November 5

• Secretary of State of Political Affairs Visits Somalia

  Shabelle

  Secretary of State of Political affairs Wendy R. Sherman paid a surprise fleeting visit to Somalia on Sunday, November 04, 2012. Read more »

November 4

• Double Suicide Bombing At Mogadishu Restaurant

  Garowe Online

  A double suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu killed 3 people including the two suicide bombers and a guard, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Attacks on Journalists Mount

  Daily Trust

  One of Somalia's best-loved broadcast comedians and playwrights, Warsame Shire Awale became the18th journalist to be killed in Somalia in less than a year now since the anti-media... Read more »

• Museveni's DR Congo Mission

  Independent

  How Kabila, UN boss begged him to help, then double-crossed him. Read more »

• Report On Congo Rebels Not Final - UN

  New Vision

  The United Nations has put a disclaimer on a recent report which accuses Uganda of supporting the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Read more »

• AP Officer Succumbs to Injuries of Garissa Church Attack

  Capital FM

  An Administration Police officer succumbed to injuries following Sunday morning's grenade attack at a church in Garissa. "We have lost an officer who was also the chaplain at the... Read more »

• Federal Parliament Rejects Article in Provisional Constitution

  Garowe Online

  The New Federal Parliament in a majority vote decided to reject an article in the Provisional Federal Constitution which gives the President the authority to dissolve parliament,... Read more »

November 3

• Uganda to Pull of Peacekeeping Missions in Somalia, CAR, DR Congo

  Observer

  Uganda has decided to pull out of all its international peacekeeping missions in DR Congo, Somalia and Central African Republic (CAR). Read more »

• Govt Withdraws From Peacekeeping Over M23 Accusations

  New Vision

  Uganda has resolved to pull out of all regional efforts, including peace keeping missions in Somalia, Central African Republic and DR Congo, over a leaked UN report, which accuses... Read more »

• Ugandan Troops to Quit Somalia

  New Times

  UGANDAN Prime Minister, Amama Mbabazi, on Thursday, told the nation's parliament that a decision has been taken to pull out of all regional efforts, including peacekeeping missions... Read more »

• Uganda to Quit Somalia

  New Vision

  Uganda has resolved to pull out of all regional efforts, including peace keeping missions in Somalia, Central African Republic and DR Congo, over a leaked UN report, which accuses... Read more »

• Two Suicide Explosions Kill Four in Mogadishu

  Shabelle

  At least four people have been killed and many others injured in double suicide explosions at a hotel in Somali capital Mogadishu, police and Witnesses said. Read more »

• Somalia's Outgoing Defense Minister Arrives in Kismayo City

  Shabelle

  A high-level delegation led by the outgoing Somali defense minister Hussein Arab Isse has paid an announced fleeting tour in the southern port city of Kismayo, 500 Km south of... Read more »

• AU Seeks a Lift to Arms Embargo, Charcoal Ban in Somalia

  Government of Ethiopia

  The African Union urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday (October 30) to review an arms embargo imposed two-decades ago on Somalia. Read more »

• EU Delegation Arrives in Mogadishu, Meets With Somali President

  Shabelle

  A high-level delegation from the European Union has today torched down in Mogadishu airport, the second visit since the EU has appointed its first ambassador to the horn of Africa... Read more »

• Kiboro Replaces Muya As Family Bank Chair

  The Star

  Former Standard Chartered Bank chairman Wifred Kiboro has replaced Titus Muya as Family Bank chair, with a promise to rapidly grow the bank's capitalisation. Read more »

• Victimised in the Name of Security

  The Star

  ETHNIC KENYAN PROMISES: Read more »

• Uganda to Withdraw Troops From Somalia

  Focus

  Uganda has resolved to withdraw all Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) troops in Somalia and other peacekeeping missions in Africa. Instead, the government of Uganda will now... Read more »

November 2

• The Kismayo Conundrum(s) [analysis]

  African Arguments

  If insecurity was the thorniest problem that plagued Somalia's previous governments, the new one will be dogged by multiple political challenges. Chief among those is the status of... Read more »

• UN Education Investment Scores High Marks for Refugees [press release]

  UNHCR

  Seventeen-year-old Hodan's eyes sparkle with joy as she clutches her new English-Somali dictionary - a congratulatory gift from UNHCR on passing a national high school exam. Read more »

• Floods Displace Thousands in Somaliland

  IRIN

  Heavy rains have displaced thousands of people in the mid-eastern regions of the self-declared republic of Somaliland, says a senior official. Read more »

• AU Seeks a Lift to Arms Embargo, Charcoal Ban

  Sudan Tribune

  The African Union (AU) on Tuesday urged the United Nations Security Council to review an arms embargo imposed two-decades ago on war-torn Somalia. Read more »

• Tramigo Launches in Somalia , Opens Support Office in Mogadishu [press release]

  CIO

  Tramigo announces a great milestone in its coast-to-coast strategy in Africa with the opening of a Distribution and Support Office in Mogadishu. Read more »