Drone crash: Technical glitch, or Shot down? #Somalia

Unverified news reports emerged  earlier that a possible unmanned United states drone crashed in Somalia’s Southern region of the lower shabelle. Regional governor Abdul qadir Mohammed nur speaking to VOA Somali service confirmed the crash, and speculated that it was downed by the militants. AlShabab have also already confirmed on their official twitter account that they…

New statement from Ḥarakat #alShabāb al-Mujāhidīn: “Meles #Zenawi : Turning a New Page” #Somalia

(note: links and blog contents are for research and educational purposes only, links are not to endorse sites or contents)   بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful   Mogadishu (21/08/2012) – The death of the Ethiopian dictator Meles Zenawi brings to a conclusion a dark chapter…

Money missing from #Somalia’s coffers,regardless, President asks the diaspora to cough up the cash.

According to a world bank report released recently, a total of  $130 million is unaccounted for the years of 2009 and 2010, and it doesn’t come as a surprise. The nascent  Transitional Federal Government (TFG), were previously accused by former chief of Somalia’s public finance unit turned whistle blower Abdirizak Fartaag, in a leaked report…