC)
Jan 29 2004 - Somalia's main warlords and politicians
have signed a deal to set up a new parliament that
will elect a president. The country has been without
a central government since 1991, since when it has
been wracked by civil war with rival factions battling
for control for different parts of Somalia.
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UN
says international staffer seized in Somalia
MOGADISHU,
Jan 29 (Reuters) - Somali gunmen kidnapped a German United
Nations worker on Thursday in
Gen
Powell got it absolutely right on Somalia
(Daily
Naion) (January
28, 2004 ) (Nairobi)
As
the Kenyan mediators on the Somali problem continues to
ponder how best to assist our sister
New
hope at Somali peace talks Nairobi,Kenya
- BBC
News - (
27th January 2004) Mediators
at the Somali peace talks say that a "breakthrough" has
been achieved, with all factions
Somali
Taxi Driver tells of girls' attack !
Wellington,
By
SUE ALLEN - (
27th January 2004) A
Somali taxi driver attacked and robbed by teenage girls
cannot believe the "speed and aggression"
Somalia:
UN Relief Official Condemns Murders of Women And Children
New
York, UNITED NATIONS - Allafrica.com
- (
26th January 2004) Condemning
the recent murders of women and children in clan-related
conflicts in southern Somalia,
Somali
parties reach consensus on future parliament
NAIROBI,
Jan. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Delegates in Somali peace talks,
including warlords and politicians,
HOGAMIYE
MUUSE SUUDI OO KA SOO DAGAY WILSON AIRPORT A NAIROBI
(Nairobi)
(ceelbuur.com)
(Jan
26, 2004) HOGAMIYE
MUUSE SUUDI OO KA SOO DAGAY WILSON AIRPORT A NAIROBI
 |
Algeria
thwart Cameroon
Cameroon 1-1 Algeria
Algeria
battled to a draw against defending champions Cameroon
in their opening Group C encounter. |
Hope
in a new land Roanoke
- By
Lisa Applegate - (
25th January 2004) Rehema
Mdame is one of about 200 Bantu refugees fleeing persecution
by seeking a new life in .....
Kenya
and Ethiopia agree on Addis-Moyale road link
Nairobi,Kenya
- By
NATION Reporter (
24th January 2004 ) Kenya
is seeking funds to tarmac the Moyale-Isiolo road. The
project, which was suggested 30 years
Somali
pleads innocent in terror-finance case
(January
23, 2004)
SAN
DIEGO – The head of a San Diego-based Somali organization
pleaded innocent today to charges that
Aid
Somalia Peace Bid, Ethiopia Told
The
East African Standard (Nairobi)
Kenya
yesterday urged Ethiopia to help in negotiating peace
for Somalia.
Puntland
Accuses Djibouti of Arming Somaliland
(January
22, 2004)
The
authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of
Puntland have accused the Republic of
Canadian
charged with terrorism in U.S.
(The
Globe and Mail)
Minneapolis,
Minn. — A Canadian citizen born in Somalia has been charged
with conspiring to support
African
travellers to be fingerprinted at UK airports
(Jan
22, 2004) (4NI)
Visitors
to the UK from five east African countries and those travelling
on refugee documents issued
War
saxaafadeed ay soo saartay dowladda KMG ah
Nairobi,Kenya
- Xasan
Bariise,bbc - (
21st January 2004 ) War
saxaafadeed ka soo baxay wasaaradda warfaafinta ee dowladda
KMG ah ayaa looga hadlay xaaladda
U.N.
urges restraint in Somalia
UNITED
NATIONS, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi
Annan said Tuesday he was concerned ove
Somalia's
warlords: Feeding on a failed state !
Paris
- Commentary
By Abdulqawi A. Yusuf - (
21st January 2004 ) Political
solutions have been found for several longstanding conflicts
in Africa in 2003 - in .....
U.N.
urges restraint in Somalia ! New
York, UNITED NATIONS -
The Washington Times (UPI) - (
21st January 2004 )
U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said Tuesday he was
concerned over rising tension between ....
At
least nine Somalis killed in fighting
MOGADISHU,
Jan 20 (Reuters) - Nine people were killed in fighting
in central Somalia between rival
Somalis
Struggle to Start Private Schools
MOGADISHU,
Somalia Jan. 20 — In a communal goat stable, children
sit under a mango tree, learning to
Fighting
'threatens Somali talks' Mogadishu,Somalia
- BBC
News - (
20th January 2004) Tension
between regional Somali leaders may scuttle the peace
talks in Kenya, mediators have warned
Somalia
Faction Accuses Kiplagat Nairobi,Kenya
- The
East African Standard - (
19th January 2004) Members
of Somalia's Absame community have accused the chairman
of the Somali peace talks, Bethuel
Kenya
urges end to Somaliland, Puntland tension
NAIROBI,
Jan 19 (Reuters) - Kenya said on Monday growing tension
between two rival regions of
Somali
feuding 'tit-for-tat'
(19/01/2004
)
Mogadishu
- At least 13 people were killed and 27 wounded in two
days of ongoing inter-clan fighting
How
Kenya averted war with Somalia
Nairobi,Kenya
- Commentary
By John Kamau - (
18th January 2004 ) Intelligence
notes and recently declassified "Top Secret" files show
that Kenya almost went into ..
Funeral
held for battle of Mogadishu pilot
INVERNESS,
Florida - (AP)
(
18th January 2004 ) Chief
Warrant Officer Aaron Weaver survived cancer and the 1993
battle of Mogadishu, recounted in..
Ethiopia's
Jews Pack To Head For Israel
MOGADISHU,
January 17 (IslamOnline.net) - Thousands of Ethiopian
Jews
US
Issues Travel Warning to US Americans Visiting Djibouti
! Washington
D.C. VOA
News - (
17th January 2004 ) The
United States has renewed a travel warning to Americans
who plan to visit Djibouti, the tiny ..
Minister
appreciates Yemen's efforts to restore Somali peace
Sana'a,
Yemen - (
SABA) (
17th January 2004 ) Somali
Foreign Minister Yousef Hassan Ibrahim highly appreciated
the Yemeni role and efforts to ...
Somalis
Have Less Than $1 a Day: UN Jeddah,KSA
- Salad
F. Duhul, Special to Arab News - (
16th January 2004 ) Beset
by a long-running civil war and the absence of a functional
government for over a decade ...
| Talking
Point: WHAT WENT WRONG? (Toronto) (By M.M.Afrah) Jan 16 ,2004 - Butros-Butros
Ghali, the then UN Secretary-General of the United
Nations was extremely concerned that US troops in
Somalia ceased disarming the population "unless
gunmen prevented them from escorting humanitarian
aid." |
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Sudan
peace talks process positive: US special envoy
NAIVASHA,
Kenya, (Xinhuanet)
- (
16th January 2004 ) The
US special envoy for peace in the Sudan said here Friday
that the Sudan peace talks process is
Cry
for help that led to the morgue !
Canberra,
By
Stephen Gibbs and Michael Pelly (
16th January 2004 ) Awale
Mohamed had been pleading for help for days. He knew he
was psychotic and was telling anyone
Schroder
visits Kenya ! Nairobi,Kenya
- By
Julius Mokaya of the East African Standard - (
16th January 2004 ) The
State visit to Kenya, which starts on Monday, by the Germany
Chancellor, Gerhard Schroder .....
Volunteers
study Somali language to prepare for arrival of Bantus
From
the dining hall of a Columbia church drift the sounds
of English speakers learning the language
New
Survey of Impoverished Somalia Seen as Guidepost for Development
(VOA)
14
Jan 2004 -
A
report by the World Bank and the United Nations says just
six out of every thousand Somalis have a
SOMALIA:
UN releases first socioeconomic survey
Nairobi,Kenya
- UNIRIN
- (
14th January 2004 ) The
United Nations has launched a new socioeconomic survey
for Somalia, the first since the civil
Somalia:
War of Words Continues Between Puntland And Somaliland
! Nairobi,Kenya
- Allafrica/IRIN
(
13th January 2004 ) The
authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland
have warned neighbouring Puntland to
At
least 21 fighters killed in Somalia clan clash
MOGADISHU,
Jan 13 (Reuters) - At least 21 Somali fighters were killed
when a long-running dispute
Cameras
On Somali Island "To Monitor Terrorists"
MOGADISHU,
January 13 (IslamOnline.net) – Fishermen from the Somali
southern city of Raas Kambooni
Somalia
needs Canada's help
(The Star) (Tuesday,
January 13, 2004 )
Notorious
Somali warlords, regional administration heads and former
military government leaders have
First
of 200 refugees from Somalia to begin arriving in Roanoke
soon
Tuesday,
January 13, 2004
As
many as 140 of the refugees will be children, potentially
creating a unique challenge for local
Museveni
Kicks Off Somali Peace Talks
New
Vision (Kampala)
PRESIDENT
Yoweri Museveni has asked Somalia leaders to form a national
government and army.
Somaliland
Deserves A Closer Look (January
12, 2004 - OPINION) (allAfrica.com
)
At
least a small part of the future of Africa is being played
out in Somaliland, the northwest
US
wants normalized Somalia (Sunday,
Jan 11) (AFP
, WASHINGTON )
The
US is considering a major diplomatic initiative to help
create a functional government in lawles
African
leaders attempt to revive Somali peace talks
NAIROBI
- East African leaders are meeting in Kenya for 10 days
of talks aimed at pushing war-torn
Timely
warning to warlords (Sunday
Nation) (Sunday,
January 11, 2004 )
Somalia
is a sad tale, indeed. Since the January 1991 collapse
of dictator Siad Barre's regime
Somalia’s
Faction Leaders Boycott Talks in Kenya
NAIROBI,
10 January 2004 — Some of Somalia’s most powerful warlords
boycotted the planned start of
| Talking
Point: STARVING TO DEATH WHILE THE WORLD WATCHES (Toronto) (By M.M.Afrah) Jan 10 ,2004 - An estimated
4.5 million Somalis were starving to death from the
effects of the war and famine and no one, not the
United Nations, the Organization of African Unity,
the Arab League or Organization of Islamic Conference
stepped in time to prevent the human tragedy. |
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Somali
warlords give Kibaki, Museveni hard time
Nairobi,
Kenya - By
ODHIAMBO ORLALE (
10th January 2003 ) Somali
warlords yesterday kept Presidents Mwai Kibaki and Yoweri
Museveni waiting for six hours in
Talks
‘last hope’ for Somalia ! Nairobi,
Kenya - By
Nixon Ng’ang’a - (
9th January 2004 ) The
charade that has been the Somali peace talks would be
laughable if it was not for the potential
SOMALIA
TO ATTEND REGIONALl CONFERENCE IN YEMEN !
San'a,Yemen
- By
Banadir.com (
9th January 2004 ) A
high ranking delegation led by Mr. Yusuf Hassan Ibrahin
(Yusuf Dheeg) ,The Minister of Foreign ..
Museveni
to launch Somali leaders' talks !
Nairobi,
Kenya - By
ODHIAMBO ORLALE of the Daily Nation - (
9th January 2004 ) Visiting
President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda will this morning
launch 10-day retreat for Somalia's
Somalia:
Concern Over Tension in North !
Nairobi,
Kenya - UN
Integrated Regional Information Networks - (
8th January 2004 ) The
Somalia Aid Coordination Body (SACB) - which brings together
donors, UN agencies and .........
Lebanon
denies Rumsfled terror allegations !
BEIRUT,
Lebanon, Zawya
(United Press International via COMTEX) -- (
8th January 2004 ) Lebanese
Minister of Information Michel Samaha denied allegations
by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald
TNG
to attend retreat
NAIROBI,
8 Jan 2004 (IRIN) - Somalia's Transitional National Government
(TNG) will attend a proposed
ERITREA-ETHIOPIA:
UN urges Ethiopia to cooperate with border commission
! Nairobi,
Kenya - UNIRIN-
(
8th January 2004 ) The
UN Security Council has said it is disappointed with Ethiopia's
rejection of an independent
Museveni
due in for Somalia retreat ! Nairobi,
Kenya - By
NATION Reporter , (
8th January 2004 ) President
Yoweri Museveni of Uganda is scheduled to arrive this
morning for the launch of the....
Rumsfeld
weighs strikes in Lebanon, Somalia !
Washington
DC, WORLD
TRIBUNE.COM - (
7th January 2004 ) U.S.
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld is considering a plan for multi-pronged
attacks on insurgency....
Somalia:
Somaliland Tells Puntland to Pull Out of Disputed Region
Hargeisa,Somalia
- AllAfrica
& IRIN - (
7th January 2004 ) The
authorities in the self-declared republic of Somaliland
have warned neighbouring Puntland to
Sudan
foes sign wealth deal ! Naivasha,Kenya
- bbc
news (
7th January 2004 ) The
Sudanese Government and southern rebels have signed an
agreement to share the country's ....
ETHIOPIA:
German leader due to visit Addis
Ababa - UNIRIN-
(
7th January 2004 ) German
Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is to visit Ethiopia later
this month to help try and break the
UN
Agencies Set to Start New Phase of Aid for Drought-Stricken
Northern Somalia New
York,NY - United
Nations - (
7th January 2004 ) Preparing
a new phase in the drive to help 90,000 people suffering
from severe drought in northern
US,
Kenya Train Together to Combat Terrorism
Nairobi,
Kenya - By
Stephen Mbogo, CNSNews.com Correspondent - (
6th January 2004) The
U.S. and Kenya are holding joint military exercises on
the Kenyan coast, with the war against
SOMALIA:
Museveni to hold consultations ahead of leaders' retreat
Nairobi,
Kenya - UNIRIN-
(
6th January 2004) Ugandan
President Yoweri Museveni, current chairman of the Inter-Governmental
Authority on ....
Somalia:
Drought Increasing Risk of Malnutrition in the North -Unicef
! Nairobi,
Kenya - UNIRIN-
(
6th January 2004) The
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has warned that
a drought currently affecting the Sool
Sudan
foes agree to share wealth ! Nairobi,
Kenya - bbc
news (
5th January 2004 ) The
Sudanese Government and southern rebels have finalised
an agreement on how to share the country
Is
End in Sight to Somali’s Running Civil War?
Galkaio,Somalia
- Somali
Peace Rally (
5th January 2004 ) The
Somali Peace Rally (SPR) welcomes the new approach of
Inter-Governmental Authority on .......
Egypt
plane crash claims 148 lives !
Sharm
el-Sheikh, Eqypt - BBC
News , (
3rd January 2004 ) An
Egyptian charter plane has crashed into the Red Sea, killing
all 148 passengers and crew on ....
Somaliland
oo u jawaabtey Cabdullahi Yusuf !
Hargeisa,Somalia
- BBC
News (
2nd January 2004 ) Afhayeen
u hadlay Somaliland ayaa ku tilmaamay wax lala yaabo in
Cabdillaahi Yuusuf uu Somaliland
Chinese
Foreign Minister to visit four African countries !
BEIJING,
(Xinhuanet)
- (
2nd January 2004 ) Chinese
Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing will pay an official visit
to Sudan, Comoros, Djibouti and ...
| Talking
Point: THE TRAGEDY CONTINUES TO RAGE .(Toronto) (By M.M.Afrah) Jan 2 ,2004 - (A note from
your Webmaster: Some of you have disagreed with M.
M. Afrah's historical jewel about minor discrepancies,
such as dates and army ranks of the protagonists who
played different roles during revolutionary era. One
of our readers said Salad Gavere was a General and
not a Colonel etc. etc |
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TNG
Prime Minister Concludes Formation of Cabinet !
Mogadishu,Somalia
- By
Banadir.com (
31st December 2003 ) The
newly appointed Prime Minister of Transitional National
Government of Somalia Mr. Mohomad Abdi
Preparations
under way for Somali refugees (The
Seattle Times) (December
31, 2003 )
Snohomish
County schools and service agencies are preparing for
an influx of a new ethnic group to
Girl,
15, is raped by asylum seeker !
London,
By
Court Reporter - (
31st December 2003 ) AN
ASYLUM seeker who twice raped a 15-year old girl after
offering to help her faces years behind
Somali
faction threatens to boycott Jan 9 talks
NAIROBI,
Dec 31 (Reuters) - A group of Somali faction leaders threatened
on Wednesday to boycott
Libya:
Tough gateway to Europe ! Tripoli,Libya
- BBC
News - world Edition (
31st December 2003 ) Libya's
proximity to Italy means it has long been a destination
for migrants from sub-Saharan ...
SOMALIA:
Tension rising in north ! Nairobi,Kenya
- UNIRIN-
(
30th December 2003 ) Tension
is rising between the self-declared republic of Somaliland
and the neighbouring ..........
Leaders'
retreat rescheduled
NAIROBI,
30 Dec 2003 (IRIN) - A proposed retreat for Somali political
leaders which has been
Iran:
Tirada geerida oo ku dhow 50,000 !
Bam,Iran
- BBC
News (
30th December 2003 ) Saraakiisha
gobolka dhulgariirku gilgiley ee Iran ayaa sheegey in
laga yaabo in dhimashadu ay.....
Underage
Somali maid succumbs to injuries !
Dubai,UAE
- By
Shadiah Abdullah, Gulf News Staff Reporter, (
30th December 2003 ) An
underage Somali girl who received horrific burns while
working as a maid died early yesterday...
Siyaasadda
gudaha ee Eritrea oo adduunku diiradda saarayo !
Asmara,
BBC
News - (
30th December 2003 ) Iyadoo
xiisada u dhaxeysey Ethiopia iyo Eritrea ay mar kale kacdey
ayaa adduunka haatan diiradda...
| Talking
Point: "CLEANSING" THE SUPREMER REVOLUCTIONARY
COUNCIL (Toronto) (By
M.M.Afrah)
Dec
26
,2003
- FLASH BACK 1969 AND THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH - President
Barre began "cleansing" the Supreme Revolutionary
Council (SRC) from what he described as reactionary
elements. In theory the SRC was supposed to rule the
country by consensus, but .. |
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For
Ishmail, Christmas brings a gift that's easy to digest
(TheAge)
(December
26, 2003)
Christmas
is a foreign concept for Ishmail Hassan Mohammed, but
his first Christmas dinner of
Kenyan
Efforts Open Way for Peace in Sudan, Somalia
(Dec
25, 2003) (VOA)
Peacemaking
was the foremost activity in East Africa this year, with
the Sudanese and Somali peace
Beesha
caalamka iyo IGAD oo kulmay Nairobi,Kenya
- Ridwaan
Xaaji Cabdiweli -BBC Nairobi (
25th December 2003) Mbagathi
ayaa waxaa shir dhowr saacadood qaatay ku yeeshay wakiillo
ka socda beesha caalamka iyo
| Talking
Point: REMINISCENCES PART THREE (Toronto) (By
M.M.Afrah) Dec 20 ,2003
- FLASH BACK OCTOBER 1969 AND AFTERMATH - AN EYEWITNESS
ACCOUNT - How did Somalia disintegrate from Cold War
stability into complete chaos and self-destruction? |
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Video
fails to strike charge
(Toronto
Star)
A
lawyer for a Toronto man charged with assaulting a police
officer failed yesterday to have the
Baaq
xabad joojin - GOLAHA WADATASHIGA SOOMAALIYEED
(Dec
18, 2003)
Waxaa
weli sii soconaya ku xadgudubyada heshiisyada la gaaro, sida
heshiiskii xabad joojinta ee ay
Retreat
on Somali peace put off again (Daily
Nation) Thursday,
December 18, 2003
A
planned Mombasa retreat for Somali leaders has been postponed
indefinitely
Somalian
Refugees in Kenya Have Little Hope for Peace
(Dadaab,
Kenya) (18
Dec 2003) (VOA)
The
end to Somalia's civil war appears as distant as ever, despite
more than a year of talks in
Somali
clan warfare leaves 34 dead (Al
Jaziira) (Tuesday
16 December 2003)
Thirty-four
people have been killed and 80 wounded in two days of
clashes between rival clans in
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