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Somalia: Somali Army Orders Squatters to Evacuate Military Barracks

[Sabahi]Mogadishu -In preparation for training Somali armed forces at home, the army has called on squatters and internally displaced persons (IDPs) occupying military bases in Mogadishu to voluntarily evacuate the buildings or be forcefully removed by February 25th.

Somali Islamist insurgents return to Twitter

Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account, less than two weeks since they were suspended after posting photographs of a French commando they had killed.

Somalia: Bomb kills 1 African Union soldier

An official in Somalia says a roadside bomb has killed an African Union soldier.

Somalia: Bomb kills 1 African Union soldier

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — An official in Somalia says a roadside bomb has killed an African Union soldier.

UK aid boost of £3m for Somalia

Somalia will receive almost £3m in new aid from the UK, it was announced as the country's president visited London.

Somali Islamist insurgents return to Twitter

Somalia's Al-Qaeda linked Shebab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account, less than two weeks since they were suspended after posting photographs of a French commando they had killed.

Somalia Islamists back on Twitter

Somalia's militant Islamist group al-Shabab opens a new Twitter account in English, less than two weeks after its previous account was suspended.

Somali Islamists return to Twitter

Somalia's al-Qaeda-linked Shebab insurgents have returned to Twitter with a new account.

Somalia: UK to help build democratic government

Britain will help Somalia to establish a new, democratic government and federal parliament, as well as providing aid to help fight the food crisis.

Uganda Asks Donors Supporting Somalia's Reconstruction To Work Together

KAMPALA, Feb 4 (BERNAMA-NNN-NEW VISION) -- Uganda has asked donors supporting the reconstruction of Somalia to work in partnership with one another instead of competing, if the challenges facing the devastated Horn of Africa nation are to be addressed.

Somali PM says govt working hard to improve after rape criticism

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Sunday said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights groups criticised the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her. The trial of an unidentified 27-year-old woman, her husband, and the freelance journalist has sparked international concerns over ...

Somali PM says government working hard to improve after rape criticism

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Sunday said the authorities will do more to protect rape victims after foreign donors and human rights groups criticised the arrests of a woman allegedly gang-raped by soldiers and a journalist who interviewed her. The trial of an unidentified 27-year-old woman, her husband, and the freelance journalist has sparked international concerns over ...

Somalia: Syria, Somalia Were Most Dangerous Countries for Journalists in 2012

[HRInfo]On-going armed conflicts and insurgency make Syria and Somalia the world's most dangerous places for journalists, according to the annual figures on journalist deaths compiled by the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA).

Somalia: UN Relief Official Cautions Against Complacency On Food Security

[UN News]The top United Nations relief official in Somalia today announced that the number of people in crisis in the Horn of Africa country was halved in the past six months, but cautioned that the situation remains fragile and that the gains could reverse without continued support to meet people's basic needs.

Somalia: UK Should Show Leadership on Sexual Violence in Somalia

[HRW]A Somali woman who said she was raped by state security forces, a journalist who interviewed her, her husband, and two others who tried to assist her, have been charged with multiple crimes, including insulting a government body. They face a court hearing on February 2. The journalist is sitting in a Mogadishu prison right now. All of them - including the woman herself - could face years of ...