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Pursuing Black Gold in Somalia The following cables demonstrate how the oil companies were pursuing Somali crude, and some of the difficulties they encountered along the way. 1. “Chevron Drilling Site in Northern Somalia.” Cable from US Embassy in Djibouti to ... More »
The United Nations refugee chief has completed a visit to Kenya and Somalia where he held successful meetings with the Presidents of both countries and discussed issues related to refugees and returnees, particularly regarding the hundreds of thousands of peop... More »
Gudoomiyaha rugta ganacsiga iyo warshadaha Jubbaland (JCCI) Shaafi Raabi Kaahin oo wareeysi gaar ah siiyay shabakadda HOL ayaa ugu baaqay ganacsatada iyo qurbajoogta u dhalatay deegaanada Jubooyinka in ay maalgashtaan dhulkooda. Gudoomiyaha oo aan ka wareeysan... More »
Friday, May 15 A local official in southern Somalia says al-Shabab militants have captured two government bases in the Lower Shabelle region. Lower Shabelle Governor Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur told VOA Somali service that heavily armed militants launched attacks o... More »
Somali officials say their forces have retaken two towns that al-Shabab militants briefly captured late Friday. The governor of the Lower Shabelle region, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur, tells VOA’s Somali service that government troops launched a counterattack and re... More »
Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya, Xasan Sh. Maxamuud ayaa ugu hambalyeeyay shacabka Soomaaliyeed Sannad-guuradii 72-aad ee kasoo wareegtay munaasabadda 15-ka May oo ah markii la aasaasay dhaqdhaqaaqii xornimadoonka ee ay horkacayeen dhalinyaro Soomaali ah. Xafladdan aw... More »
The central government of Somalia faces tough choices in dealing with regional states whereby some regional states’ leaders call the Somali President as their ‘counterpart’. The issue has also created a hot debate among Somalis who took to the social media to ... More »
Roobab ay ku diirsadeen dadka iyo duunyada ayaa siweyn uga da’ay qeybo badan oo ka tirsan gobolka J/hoose iyadoo roobabkani ay sababeen in ay istaagaan isu socodkii gaadiidka ee gobolka J/hoose. Roobabkan ayaa waxa ay siweyn uga da’een gobolka J/hoose, gaar ah... More »
MOGADISHU — Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has launched a military academy in a bid to develop the country’s military defense after over two decades of a disintegrated military force. Mohamud said the opening of the academy concretely demonstrates th... More »
The Puntland semiautonomous region in northern Somalia dismissed UN’s proposal of deploying troops from the African Union forces in the region as the region struggles to stave off a stubborn deadly insurgency by the Al-Qaeda-linked group in Somalia. The United... More »
Wafdigaan oo uu hoggaaminaayey kuxigeenka wakiilka Qaramada midoobay ee Soomaaliya Raisedon Zanega ayaa markii ay soo gaareen magaalada Kismaayo waxay xarunta madaxtooyada Jubbaland kula kulmeen masuuliyiinta maamulka Jubbaland. Kulamada oo labo ahaa isla mark... More »
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was the first secretary of state to visit Somalia. He announced that the United States plans to reopen its embassy in Somalia, which was closed in 1991. We all have a stake in what happens here in Somalia. The world cannot af... More »