SOMALIA: Currency shipment linked to Hassan's government NAIROBI, 31 October (IRIN) - Business interests supporting Somali President Hassan on Saturday flew a large shipment of Somali shillings . ..

Somali militia threaten government MOGADISHU, Somalia (BBC) - A group of militia leaders in Somalia has criticised the decision by the new interim administration to re-open the port in the capital, Mogadishu. ..

Stone-throwing protesters attack currency dealers in Somalian capital MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Protesters angry over the depreciation of the Somali shilling after new banknotes flooded ..

Protest Staged in Somalia Against Currency Depreciation MOGADISHU (Oct. 30) XINHUA - Tension rose high in the main business center in Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, early Monday morning ..

Businessmen import billions in Somalian currency printed in Canada MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Hundreds of armed militiamen escorted 30 billion Somali shillings printed in Canada from an airport into

Wasiirka 1aad oo magacaabay intii ka hartay Golihiisa Wasiirrada Mogashishu Oct. 28 - Xaflad ballaara oo si heer sare ah loo soo agaasimay oo ka dhacday guriga Madaxweynaha

Somali factions call for 'federal government' NAIROBI, Oct 27 (AFP) - Three Somali factions meeting in the northeastern city of Garowe on Friday called for the formation of four regional

Yesterday In Parliament: Members Seek Stand On Somalia Nairobi (The Nation, October 26, 2000) - The Government was yesterday challenged to state its stand on the establishment of a parliament and election of a President in Somalia.

Security Council Welcomes Reconciliation Efforts in Somalia UNITED NATIONS (Oct. 26) XINHUA - The Untied Nations Security Council welcomes the efforts of the transitional government of Somalia to promote

Somalia: 2 killed in Puntland NAIROBI,( October 26, 2000)- BBC Reports from the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia say two people have been killed and five others seriously . . .

SOMALIA: Focus on charcoal trade MOGADISHU, 25 October (IRIN) - Swaying unsteadily from side to side, the truck carrying the enormous load of charcoal comes .

Members seek stand on Somalia NAIROBI,( October 26, 2000) The Government was yesterday challenged to state its stand on the establishment of a parliament and election of a President in Somalia. .

Saudi Arabia Donates to Somali Refugees in Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (Oct. 25)- The government of Saudi Arabia Wednesday donated 1,000 metric tonnes of dates to some 135,000 Somalia .

Botswana Supports New Somali Leader Gaborone, Botswana (PANA) (Panafrican News Agency, October 24, 2000) - Botswana's foreign minister, Lt. Gen. Mompati Merafhe, has expressed government's . .

Many Somalians Can't Afford Fuel MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- Mogadishu's streets, usually packed with beat-up cars, taxis and minibuses, came to a standstill Tuesday after the cost of gasoline more . ..

President Hassan courts Arab leaders NAIROBI, 24 October (IRIN) - President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan has had several meetings in Egypt with key . ..

Somali Capital Hit by Fuel Crisis MOGADISHU (Oct. 24) XINHUA - Mogadishu, capital of Somalia, has since Monday been almost paralyzed in terms of traffic after fuel prices in the country sky rocketed to . .

Kenya urged to recognise Somali government MOGADISHU (Oct. 24) BBC - A leading opposition politician in Kenya has called on his government to recognise immediately the new interim ..

Three Killed in Road Accident in Somalia MOGADISHU (Oct. 23) XINHUA - Three people was killed and 14 others wounded Monday when a truck mounted with heavy machine guns overturned on its way to ..

At least 10 killed, 15 injured in fight over Somali land MOGADISHU , Oct 23 (AP) - Fighting with assault rifles and grenades over land south of Mogadishu left at least 10 people dead and 15 ..

Somali warlord steps up attack on new president MOGADISHU, Oct 22 (AFP) - Somali warlord Hussein Mohamed Aidid on Sunday accused President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan of violating both ..

Caano daateyna waa la dabo qabtaa By Ebyan Salah, Canada .

Somali cabinet list MOGADIHSU, Oct 20 (BBC) - The new Prime Minister of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galaydh, has announced his government, the first in the country since e. ..

Somalia's landmark government MOGADIHSU, Oct 20 (BBC) - The new Prime Minister of Somalia, Ali Khalif Galaydh, has announced his government, the first in the country since e. ..

PM Completes Somalia's Government MOGADIHSU, Oct. 20 (AP) - Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galaydh appointed a 25-member cabinet Friday, completing Somalia's first government in almost a decade. ..

Killers of Somali president's ally identified, sought MOGADISHU, Oct 19 (AFP) - Security officials in Somalia know who assassinated a close ally of President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan and are looking . . ..

4 GUNMEN FLEE AFTER KILLING ALLY OF NEW GOVERNMENT MOGADISHU, Oct 19 (Tribune News Services) - A former army general allied to Somalia's new government was shot to death Wednesday in .. ..

Kenya admits mistakes over 'massacre' MOGADISHU, Oct 19 (BBC) - The Kenyan government has for the first time admitted making mistakes sixteen years ago . . ..

IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 18 October MOGADISHU, Oct 18 - Sheikh Malaq Osman, a highly regarded traditional leader in the Bakol area, told AFP that "Nur (Shatigudud) can no longer represent the .." . . ...

Somali peace supporter shot in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Oct 18 (BBC) - A supporter of the peace process in Somalia has been shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the capital, Mogadishu. . . ...

Capitalism is alive and well amid the ruins of Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Oct 18 (AFP) - Bereft of the usual structures of state for the better part of a decade, Somalia's capital is a city of contrasts, where commerce and trade thrive amid the scars of clan war. . . ...

Somalis criticise militia leader LONDON , 17 Oct. (BBC)- There've been demonstrations in the Baidoa region of Somalia in support of the new interim President, Abdulkassim Salad Hassan. . ...

Warlord leaves new Somali Government LONDON , 17 Oct. (BBC)- The leader of Somalia's Rahanwein Resistance Army (RRA), Hassan Mohamed Nur Shargudud, says he no longer recognises the authority . ...

SOMALIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER TRANSITS THROUGH SHARJAH/DUBAI AIRPORTS ON HIS WAY TO CAIRO SHARJAH,Tuesday 17 Oct.- The newly named Foreign Minister of Somalia Mr. Ismail Mohamoud Hurre (BUBA) transited today the 17th of October through the. ...

Somalia, Afghanistan, Haiti top U.N. hunger list LONDON , 17 Oct. (AP)- Somalia, Afghanistan, and Haiti rank as the hungriest countries in the world, according . ...

Day of warlord over, says Somali leader MOGADISHU Tuesday 17 October 2000- Somali President Abulkassim Salat declared an end to the era of the warlord at the weekend and . ...

President settles in south Mogadishu NAIROBI, 16 October (IRIN)- Interim President Abdiqasim Salad Hasan settled in at a private villa in south Mogadishu after arriving on . . ...

Somalia: IRIN Special - Establishing the interim government NAIROBI, 16 October (IRIN)- Interim president Abdiqasim Salad Hasan arrived in Somalia's devastated capital on Saturday to an ecstatic . . ...

Somalia's PM Appoints Cabinet MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) -- On his first full day in Somalia as prime minister, Ali Khalif Galaydh appointed his foreign minister Sunday and acknowledged that . . ...

For Somalia's New President, Nothing Is Easy MOGADISHU, Oct. 15, (Reuters) - It took seven weeks of planning and an escort of more than 1,000 militiamen armed to the teeth just to get Somalia's new . . ...

Hero's welcome for Somali president MOGADISHU (BBC) - Somalia's new President Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, has arrived in Mogadishu to a hero's welcome and tight security. . ...

Somalia President Enters Capital in Show of Force MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalian President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan made his entry into Mogadishu with a massive show of force . . ...

Somali President leaves Djibouti for Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Oct 14 (AFP) - The man named as the new President of Somalia, Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, has flown to the Somali capital . . ...

Demobilisation Plans On in Preparation for New Start (Nairobi) October 13, 2000 . Some 2,000 militiamen have already been demobilised and are now undergoing retraining in special camps in the Somali capital, . ...

Parliament speaker calls for continued arms embargo in Somalia MOGADISHU, Oct 13 (AFP) - Somalia's speaker of parliament Abdlaah Issak Deerow on Friday urged UN member states to maintain an arms embargo to avert further violence in . . ...

Speaker of Somali parliament arrives in Mogadishu MOGADISHU , Oct 12 (AFP) - The speaker of Somalia's transitional parliament, Abdallah Issak Deerow, arrived here Thursday with . ...

Somali Central Authority to Move to Mogadishu This Weekend ADDIS ABABA (Oct. 12) XINHUA - Visiting Somali special advisor for foreign affairs Abdullahi Ahmed Addow said here Thursday that newly ...

Five dead as Somali MPs' escort returns fire in Mogadishu MOGADISHU, Oct 11 (AFP) - Five people were killed and six wounded here Wednesday when gunmen escorting a parliamentary convoy returned fire on unknown assailants, witnesses told AFP. ...

Attack on returning Somali parliamentarians Mogadishu, 11 October (BBC) - Reports from Somalia say there's been an attack on a group of Somali parliamentarians who'd just returned to Mogadishu. ...

SOMALIA: Parliamentarians leave for Mogadishu DJIBOUTI, 11 October (IRIN) - About 100 members of the Somali Transitional National Assembly (TNA) left Djibouti . ...

MOI DAY OR MASSACRE DAY? OCTOBER 11, 2000 PRESS RELEASE - The month of October has become a month impassioned with celebrations for Kenyans to mark . ...

New Somali PM to return home MOGADISHU, Oct 10 (BBC) - The newly-appointed Somali Prime Minister, Ali Khalifa Galad, says he plans to return to Mogadishu in a few days time. . ...

HORN OF AFRICA: IRIN Update Nairobi (UN Integrated Regional Information Network, October 10, 2000) - SOMALIA: Prime Minister appointed - Somalia's interim president Abdiqasim Salad Hasan appointed . . ...

Djibouti Deal Won't Bring Peace, Says Somaliland Foreign Minister Washington, D.C. - Mohamoud Saleh Nur, Foreign Minister of Somaliland, the tiny self-proclaimed northern republic that . . ...

New Somali prime minister will face mixed welcome on return MOGADISHU, Oct 9 (AFP) - Ali Khalif Galaydh, who at the weekend was named Somalia's first prime minister since 1991, is set to face a mixed . ...

New PM appointed in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia,Oct 8 (BBC) -The new President of Somalia, Abdulkassim Salat Hassan, has appointed Ali Khalif Galayadh as his prime minister and asked him to . ...

Somali President Appoints PM MOGADISHU, Somalia,Oct 8 (AP) -- Somali President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan appointed a prime minister Sunday to lead his government through a three-year . ...

U.N. Urges U.S. Money for Somalia WASHINGTON, Oct 6 (AP) - The U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Somalia urged the United States and other international donors to provide money and support to . ...

Demobilisation goes ahead in Mogadishu NAIROBI, 6 October (IRIN) - Some 2,000 militiamen have already been demobilised and are now undergoing retraining in special camps in the Somali capital . ...

IRIN interview with faction leader Aydid NAIROBI, 6 October (IRIN) - Mogadishu faction leader Husayn Muhammad Farah Aydid was interviewed ...

UN to beef up Somali security NAIROBI (Oct. 6) XINHUA - Kenya and Somali has formed a security elders committee to check the spate of cross . ...

Kenya, Somali Form Security Committee New York -(Oct. 6) - The UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Somalia has urged international donors to provide money ...

UN says 2,000 former militias being trained as police in Somalia UNITED NATIONS, Oct 5 (AFP) - A top UN official for Somalia expressed optimism Wednesday about the chances of demobilisation there . . ...

UN pledges to continue Somali support Mogadishu, 5 Oct. (BBC) A senior United Nations official has pledged continuing support for Somalia's transition to peaceful democracy. ...

XAFLADA TAAGEERO JAALIYADDA SOOMAALIYEED EE MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur, 05/10/2000 - Waxaa 1dii bishan Oktober ka dhacay magaalada Kaula Lumpur xafalad ay soo qaban qaabiyeen ururka ardayda Soomaaliyeed ee Malaysia ...

IRIN Horn of Africa Update, 4 October Mogadishu, 4 Oct. (IRIN) - In the town of Buhoodle, in the self-declared state of Somaliland, eight visiting members of the Somaliland Administration were attacked ...

Somali parliamentarian freed in Somaliland Mogadishu, 4 October (BBC) - A member of the new interim parliament for Somalia has been freed from a seven-year prison term he was serving ...

Baidoa "disappointed" with new government NAIROBI, 3 October (IRIN) - Optimism in Baidoa for the newly elected Somali government is turning into disappointment because the interim president...

SOMALIA: Demobilisation complaints NAIROBI, 3 October (IRIN) - The newly elected government is concentrating on demobilising militias formerly serving the business community ...

'City of death' symbolizes the hopes of war-weary Somalia BAIDOA, Somalia (AP) -- At a derelict military base in Baidoa, a beheaded statue of a soldier stands guard next to a toothless statue ...

IRIN interview with H. Sheik, co-director of Dr Ismail Juma'le Human Rights Centre, Mogadishu NAIROBI, 2 October (IRIN) - The Dr Ismail Juma'le Human Rights Centre was first established in Mogadishu ...

Somalia's gunmen consider peace after decade of war MOGADISHU, Somalia (Reuters) -- Strolling down the middle of the street as bullets fly all around him, Salad Hashi appears perfectly at ease with ...

Somali warlord denies pact with new president Mogadishu, (Oct. 2) Reuters - Hussein Aideed, Somalia's most prominent warlord, has denied signing a reconciliation pact with the country's recently elected president ...

Aydid to meet president in Mogadishu Mogadishu, (Oct. 2) IRIN- In an interview with IRIN, Somali faction leader Husayn Muhammad Aydid said he had agreed to meet interim president Salad in Mogadishu ...

Malaysia Welcomes New Government in Somalia KUALA LUMPUR (Oct. 2) XINHUA - Malaysia welcomes the choice of Abdulqasim Salad Hassan as President of Somalia and is confident that his new government ...

UAE Calls for Disinfecting East African Goods Due to Rift Valley Fevert DAR ES SALAAM (Oct. 2) XINHUA - The United Arab Emirates ( UAE) has ordered all coming ships, planes, vehicles ...

Somalia Looks To Make Fresh Start (Oct. 2) Associated Press Writer - BAIDOA, Somalia –– At a derelict military base in Baidoa, a beheaded statue of a soldier stands guard next to a toothless statue ...

Somali Faction Leaders Mull Talks NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Faction leaders who have opposed the Somali peace process are willing to hold talks with the man selected to ...

Send us home, plead Somali refugees (Sunday 1 October 2000) THEAGE.COM - Three of Australia's longest-held asylum seekers have written to immigration authorities saying they would ...