|
Golaha
Barlamaanka KMG oo uu shir uga furmey Muqadisho
Mogadishu
, BBC
News (
1st March 2003 ) Waxaa
magaalada Muqdisho haatan dib uga furmay kal-fadhigii shanaad
ee Golaha Baarlamaanka dowladda
Floods
destroy property, land in Samalia
NAIROBI,
1 May 2003 (IRIN)
Large
areas of the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, are
likely to be affected by flooding
African
health ministers resume session in Tripoli,Libya
Tripoli,
By
Banadir.com (
1st May 2003 ) The
activities of the first ordinary session of the African health
ministers council resumed in
ETHIOPIA
: Saving Young Mothers And Their Children From A Life On The
Streets Adis
Ababa, UNCF
PRESS RELEASE (
30th April 2003 ) When
Bizunesh Tadesse was 18, she left her hometown in Gonder to
be a nanny in the Addis household
Arab
finance ministers arrive in Abu-Dhabi for annual meeting !
Abu
Dhabi, By
Banadir.com (
23rd April 2003 ) Arab
finance and trade ministers continued to arrive for the joint
annual meeting of Arab financial
SOMALIA:
Opposition to protest against Somaliland poll result
Hargeisa,
IRIN
(
22nd April 2003 ) The
main opposition party in the self-declared republic of Somaliland
says it will protest against
Metro
boys soccer: Ahmed brothers find better life; Metro rivals
now (Wednesday,
April 30, 2003 ) (The
Seattle Times )
When
civil war broke out in strife-stricken Somalia in 1991, Hassan
Ahmed soon moved his family to
Somali
advocate scheduled to appear today in Memphis
(April
30, 2003) (Star
Tribune)
Some
consider it a case of the government trying to quiet a dissident.
Others say it's simply an
SOMALIA:
Premier denies reports of TNG split
Nairobi,
IRIN
(
29th April 2003 ) The
prime minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG)
of Somalia, Hasan Abshir Farah,
SOMALIA:
UN concerned over plight of IDPs
NAIROBI,
29 Apr 2003 (IRIN)
The
United Nations has said it is concerned over the plight of
internally displaced persons (IDPs)
The
Scars of Tradition
(Time)
(28
April , 2003) Genital
mutilation remains a rite of passage for girls throughout
much of Africa — and Europe
Somali
Talks 'Will Succeed' April
28, 2003 The
East African Standard (Nairobi)
Somalis
from all walks of life are confident that the Somali National
Reconciliation Conference
Maalinta
Dhulka oo laga xusey Muqdisho Mogadishu,
Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
27th April 2003 ) Hey'ad
u ololeeysa Deegaanka oo Muqdisho degen ayaa xus u sameysay
maalinta Dhulka Adduunka
27
'beaten' to death in boats
MOGADISHU,
Somalia, April 26, (AP) (Arab
News) At
least 27 people were beaten to death by the crews of two boats
they were traveling in as the
SOMALIA:
Community-based project aims to promote economic recovery
Mogadishu
, IRIN
(
25th April 2003 ) The
International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a prototype
community project in parts of
Somali
Presidential Candidate Sets Out Terms !
Nairobi,
The
East African Standard Correspondent (
25th April 2003 ) Existing
agreements between the current regional administrations and
the Somali Transitional .....
Somali
peace talks at a critical stage (Daily
Nation) (Friday,
April 25, 2003 )
To
a casual observer, the seven-month-old Somali peace and reconciliation
conference which
MEDAL
FOR 'HAWK' N.Y. HERO ALBANY,
New
York Post (
24th April 2003 ) Choking
back tears for the friends who never left Somalia alive, Lt.
Jeff Quinn was presented the
Cudurka
daacuunka oo ka jira Soomaliya Mogadishu
, Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
24th April 2003 ) Inkastoo
xilligii roobka ee Gugu uu si wanaagsan u billowday dhammaan
gobollada dalka, haddana ...
Somaliland
economy crippled by lack of recognition
(Vanguard)
HARGEISA,
Somalia, The economy of Somaliland, which last week held its
first presidential elections
Roaming
gunmen sow terror Mogadishu,
News24.com
(
23rd April 2003 ) Freelance
gunmen are making life in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu more
frightening than ever, ...
Somaliland
bans protests ! Hargeisa,
BBC
News (
23rd April 2003 ) The
self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland has banned public demonstrations
following last week's ..
Arab
Ministers of finance and trade concluded their meetings in
Abu-Dhabi ! Abu
Dhabi, By
Banadir.com (
23rd April 2003 ) Arab
Ministers of finance and trade concluded their meetings here
today on policies to integrate
Sweet
deal for businessman Dubai
, UAE By
Gulf News Staff Reporter (
21st April 2003 ) A
deal to export sugar worth $3 million from South America ended
happily for a businessman who was
9-year-old
Somali refugee carries a load of adult responsibilities
(April
21, 03) (Kansas
City - kansascity.com)
A
refugee from war-ravaged Somalia, Fardowsa came to the United
States and Kansas City with her pare
ROOBABKII
GU’GA OO CURTAY ! Mogadishu,
By
Banadir.com (
21st April 2003 ) Roobabkii
xilliga gu’ga ayaa si wanaagsan uga bilowday meelo badan oo
ka tirsan gobolda Banadir, Bay
SIILAANYO
OO DIIDAY NATIIJADA DOORASHADA ! Hargeisa,
By
Banadir.com (
21st April 2003 ) Shir
jaraa’id uu shalay ku qabtay magaalada Hargeisa Axmed Maxamed
Maxamuud (Siilaanyo), ayuu .....
Somaliland
presidential poll loser rejects result
Hargeisa,
Reuters
(
20th April 2003 )
The defeated opposition candidate in Somaliland's presidential
election accused the government of
Kahin
Is Re-Elected in Somaliland
MOGADISHU,
Somalia (AP) - Incumbent Dahir Riyaleh Kahin was re-elected
president of the breakaway
HE
Ethiopian Ambassador: “American Troops in Ethiopia are Combating
Terrorism” Abu
Dhabi, ZCCF
(
19th April 2003 ) In
a lecture at Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up,
HE Mehdi Ahmed Ali Jadid
Unanimous
Support for Somali Reconciliation Process in Kenya
(The
Dail Monitor) Addis Ababa -
The
Joint IGAD Partners Forum (JIPF) of Ambassadors met in Addis
Ababa on Tuesday and reiterated the
|
TALKING
POINT : THE FORGOTTEN MAN (Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (April
10 ,
03) This Talking Point is primarily intended for the
younger generation who are at a loss to comprehend the
murky situation in Somalia today and how it all begun.
It is beyond petty clan politics, nepotism and tribalism.
It is fair, accurate, candid and witty--
The Webmaster
|
 |
Somalia
needs support: UN says Nairobi,
KNA
(
7th April 2003 ) United
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s representative to Somalia
Winston Tubman says there
Naval
Institute panel: Remember lessons from Somalia
By
JESSICA R. TOWHEY Staff Writer - Coalition forces in Iraq
that will switch from liberators to
| TALKING
POINT : FEMALE CIRCUMCISION: WOMEN IN AFFLICTION
(Toronto) (By
M.M.Afrah) (April
05 ,
03)Let's
cut the politicking, the "Shock and Awe", the
military Goliath against the military David of the desert,
Smart Bombs, the so-called Chemical Ali, the monotonous
Somali Peace Talks, and try to examine some social problem
that has been |
|
Peace
Talks Enter Critical Stage Nairobi,
AllAfrica.com(IRIN)
(
15th May 2003 ) The
Somali peace talks, currently under way in the Kenyan capital,
Nairobi, have entered their ...
Wabiga
Shabeelle oo Gobolka Hiraan ku fatahmey
Mogadishu
, Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
15th May 2003 ) Iyadoo
ay halkii ka sii socoto fatahaaddi webiga Jubba ee gobolka
Jubbada Dhexe ayaa waxaa haddana
Kenya
Says Al Qaeda Suspect Sighted in Mogadishu
NAIROBI
(Reuters) - One of the FBI (news - web sites)'s most wanted
al Qaeda suspects has been sight
Somali
Refugees to be resettled to the US
(SABC)
(May
14, 2003, 13:00)
The
resettlement of more than 12 000 Somali Bantu refugees from
Kenya to the USA has started.
Somali
factional leaders agree UN's overseeing during transitional
period (May
15, 03) (ShaigaiDaily)
Factional
leaders attending the ongoing Somali National Reconciliation
Conference have agreed to
UN
appeals for anti-polio funds in Sudan, Somalia
NAIROBI,
May 13, 2003 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The United Nations Children's
Fund (UNICEF) and the
Wafdi
ka socoda Qaramada Midowbey oo Muqdisho tagey
Mogadishu
, Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
13th May 2003 ) Waxaa
maanta magaalada Muqdisho soo gaaray wafdi ballaaran oo ka
socda qeybo kala duwan oo Qaramada
KENYA-SOMALIA:
Somali refugees return home NAIROBI,
IRIN
(
13th May 2003 ) The
first batch of 2,880 Somali refugees who have been accommodated
at Dadaab and Kakuma camps in
A
Source of Eternal Inspiration and Guidance
Jeddah,
By
Khaled Al-Maeena of Arab News (
13th May 2003 ) The
Prophet of Islam and the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon
him) was born on Rabiul Awwal 12.....
SOMALIA:
Consensus emerging on federal charter, says talks mediator
Nairobi,
IRIN
(
13th May 2003 ) The
Kenyan mediator to the Somali peace talks says a consensus
is emerging on the controversial
Breakthrough
as leaders at Somali talks unite
(EAS)(May
12,03) (Nairobi)
Factional
leaders at the Somali Peace talks in Nairobi have agreed to
a proposal for a United Nation
Creditor
shuts Somali parliament
(BBC)(May
12,03) (Mogadishu)
Somalia's
parliament has been forced to shut temporarily because it
has failed to pay its rent.
SOMALIA:
Puntland lifts broadcasting ban Bosasso,
IRIN
{
12th May 2003 ) The
authorities in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland
have restored the broadcasting
New
Somali influx possible (PIONEER
PRESS) (MINNESOTA)
(May
11,03) Everyday
things, easily overlooked — unless you're a member of the
Somali Bantu, an ethnic minority
Court
declares winner of Somaliland election
HARGEISA,
Somalia, May 11 (Reuters)
( 19 - 10 - 02) Somaliland's
constitutional court on Sunday declared Dahir Rayale Kahin
president of the breakway
COMMENTARY:
THE GREAT ENEMIES OF TRUTH (Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (May
10, 03) By
nature I don’t seriously take bashings from a small number
of readers, because it comes with the
East
Africa floods 'may worsen' Bu"ale,
BBC
News (
9th March 2003 ) Floods
are wreaking havoc in large areas of eastern Africa, ending
a harsh drought..........
SOMALIA:
Second phase of peace talks to conclude next week
Nairobi,
IRIN
(
9th May 2003 ) The
organisers of Somali peace talks in Kenya say a plenary session
will start next week to .....
Huseen
Aideed Announces Run for Somalia Presidency
(Nairobi)
(VOA)
(May
08, 03) Somali
warlord Huseen Aideed Tuesday declared his intention to run
for the presidency of his war-tor
Plea
for a united Somali (Nairobi)
(EAS)
(May
08, 03) A
Presidential candidate for the Somali elections has recommended
the establishment of a Government
Somalia
peace campaign begins
MERCA,
Somalia (AP) - A campaign to promote peace in Somalia began
Tuesday with a day of rallies and
170
fake Somali talks delegates thrown out
(Nariobi)(Daily
Nation on May 07, 03)
More
than 170 delegates have been expelled from the ongoing Somali
peace talks for allegedly using
Somali
group offers peace proposal
Nairobi,
May. 07 (CWNews.com) - Prospects for peace in Somalia improved
this week, as one of the
Horn
of Africa now a key target for US ‘war on terror’
(May
06, 03) (The
Daily Star )
BEIRUT:
Not too long ago a man named Issa al-Hayatt carrying a South
African passport was lying in
UN
Agency Begins Airlifting Aid to Flooded Refugee Camp
United
Nations (New York)
The
United Nations refugee agency today began airlifting emergency
supplies to thousands of stranded
Rains
leave thousands of Somali refugees homeless
NAIROBI,
5 May 2003 (IRIN)
Thousands
of Somali refugees at Dadaab in northeastern Kenya have been
left homeless after heavy
Somali
refugees to settle in Columbia (Herald
Tribune) (Sunday,
May 4)
The
first wave of Somali Bantu likely will arrive sometime this
summer, said the Rev. Richard Robins
24
crew members of Korean vessel taken hostage in Somalia
Mombasa
(Kenya), May 04: Somali warlords are holding hostage 24 crew
members of a Korean-registered
Floods
hit southern Somalia due to heavy rains
MOGADISHU,
(
Xinhua via COMTEX) (
3rd May 2003 ) Serious
floods are now hitting southern Somalia as a result of the
heavy rains which are being ...
Deputy
Central Command chief says terror hunt in Horn of Africa paying
off WASHINGTON
DC, By
Robert Burns, Associated Press- (
3rd May 2003 ) The
U.S.-led hunt for al-Qaida terrorists seeking haven in and
around the Horn of Africa has .....
Annan
appoints four experts to investigate violations of Somali
arms ban (UN
News Center) (3
May , 03)
United
Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has appointed a four-person
expert panel to investigate
|
TALKING
POINT : HOW LONG WOULD WE REMAIN ISOLATED? (Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (May
02 ,
03)
Fear
is a powerful anaesthetic. First it dulls sensibilities
then the brain. Even from the distance and "comfort"
of North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand,
many Somalis easily feel these effects.
|
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UN
Urges Protection for Civilians in Somalia
Jeddah,
Salad
F. Duhul, Special to Arab News (
2nd May 2003 ) The
United Nations has urged Somali faction leaders to ensure
that civilians are not displaced.....
Warlords
delay Somalia’s long search for peace
Nairobi(Kenya),
By
Jonathan Clayton of Times Online (
2nd May 2003 ) Our
correspondent says 12 years of anarchy may end, if the right
deals can be struck. AS SOMALIA’S
Golaha
Barlamaanka KMG oo uu shir uga furmey Muqadisho
Mogadishu
, BBC
News (
1st March 2003 ) Waxaa
magaalada Muqdisho haatan dib uga furmay kal-fadhigii shanaad
ee Golaha Baarlamaanka dowladda
Floods
destroy property, land in Samalia
NAIROBI,
1 May 2003 (IRIN)
Large
areas of the Horn of Africa, particularly in Somalia, are
likely to be affected by flooding
African
health ministers resume session in Tripoli,Libya
Tripoli,
By
Banadir.com (
1st May 2003 ) The
activities of the first ordinary session of the African health
ministers council resumed in
ETHIOPIA
: Saving Young Mothers And Their Children From A Life On The
Streets Adis
Ababa, UNCF
PRESS RELEASE (
30th April 2003 ) When
Bizunesh Tadesse was 18, she left her hometown in Gonder to
be a nanny in the Addis household
Arab
finance ministers arrive in Abu-Dhabi for annual meeting !
Abu
Dhabi, By
Banadir.com (
23rd April 2003 ) Arab
finance and trade ministers continued to arrive for the joint
annual meeting of Arab financial
SOMALIA:
Opposition to protest against Somaliland poll result
Hargeisa,
IRIN
(
22nd April 2003 ) The
main opposition party in the self-declared republic of Somaliland
says it will protest against
| TALKING
POINT : THE SOMALIA/IRAQ COMPARISON (Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (April
18 ,
03) It
has been one depressing month, has it not? The war in
Iraq, the deadly disease SARS outbreak, the unusual freezing
April weather here in North America and on top of it all
the lack of progress at the Nairobi Talks. |
|
Metro
boys soccer: Ahmed brothers find better life; Metro rivals
now (Wednesday,
April 30, 2003 ) (The
Seattle Times )
When
civil war broke out in strife-stricken Somalia in 1991, Hassan
Ahmed soon moved his family to
Somali
advocate scheduled to appear today in Memphis
(April
30, 2003) (Star
Tribune)
Some
consider it a case of the government trying to quiet a dissident.
Others say it's simply an
SOMALIA:
Premier denies reports of TNG split
Nairobi,
IRIN
(
29th April 2003 ) The
prime minister of the Transitional National Government (TNG)
of Somalia, Hasan Abshir Farah,
SOMALIA:
UN concerned over plight of IDPs
NAIROBI,
29 Apr 2003 (IRIN)
The
United Nations has said it is concerned over the plight of
internally displaced persons (IDPs)
The
Scars of Tradition
(Time)
(28
April , 2003) Genital
mutilation remains a rite of passage for girls throughout
much of Africa — and Europe
Somali
Talks 'Will Succeed' April
28, 2003 The
East African Standard (Nairobi)
Somalis
from all walks of life are confident that the Somali National
Reconciliation Conference
Maalinta
Dhulka oo laga xusey Muqdisho Mogadishu,
Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
27th April 2003 ) Hey'ad
u ololeeysa Deegaanka oo Muqdisho degen ayaa xus u sameysay
maalinta Dhulka Adduunka
27
'beaten' to death in boats
MOGADISHU,
Somalia, April 26, (AP) (Arab
News) At
least 27 people were beaten to death by the crews of two boats
they were traveling in as the
SOMALIA:
Community-based project aims to promote economic recovery
Mogadishu
, IRIN
(
25th April 2003 ) The
International Labour Organisation (ILO) has launched a prototype
community project in parts of
Somali
Presidential Candidate Sets Out Terms !
Nairobi,
The
East African Standard Correspondent (
25th April 2003 ) Existing
agreements between the current regional administrations and
the Somali Transitional .....
Somali
peace talks at a critical stage (Daily
Nation) (Friday,
April 25, 2003 )
To
a casual observer, the seven-month-old Somali peace and reconciliation
conference which
MEDAL
FOR 'HAWK' N.Y. HERO ALBANY,
New
York Post (
24th April 2003 ) Choking
back tears for the friends who never left Somalia alive, Lt.
Jeff Quinn was presented the
Cudurka
daacuunka oo ka jira Soomaliya Mogadishu
, Xasan
Bariise (BBC) (
24th April 2003 ) Inkastoo
xilligii roobka ee Gugu uu si wanaagsan u billowday dhammaan
gobollada dalka, haddana ...
Somaliland
economy crippled by lack of recognition
(Vanguard)
HARGEISA,
Somalia, The economy of Somaliland, which last week held its
first presidential elections
Roaming
gunmen sow terror Mogadishu,
News24.com
(
23rd April 2003 ) Freelance
gunmen are making life in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu more
frightening than ever, ...
Somaliland
bans protests ! Hargeisa,
BBC
News (
23rd April 2003 ) The
self-proclaimed republic of Somaliland has banned public demonstrations
following last week's ..
Arab
Ministers of finance and trade concluded their meetings in
Abu-Dhabi ! Abu
Dhabi, By
Banadir.com (
23rd April 2003 ) Arab
Ministers of finance and trade concluded their meetings here
today on policies to integrate
Sweet
deal for businessman Dubai
, UAE By
Gulf News Staff Reporter (
21st April 2003 ) A
deal to export sugar worth $3 million from South America ended
happily for a businessman who was
9-year-old
Somali refugee carries a load of adult responsibilities
(April
21, 03) (Kansas
City - kansascity.com)
A
refugee from war-ravaged Somalia, Fardowsa came to the United
States and Kansas City with her pare
ROOBABKII
GU’GA OO CURTAY ! Mogadishu,
By
Banadir.com (
21st April 2003 ) Roobabkii
xilliga gu’ga ayaa si wanaagsan uga bilowday meelo badan oo
ka tirsan gobolda Banadir, Bay
SIILAANYO
OO DIIDAY NATIIJADA DOORASHADA ! Hargeisa,
By
Banadir.com (
21st April 2003 ) Shir
jaraa’id uu shalay ku qabtay magaalada Hargeisa Axmed Maxamed
Maxamuud (Siilaanyo), ayuu .....
Somaliland
presidential poll loser rejects result
Hargeisa,
Reuters
(
20th April 2003 )
The defeated opposition candidate in Somaliland's presidential
election accused the government of
Kahin
Is Re-Elected in Somaliland
MOGADISHU,
Somalia (AP) - Incumbent Dahir Riyaleh Kahin was re-elected
president of the breakaway
HE
Ethiopian Ambassador: “American Troops in Ethiopia are Combating
Terrorism” Abu
Dhabi, ZCCF
(
19th April 2003 ) In
a lecture at Zayed Centre for Coordination and Follow-up,
HE Mehdi Ahmed Ali Jadid
Unanimous
Support for Somali Reconciliation Process in Kenya
(The
Dail Monitor) Addis Ababa -
The
Joint IGAD Partners Forum (JIPF) of Ambassadors met in Addis
Ababa on Tuesday and reiterated the
|
TALKING
POINT : THE FORGOTTEN MAN (Toronto)
(By
M.M.Afrah) (April
10 ,
03) This Talking Point is primarily intended for the
younger generation who are at a loss to comprehend the
murky situation in Somalia today and how it all begun.
It is beyond petty clan politics, nepotism and tribalism.
It is fair, accurate, candid and witty--
The Webmaster
|
|
Somalia
needs support: UN says Nairobi,
KNA
(
7th April 2003 ) United
Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan’s representative to Somalia
Winston Tubman says there
Naval
Institute panel: Remember lessons from Somalia
By
JESSICA R. TOWHEY Staff Writer - Coalition forces in Iraq
that will switch from liberators to
| TALKING
POINT : FEMALE CIRCUMCISION: WOMEN IN AFFLICTION
(Toronto) (By
M.M.Afrah) (April
05 ,
03)Let's
cut the politicking, the "Shock and Awe", the
military Goliath against the military David of the desert,
Smart Bombs, the so-called Chemical Ali, the monotonous
Somali Peace Talks, and try to examine some social problem
that has been |
|
|
