General Consensus Only Way for Somalia Peace: Kenyan President NAIROBI (Sept. 30) XINHUA - Kenyan President Daniel arap Moi has said the only way to restore peace in Somalia is to honor the opinion ...

FEATURE-SOMALIA'S GUNMEN CONSIDER PEACE AFTER DECADE OF WAR. MOGADISHU, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Strolling down the middle of the street as bullets fly all around him, Salad Hashi appears perfectly at ease with life as a militiaman...

Call for Truth Commission By Human Rights Centre NAIROBI, 29 September (IRIN) - The newly elected Somali government should prosecute war criminals in court, or set up a truth ...

SOMALIA: President imposes deadline Mogadishu, (Sep. 29), IRIN - Interim Somali president Abdiqasim Salad Hasan finished consultations with the clan-based parliamentary groups in Djibouti ...

'Fatigued' Dar May Kick Out 700 Somali Refugees Dar-es-Salaam (The East African, September 28, 2000) - Tanzania's immigration authorities have ordered the repatriation of more than 700 Somali refugees who ...

Gulf ban on livestock will hit the Horn 28 Sept. (e.Countries.com ) - Six Gulf states have reimposed a ban on livestock from the Horn of Africa. It is likely to be devastating for some fragile African economies. ...

Somalians in Oz may go home Sydney , 28 Sept. (Sapa-AFP ) - Three Somali asylum seekers who say they would rather return home to a death sentence than remain in Australia . ...

Faction leader on Libyan agreement 'NAIROBI, 27 September (IRIN) - Faction leader Husayn Haji Bod called a press conference in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Monday to qualify reports that he had signed an agreement with . ...

Kenyan MP Wants Somalis Repatriated 'NAIROBI, 27 September (Daily Nation) - Assistant Minister Mohammed Abdi Affey yesterday called for an urgent repatriation of all Somali refugees. . ...

Kenyan MP Wants Somalis Repatriated 'NAIROBI, 27 September (Daily Nation) - Assistant Minister Mohammed Abdi Affey yesterday called for an urgent repatriation of all Somali refugees. . ...

Australia 'worse than Somalia' NAIROBI, 27 September (BBC) - Three Somali asylum seekers have asked Australian immigration officials to send them home. ...

Australia tells Somali asylum seekers to go home if they prefer it SYDNEY, Sept 27 (AFP) - Three Somali asylum seekers who say they would rather return home to a death sentence than remain in Australia after three years in detention ....

President moves to form government NAIROBI, 26 September (IRIN) - Interim President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan has begun consultations with the clan-based Transitional National Assembly (TNA) to form a government...

Aydid qualifies Libyan agreement NAIROBI, 26 September (IRIN) - Mogadishu faction leader Hussein Muhammad Aydid does not recognise Abdiqasim Salad Hasan as a national president...

New Somali President Holds Talks With Un Envoy To Somalia Mogadishu, Sept 26 - The new Somali president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan, yesterday held a meeting in Djibouti with the UN special envoy to ...

IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 25 September Libya brokers agreement

Somalia, Africa's Phoenix? (Sept. 25) Hartford Courant Editorial - War-weary Somalians, who for 10 years have lived in a lawless country without a government, now have a chance to reconstitute their civic society ...

Somali Refugees in Kenya Urged to Return Home NAIROBI (Sept. 25) XINHUA - Kenyan Foreign Affairs Assistant Minister Mohammed Affey has urged the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees to facilitate speedy return ...

Somali president, warlord make peace SIRTE, Libya, Sept 23 (AFP) - New Somali President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan made peace with Somali warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid ...

AN URGENT CALL TO THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY IN TORONTO Toronto, Sept 22 (Ontarians For Traditional Family Values,) - To PROTEST the Government’s promotion of gay, lesbian and other morally . . ...

Clan violence in Somali capital claims at least 15 lives MOGADISHU, Sept 22 (AFP) - Clan violence in Mogadishu left at least 15 people dead Friday, exposing the mammoth task faced by Somalia's new president in restoring security after a decade of anarchy. ...

Somali president thanks Kadhafi for his help in national reconciliation SIRTE, Libya, Sept 21 (AFP) - Somali President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan Thursday thanked Libya's leader, Colonel Moamer Kadhafi, for his role in advancing "national reconciliation" in Somalia ...

Importers Shunning Eldoret Airport Nairobi (The East African, September 21, 2000) - Some Importers who had been using the Eldoret International Airport have diverted a number of flights to Liboi in Somalia and Entebbe in Uganda...

Once bitten in Somalia, West faces tough decision MOGADISHU, Sept 21 (Reuters) - The steady crack of a sledgehammer echoes out over the barren land that once housed the U.S. embassy and .....

Somali militiamen hold the key to peace. MOGADISHU, Sept 20 (Mail and Guardian ) - A dozen battle wagons rolled through the Somali capital this weekend to the national stadium, young militiamen ......

Somali militiamen hold the key to peace. MOGADISHU, Sept 20 (Mail and Guardian ) - A dozen battle wagons rolled through the Somali capital this weekend to the national stadium, young militiamen ......

Somalia Joins Internet . MOGADISHU (Sept. 20) XINHUA - Somalia now officially joins the world of Internet to become the last African country ......

SOMALI Parliamentarians in Nigeria . MOGADISHU, Sept 20 (IRIN) - A group of members of the newly elected Somali Transitional National Assembly (TNA) are in Abuja, Nigeria, for an African ......

SOMALIA Set to receive 150M dollars from Arab League. MOGADISHU, Sept 19 (Qaran) - The Arab League is expected to donate 150m dollars towards the rehabilitation of schools and health institutions ......

SOMALIA'S FORMER ENEMIES SAY RECONCILIATION IS EASY. MOGADISHU, Sept 19 (Reuters) - For a decade they waged war against one another, laying ambushes ......

UN evacuates two staff from south Somali town after attack NAIROBI, Sept 19 (AFP) - The United Nations said Tuesay it had evacuated two expatriate security officers from the southern Somali town ......

Freed aid workers arrive in Kenya NAIROBI, Sept 19 (BBC) - Two international aid workers released in Somalia on Monday, after eight weeks in captivity, have arrived in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. .....

Somaliland to issue passport Sept 19 (Radio Hargeysa, Voice of the Republic of Somaliland ) - The Somaliland minister of interior and information and the state minister for foreign affairs this evening held ......

IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 18 September NAIROBI - Newly elected Somali president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan, has postponed announcing his government while he consolidates international support ......

Abducted French, British aid workers freed in Mogadishu NAIROBI ,Sept 18 (AFP) - A British man and a French woman, both relief workers, abducted in the Somali capital on July 26, were freed ......

New Somali president moves to drive militiamen from capital MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) -- Somalia's new government is moving to drive out militiamen from the streets of the capital ......

Somali Militiamen Face Choice of Peace or More War MOGADISHU , Sept 18 (Reuters) - A dozen battle wagons rolled through the Somali capital this weekend to the national stadium ......

Education: Striving son of Somaliland Sunday, September 17 - FROM a strife-torn country on the Horn of Africa, Abdillahi Ahmed said he feels fortunate to be able to further his education in Malaysia ......

Somali athletes participate Sydney Olympics Sunday, September 17 - At least three Somali competators are ......

SOMALI MILITIAMEN START DEMOBILISING, JOIN POLICE. MOGADISHU, Sept 16 (Reuters) - About 300 heavily armed Somali militiamen joined a new fledgling police force on .....

Somalia's President Sets Priorities for Immediate Future UNITED NATIONS (Sept. 15) XINHUA - Somalia's President Abdikassim Salad Hassan said Friday that peace, security and unity are the priority. .....

SOMALIA MOVES TO END MENACE OF MILITIAMEN. MOGADISHU , Sept 15 (Reuters) - Somalia's new government is moving to drive out militiamen from the streets of the capital. .....

Somali president answers your questions New York, Sep 15 (BBC) - Abdulkassim Salat Hassan answered your questions in a live forum from New York. .....

Puntland leader reiterates rejection of new Somali president NAIROBI, Sep 15 (AFP) - The head of the self-styled autonomous Somali state of Puntland on Friday ruled out any prospect of talks with .....

Somalia's president ready to meet warlords Mogadishu, Somalia , Sept 15(BBC) - New Somali President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan has told BBC News Online that he is .....

Security Council holds private meeting on situation in Somalia UNITED NATIONS, SEP 15, 2000, M2 Communications - Following is the text of an official communique of the 4196th meeting of the Security Council .....

Djibouti Asks for U.N. Office UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- Five years after the bungled U.N. peacekeeping mission in Somalia ended, Djibouti urged the Security Council on Thursday .....

Quiz the Somali president Mogadishu, Somalia , Sept 13 (BBC) - Abdulkassim Salat Hassan answers your questions in a live forum from New York on Friday at 1300 GMT / 1400 BST. 13/09/00 13:30:22 GMT .....

Somaliland President Appeals For UN Membership Mogadishu, Somalia , Sept 13 (AP) - The president of the republic of Somaliland, Muhammad Ibrahim Egal, on Thursday 7th September 2000, sent a written message .....

Vaccinators Target Kids in Somalia QANSADHERE, Somalia,Sept 13 (AP) - Somalia recorded the world's last known case of smallpox more than two decades ago. Six thousand workers fanning out .....

Djibouti's President urges support for Somalia's new government Sept 13 - UN Department of Public Information (DPI) - In an address to the United Nations General Assembly, the President of Djibouti this morning hailed the recent establishment .....

SOMALIA INTERIM PRESIDENT DENIES ADVOCATING FORCE TO SUBDUE TWO REGIONS Sept 12 (BBC)- The new [interim] Somali president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan, who is in Washington, USA, was on Sunday night [10th September] .....

Somali president refuses any foreign interference in his country Sept 12 (Arabic News) - Somali president Abd El-Kasem Hasan assured that his priorities are collecting the militias' weapons .....

Egypt - Djibouti historic strategic ties Sept 12 (Arabic News) - Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guilleh extended thanks to Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak over backing his efforts .....

SOMALILAND DELEGATION GOING TO NEW YORK OVER NEW GOVERNMENT Hargaisa, Sept 12 (Radio Hargeysa) - The minister of information and national guidance of Somaliland, Ali Muhammad Waran-Adeh, has issued a press statement .....

SOMALIA: SOMALI CAPITAL HIT BY RENEWED VIOLENCE. MOGADISHU, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Growing violence in the Somali capital is damping down optimism that followed last month's .....

SOMALIA: President begins recruiting police for Mogadishu Mogadishu (IRIN) ( September 11, 2000) - A committee appointed by Somalia's new Interim President Abdulkassim Salad Hassan on .....

EU To Support Reconstruction In Somalia PARIS, France (PANA) (Panafrican News Agency, September 11, 2000) - The European Union Monday pledged support for the newly elected government . ....

Somali warlords oppose police force NAIROBI, 11 Sep. (BBC) - Somali warlords have reacted angrily to a decision by the new interim president to recruit militiamen into a new police force. .....

Somali warlords condemn new president's bid to create police force MOGADISHU, Sept 10 (AFP) - Somali warlords on Sunday reacted angrily to a decision by the country's new president to start .....

Somaliland under Emergency Law Hargeisa , 10 Sep. (From The Republican, a weekly English language publication based in Hargeisa, Somaliland.) - Somaliland will be in a state of emergency9 indefinitely, according to a statement issued .....

SOMALIA: NEW GOVERNMENT READY TO HOLD TALKS WITH OPPONENTS NAIROBI, 9 September (BBC) - Ali Mahdi Muhammad, a member of the Somali presidential delegation in New York, has told .....

STATEMENT BY H.E. DR. ABDIKASSIM SALAD HASSAN, PRESIDENT OF THE SOMALI REPUBLIC UNITED NATIONS HQ, NEW YORK, 8 SEPTEMBER, 2000 ......

Faction leaders to oppose newly elected interim authority NAIROBI, 8 Sept (IRIN) - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, leader of Puntland in northeast Somalia, and the Mogadishu faction leader ......

Somali warlords opposed to Salat hold talks NAIROBI, 7 September (AFP) - Somali warlords opposed to newly elected President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan held talks in Nairobi on Tuesday along ......

SOMALIA: Trade and transport agreements with Ethiopia NAIROBI, 7 September (IRIN) - The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has signed an agreement on the transfer of business ......

Somali Bandits Raid Kenyan Village, Killing 12 NAIROBI, Kenya (PANA) (Panafrican News Agency, September 6, 2000) - Twelve people were shot dead Tuesday night at the Qarandare area of Isiolo district ......

UN summit marks end to Somalia's diplomatic isolation September 06, 2000, UNITED NATION (IRIN) - Ending nearly a decade of diplomatic isolation, Somalia's newly elected president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan, gathered with ......

Puntland leader in hospital MOGADISHU , Sept 6 (IRIN) - Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmad, leader of Puntland in northeast Somalia, was flown to Nairobi, Kenya this week for undisclosed medical treatment......

New Somalian leader ends decade of isolation at UN September 06, 2000, UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Somalia’s brand new president arrived on Tuesday to attend the UN Millennium Summit, ending more .......

Somali women find a voice September 06, 2000, (BBC) - In a special report from Djibouti, the BBC's Andrew Harding examines how Somalia's recent elections have empowered one sector of the .......

Kampala City Council Evicts Somali Community Kampala (The Monitor - Kampala, September 5, 2000) - Kampala City Council's Operation Clean City agents yesterday stormed ......

At least 38 killed in interclan fighting in south Somalia MOGADISHU , Sept 5 (AFP) - At least 38 people, most of them civilians, have been killed and many others wounded in interclan fighting ......

Egypt Ready to Help Somali Reconstruction CAIRO, (Sept. 5) XINHUA - Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa on Monday expressed his country's readiness to contribute to the reconstruction of Somalia. ......

Somalia's New President to Attend Millennium Summit UNITED NATIONS (Sept. 4) XINHUA - Somalia's new president will attend the Millennium Summit to be held from September 6 to 8 ......

Somalia's president heads West to ask for help CAIRO, Egypt, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Somalia's new leader heads for New York Monday night to ask world leaders for assistance ......

SOMALIA: IRIN interview with Abdallah Derow Isaak, Speaker of Somalia's Transitional National Assembly ARTA, Djibouti 4 September (IRIN) - Abdallah Derow Isaak was secretary-general of the Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA), based ......

SOMALIA: IRIN interview with Randolph Kent, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator NAIROBI, 4 September (IRIN) - With the election of a new president after a decade of civil war and anarchy, the UN Coordination Office is expecting ......

Somalia Leader Seeks Arab Assistance CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- Stating he faces ``great challenges,'' Somalia's newly elected president Abdiqasim Salad Hassan called on ......

Somali commanders 'dismissed' Mogadishu, (Sept. 4) BBC - It was also reported that several commanders in the Puntland region of northern Somalia were dismissed ......

New Somali MP arrested in Somaliland Mogadishu, (Sept. 4) BBC - A member of Somalia's new transitional parliament has been arrested on his return to the northern region of Somaliland. . ......

Somali leader appeals for aid Mogadishu, (Sept. 4) BBC - The new president of Somalia, Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, has appealed for massive aid as he tries ......

Somali bloodshed warning Mogadishu, (Sept. 2) BBC - One of Somalia's most powerful faction leaders has warned that recognising the newly-elected President . ......

Somalia: warlords threaten violence over election of new president SANAA (AFP) - Four Somali warlords warned the international community Saturday not to recognise the election of . ......

Aideed warns world against Somali president Mogadishu, (Sept. 2) BBC - One of Somalia's most powerful faction leaders, Hussein Aideed, has returned to Somalia after warning the international community . ......

New Somali President Arrives in Cairo CAIRO, Sept 2 (Reuters) - Somali President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan arrived in Cairo on Saturday for his first official visit . ......

Somali war warnings follow Hassan vote NAIROBI (Sept. 2) BBC- One of Somalia's most powerful faction leaders has warned that recognising the newly elected president . ......

Somali President to begin regional tour NAIROBI (Sept. 2) BBC- The new interim President of Somalia, Abdulkassim Salad Hassan, is beginning a regional tour to garner support for his administration. ......

Somali president pledges dialogue to unite country CAIRO,Sept. 2 (Reuters) - Newly-elected Somali President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan said in comments published on ......

Kenya Welcomes Election of New Somali President NAIROBI (Sept. 1) XINHUA - The Kenyan government Friday welcomed the election of Abdiqasim Salad Hassan as President of Somalia and reiterated . ......

Armed Somali Bandits Nabbed In Northern Tanzania Dar Es Salaam (TOMRIC Agency, September 1, 2000) - Three Somali armed bandits suspected to have involved in the murder of Ngorongoro District Police Officer ......

Baidoa welcomes Somalia's president MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 1 (BBC) - Thousands of Somalis have taken part in a rally in the city of Baidoa to welcome the new interim President ......

Somalia's New president asks for peace NAIROBI, 1 September (IRIN) - Somalia's newly elected president, Abdiqasim Salad Hasan said the country's "warlords" should abide by the ....

SOMALIA: Protests in north NAIROBI, 1 September (IRIN) - Meanwhile, thousands of people in Somaliland denounced the new president as ....

Analysis-Hope for Somalia after a Decade of Chaos NAIROBI, Kenya, Sept. 1 (Reuters) - After a decade as the world's only country without a government, and its people terrorized ....

Somali President goes to Baidoa MOGADISHU, Somalia, Sept. 1 (BBC) - The new interim President of Somalia, Abdulkassim Salad Hassan, has left the capital, Mogadishu, for the first time . ....