December 2014
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Egypt to provide Somalia with customs, tax expertise
Dec 31, 2014Cairo, Egypt (Egypt Independent)- Egypt has expressed readiness to benefit Somalia with its logistic and technical expertise in the fields of customs and tax policies. The Finance Ministry said in a statement that Minister Hany Qadry... -
Somalia Says Al-Shabaab Intelligence Head Killed in U.S. Strike
Dec 31, 2014By Mohamed Sheikh Nor A U.S. air-strike in southern Somalia killed the intelligence chief of the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab Islamist militant Group three months after a similar attack eliminated the group’s leader, Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security... -
U.S. Drone strike targets senior Al Shabab leader
Dec 30, 2014Mogadishu, Somalia (SOMALI AGENDA)- The United States Military has carried out a drone strike targeting a senior Al Shabab leader in Somalia’s Southern town of Saakow. On its Twitter account, the Pentagon Press Secretary Rear Admiral... -
Murky Arms Traffic Plagues Somalia
Dec 29, 2014By Justin Scheck, Margaret Coker and Joe Lauria Since leaving Somalia in the 1990s, Musa Haji Mohamed Ganjab has been a landlord and entrepreneur and served as a representative of the Somali government, which the U.S.... -
Official: Wanted extremist leader with $3 million bounty on his head surrenders in Somalia
Dec 27, 2014By Abdi Guled NAIROBI, Kenya — A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who had a $3 million bounty on his head, surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said Saturday. Zakariya Ismail Ahmed Hersi... -
Somalia’s new PM promises to fight corruption
Dec 26, 2014Somali Prime Minister Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke on Friday promised that he will fight corruption, saying corruption is the main obstacles to development in Somalia. “My government will establish accountability and transparency among government financial departments,” said...