Sadam Abdi makes debut in Lewiston school system MOGADISHU , Aug 30 (sun journal) - He looked for all the world like any fourth-grader waiting for the bus on the first day of school.

Journalists Arrested And Released in Puntland. Aug 29, 2001 (IRIN)-- Two journalists arrested on Monday morning in Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland

Government Warns of Hunger Crisis. Aug 29, 2001 (IRIN)-- The Somali transitional government held a press conference on Tuesday to warn that several million Somalis were threatened by a food crisis.

Kenya sends team to Somalia after fishing vessel seized. MOMBASA, Kenya, Aug 28 (AFP) - Kenya has sent a team into Somalia to negotiate the release of at least 30 seamen of various nationalities

Wasiiro DKMG oo la kulmay qowmiyadda banaadir ee Metro Washington,DC. Washington DC - Wasiirada arrimaha gudaha iyo macdanta iyo biyaha ee DKMGah, Mudane Dahir Maxamed Sheekhiyo Mudane Xasan

Somalia's Leader Sees Progress MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- A year after taking office, President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan acknowledged Monday that some problems that pitched Somalia

Puntland elders meet to choose parliament Aug 26, 2001 (BBC) A meeting of about 500 clan elders has been taking place in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland in northern Somalia.

Waraysi MDKMG Dr. Abdulkasim Salad Aug 26, 2001 (BBC) Waraysi gaar ah uu Madaxwanahay DKMG ah Dr. Abdulkasim Salad ay la yeelatay idaacada BBC maanta oo Axad ah 26 Aug isagoo jooga magaalada Muqdisho. Dr. Abdikassim isagoo ka hadlaayay waxabadkii Dowladda ku meel gaarka ah .....

MUTAMAR ISLAMI AH Aug 24, 2001 XUU IDIIN SOO GUDBINAYAA IN LA QABAN DOONO MU'TAMAR ISLAMI AH HALKU

U.N. Refugee Agency Aids 5,000 Somalis Back Home From Ethiopia UNITED NATIONS, Aug 24, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Nearly 5,000 Somali refugees from camps in eastern Ethiopia have returned

Somali warlord calls for dialogue NAIROBI, Aug 23 (AFP) - South Mogadishu warlord Osaman Hassan Ali "Atto" on Thursday urged factions in Somalia to move away from acts of war to dialogue, in order to

One dead, six hurt as police clash with civilians in Somaliland NAIROBI, Aug 23 (AFP) - At least one person was killed and six wounded in the capital of breakaway Somaliland on Thursday when police

Salaaddiin lagu xirxiray Hargeisa HARGEISA, Aug 23, 2001 (BBC) -Howlgal ay ciidamada dowladda la magac baxday Somaliland maanta ka qaadeen magaalada Hargeeysa ayaa waxaa lagu qabqabtay

Somaliland Leader Accused MOGADISHU, Aug 23, 2001 (IRIN) -Muhammad Ibrahim Egal, the leader of the self-declared state of Somaliland, northwestern Somalia, is facing criticism for

Brother of Former President of Somalia's Puntland Killed MOGADISHU, Aug 22, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Dahir Yussuf Ahmed, brother of Colonel Abdullahi Abdullahi Yussuf Ahmed, the former

Food Aid Requested for Somalia NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- The World Food Program appealed for 22,000 tons of food Wednesday to assist more than 500,000 Somalis facing serious food shortages.

UN: Statement to press by President of Security Council on Somalia Aug 22, 2001 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Following is the text of a statement made to the press today by Security

Security Council Urges Somali Parties to Protect Relief Workers UNITED NATIONS, Aug 21, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Members of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday called upon the warring parties in Somalia

Codsi Gacan kageysi Dugsi Quraan Aug 21, 2001 (balcad.com)Waxaa dhamaan walaalaha qeyrka jecel laga codsanayaa iney gacan ka geesteen Dugsiyo laga furey meelo kamida Gobolka .

Warlords say no to govt tax Aug 21, 2001 (AFP)-- Somali warlords on Monday warned of renewed fighting in the Somali capital if the Transitional National Government (TNG) started collecting taxes from .

Puntland Gearing Up for Election Aug 21, 2001 (IRIN)-- Leaders of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, are gearing up for a general congress to elect a new regional

No place to call their own Toronto (the star) - Ali Sharrif STAFF REPORTER - Somali teens with nowhere to go and not enough to do anger condo owners

Dagaal laga soo sheegey Jubbada Dhexe MOGADISHU, Somalia (BBC) -wararka ka imaanaya gobolka Jubbada Dhexe ayaa sheegaya in maalintii shalay uu dagaal ka dhacay degmada Bu'aale

Somalia Tries to Restore Normalcy MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- For the first time in more than 10 years, a properly registered car was driven through Mogadishu on Sunday as the fledgling government

Somalia's Transport Headquarters Inaugurated in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Aug 19, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- In an attempt to restore the rule of law in Mogadishu, the Transitional National government

World first saves Somali boy By SASHA BASKETT, health reporter THE life of a young Somali boy has been changed for ever thanks to the gift of a woman dubbed "Melbourne's Mother Teresa" and the skills of

Wardere focuses on trust, police-community relations Shira Kantor - Staff Reporter (The Minnesota Daily’s ) - Mahamoud Wardere has lived in Minneapolis for six of his eight years in the United States. Now, less than one year after the Somalian immigrant gained citizenship, he has decided to run for mayor.

Student from Somalia is delegated to attend Presidential Classroom's Future World Leaders Conference in Washington D.C Toronto, Aug 17 (banadir.com) - This past month Hassan Hilowle Abukar was one of 27 students to be delegated to represent Canada at the

Three Somali MPs arrested in Puntland, another sought MOGADISHU, Aug 16 (AFP) - Authorities in Somalia's autonomous region of Puntland have detained three members of the country's transitional

XAAJI MUUSE SUUDI OO QAABILAY SARKAALKA NABADGELYADA EE QARAMADA MIDOOBAY / SOOMAALIYA mic-16-08-2001, Hoggaamiyaha Kooxeed Al-Xaaji Muuse Suudi Yalaxow ayaa shalay xaruntiisa W/Muqdisho ku qaabilay Sarkaalka ugu sareeya

Abdullahi Yusuf Calls On Agencies Aug 15, 2001 (IRIN)-International aid agencies working in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia, should not deal or work with anyone outside

Somali ministers give Ethiopia "final warning" to withdraw troops BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 15, 2001 - The foreign minister of the Transitional Government of Somalia [TGS]

Interim Government Appeals to Opposition (IRIN) Aug 15 - Interim President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan said on Monday that the Transitional National Government (TNG) was ready to share power with opposition

Motion On Foreign Troops Fails (IRIN) Aug 15 - The TNA has ended its debate of a motion seeking authority to bring in foreign troops to disarm faction militias in Somalia,

Somaliland to impeach president? Hargeisa, Somalia - Somaliland's parliament began impeachment proceedings against President Mohamed Ibrahim Egal on Saturday, accusing the leader of the

Hargeysa: Dood Cigaal ka dhan ah (BBC) Aug 13 - Dood liddi ku ah Madaxweeynaha Dowladda la magac baxday Somaliland Maxamed Ibrahim Cigaal oo ku eedeeyneeysa khiyaana qaran iyo meel ka dhac

Maliishiyooyinka SRRC iyo kuwa taageera dowladda KMG ah oo dagaal ku dhex narayo tuulooyin Sh/hoose ah (mic-13-08-2001, Dagaal culus ayaa maalintii labaad ka socda tuulooyin ka tirsan gobolka sh/hoose, kaas oo u dhexeeya maliishiyooyinka SRRC iyo kuwa

Baarlamaanka KMG oo ka doodayo in Ciidama la keena dalka (BBC) Aug 12 - Wararka ka imaanaya Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa sheegaya in baarlamaanka dowladda KMG ah uu u fadhiyo dood aad u kulul oo

Somalia Considers to Bring Inside Foreign Troops MOGADISHU, Aug 12, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The National Transitional Parliament of Somalia Sunday had serious talks for the first time over the

Somaliland's endangered animals (BBC) Aug 11 - It is often difficult to clamp down on the trade in endangered animals in the Horn of Africa. The BBC's East Africa correspondent Andrew Harding discussed

COL. C/LLAAHI YUUSUF OO ABAABUL XOOGGAN KA WADO GAALKACYO MOGADISHU, mic-09-08-2001, Col. C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed oo weli ku adkeysanayo inuu yahay Madaxweynaha sharciga ee

Hargeysa: Dood Cigaal ka dhan ah (BBC) Aug 13 - Dood liddi ku ah Madaxweeynaha Dowladda la magac baxday Somaliland Maxamed Ibrahim Cigaal oo ku eedeeyneeysa khiyaana qaran iyo meel ka dhac

Baarlamaanka KMG oo ka doodayo in Ciidama la keena dalka (BBC) Aug 12 - Wararka ka imaanaya Magaalada Muqdisho ayaa sheegaya in baarlamaanka dowladda KMG ah uu u fadhiyo dood aad u kulul oo

Somalia Considers to Bring Inside Foreign Troops MOGADISHU, Aug 12, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The National Transitional Parliament of Somalia Sunday had serious talks for the first time over the

Somaliland's endangered animals (BBC) Aug 11 - It is often difficult to clamp down on the trade in endangered animals in the Horn of Africa. The BBC's East Africa correspondent Andrew Harding discussed

COL. C/LLAAHI YUUSUF OO ABAABUL XOOGGAN KA WADO GAALKACYO MOGADISHU, mic-09-08-2001, Col. C/llaahi Yuusuf Axmed oo weli ku adkeysanayo inuu yahay Madaxweynaha sharciga ee

Puntland Leader Abdullahi Yusuf Resigns MOGADISHU, Aug 9(IRIN) - The Puntland president, Colonel Abdullahi Yusuf, and his cabinet announced their resignations on Wednesday morning from Galkayo

Somalia claims Ethiopia sent 8,000 troops to back opposition MOGADISHU, Aug 8 (AFP) - Somalia's transitional government claimed Wednesday that 8,000 Ethiopian troops had entered the country

Egypt to Help Train Somali Security Forces: Interior Minister CAIRO, Aug 7, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Egypt will give support in training and restructuring Somali security forces, Egyptian Interior Minister

Somali transitional government retakes Kismayo port MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Somalia's transitional government has retaken the southern port city of Kismayo from an opposing faction

Leader Abdullahi Yusuf Chased Out of Bosaso MOGADISHU, Somalia (IRIN) -- Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, in northeastern Somalia, is

Wasiirka Warfaafinta DKM ee Soomaaliya oo Itobiya eedeeyey MOGADISHU, Sonna…Agosto..7 - asiirka Warfaafinta DKM ee Soomaaliya ayaa daboolka ka qaaday in Guutooyin ka tirsan Ciidamadda Itoobiya

Forces in Somalia Retake Key Port City MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Pro-government forces retook the southern port of Kismayo on Tuesday, a day after gunmen from an Ethiopian-backed faction

UN Agencies Concerned Over New Conflict in Somalia NAIROBI, Aug 7, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- United Nations (U.N.) agencies in Somalia have expressed great concern over the humanitarian

Opposition forces take key Somali port from govt after battle MOGADISHU, Aug 6 (AFP) - Armed factions opposed to Somalia's transitional government on Monday said they had won control of the key

Moragn oo qabsaday Kismaayo MOGADISHU, Aug 6 (BBC) - Ciidammada isbahaysiga SRRC, ayaa maanta dagaal ku qaaday magaalada Kismaayo. Dagaalku waxaa uu ka billowday gegida dayuuradaha.

BOOQASHADA WASIIRKA ARRIMAHA GUDAHA EE MASAR Dubai,6th August 2001 Wefdi ballaaran oo uu hogaaminayo Wasiirka Arrimaha Gudaha ee Dawladda KMG ah Mudane Daahir Maxamed Sheikh

At least 29 people killed in two separate incidents in Somalia MOGADISHU, Aug 5 (AFP) - At least 29 people were killed and 66 wounded on Sunday in two separate clashes in northeastern and southern

Fighting Breaks Out in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Fighting broke out in two Somali towns Sunday in apparently unrelated battles for control of key parts of the Horn of Africa nation, officials and

Dagaal Qaraar oo ka socda Boosaaso (banadir.com), Sunday 5 Aug - dagaal aad u qaraar ayaa ilaa saaka ka soday magaalada boosaaso

Let the People of Somalia Chew The Nation (Nairobi) OPINION August 5, 2001 By Mutuma Mathiu - The ban on trade between us and our lawless cousins in Somalia is, I'm inclined to think, self-destructive

Ethiopia denies involvement in fighting in Somalia ADDIS ABABA, Aug 4 (AFP) - Ethiopia has denied accusations by Somalia that it was involved in clashes in southern Somalia last week between

Somali militia seize key town MOGADISHU , Aug 2, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The main group opposed to the transitional government in Somalia says it has captured a strategic town in the south from

Somali Rebel Groups Fight Over Control of Port City MOGADISHU , Aug 2, 2001 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Heavy fighting flared up Thursday between two rebel groups in Somalia for control of the

Renewed heavy fighting reported in southern Somalia BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 2, 2001 - Mogadishu: Heavy fighting is reported to have broken out in Jilib town between the militia of the

Kenya's Border With Somalia is Peaceful Aug 02, 2001 (The Nation/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX)-- Mr Osman Mahat of Gamadid Transporters said he feared losing his trucks which were stranded

UN Suspends Flights to Bosaso Mogadishu (IRIN) 2 Agosto - The UN on Tuesday suspended all UN flights to Bosaso, the commercial capital of the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, northeastern Somalia,

Ujeeddo: Jagooyin Bannaan! Mogadishu (somali gov) 2 Agosto - Golaha Wasiirada ee Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya waxa ay go'aamiyeen kulankoodii Sabtida ee July 28, 2001 in ogeysiis iyo baaq loogu

XIISADDA KA DHEX TAAGAN DAWLADDA KMG AH ! Dubai,31st July 2001 Dagaaladii dhowaanahan ka dhacay gobolka Jubbada Hoose waxay saamaeyn xoog leh ku yeesheen degenaanshaha siyaasadeed

lacag cusub oo la geeyay Muqdisho Mogadishu -(mic) 31-07-2001, Lacag cusub oo ah nuuca laga isticmaalo W\Muqdisho ee loo yaqaan N-20 ayaa laga soo dejiyay laba jeer diyaarad ku soo

Chewers, religious leaders disagree on khat ban Mogadishu , Aug 1 (Sapa-AFP) - Kenyan decree cuts off supplies of satanic leaves' to Somalia in an effort to stem flow of weapons NAIROBI Dealers in the