November 22

• Puntland Government Meets With UN Delegation to Discuss UN Strategy

  Garowe Online

  Puntland President, Vice President and Cabinet Ministers met UN Officials from every UN agency working in Puntland to discuss and review the UN's mandate in Somalia, Garowe Online... Read more »

November 21

• Kenyans Alienate Somalis [analysis]

  African Arguments

  The Somali militant group al-Shabaab is currently losing ferocious battles against Kenyan troops in Southern Somalia - part of an African Union peacekeeping mission. However, they... Read more »

• Tough Foreign Policy Challenges for 'Iron Lady'

  IPS

  As little-known politician Fauzia Yusuf Haji Adan was sworn in as Somalia's first female foreign minister and deputy prime minister on Monday Nov. 19, the stateswoman who hails... Read more »

• Puntland Forces Arrest Three Pirates

  Shabelle

  Authorities in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland say they have arrested at least three pirates during an operations in Eyl located in the coastal region of Nugal. Read more »

• Cash Transfers for Social Protection

  IRIN

  Expanding the use of cash transfer programmes could encourage sustainable development and reduce dependency on emergency support in fragile states such as Somalia, experts say. Read more »

• Two Piracy Suspects Arrested in Eyl Coastal Town

  Garowe Online

  Puntland security forces in northern Somalia have arrested two men suspected of being pirates, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• MSF Responds to Acute Malnutrition On Outskirts of Mogadishu [press release]

  MSF

  MSF nutritional assessment in camps reveals alarming malnutrition rates among children. Read more »

• Mwazo Assures Tourists

  The Star

  Tourism minister Dan Mwazo has assured tourists in the country that there will be no chaos in the run up to the March 4, 2013 polls. Read more »

• US Says Uganda's Role in Congo More Crucial

  New Vision

  The renewed clashes in the eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and government forces have made Uganda's role in pacifying the region even more crucial, the US Ambassador to Uganda... Read more »

• The African Union Commission to Hold Children's Forum

  Independent

  The African Union Commission (AUC) is hosting the Third Pan-African Forum on Children: Read more »

• To a Cop's Wife, Selfishness Is No Option [opinion]

  Observer

  '.... you have to be wise enough to make sure you satisfy his marital needs without inconveniencing neighbours or alerting the children.' Melissa Littles, a police officer's wife... Read more »

• African States Must Trade More With Their Neighbours

  Capital FM

  Kenya on Tuesday celebrated the 22nd African Industrialisation Day with several leaders urging for more intra-African trade. Read more »

• China Calls for More International Cooperation in Combating Somali Piracy

  Focac

  China Monday called on the international community to strengthen communication and coordination in further combating Somali piracy. Read more »

• Somali Ambassador - Police Stations Due to Open in Eastleigh

  Shabelle

  Mohamed Ali Americo, Somali ambassador in Kenya says police stations will be opened in the Eastleigh neighbourhood of Kenya's capital, where Pitched battles between Kenyans and... Read more »

• 'Anti-Peace Groups' Behind Businessman's Killing, Says Mudug Governor

  Garowe Online

  The governor of Mudug region in the autonomous Puntland state in northern Somalia has blamed 'anti-peace groups' for killings and kidnappings in Galkayo, Garowe Online reports. Read more »

• Deqa Abshir Exhibits At the Italian Institute of Culture

  The Star

  To reach their potential, those with an aptitude for art must continue to nurture their talent. Heartily sowing the seeds, contemporary Somali-Kenyan painter, Deqa Abshir,... Read more »

• President Strongly Condemns the Horrific Terrorist Grenade Attack in Eastleigh [press release]

  Shabelle

  The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E Hassan Sh. Mohamud strongly condemns the horrific terrorist grenade attack, which took place Sunday 18th of November 2012 in... Read more »

November 20

• Refugee Camp Becomes World's Second Largest

  Sudan Tribune

  The number of Somalia refugees sheltered at Ethiopia's Dollo Ado refugee camp has hit a record high of 170,000 making it the world's second largest refugee complex, according to... Read more »

• Troops Move Toward Rebel-Held Town

  Shabelle

  Somali National Army (SNA) along with the African Union forces on Tuesday moved closer to the main rebel-held city of Bur-hakabo, some 163 Km north-west Mogadishu, reports said. Read more »

• In Brief - Row Brews Between Kenya and Somalia

  RFI

  Nairobi officials appeal for calm after the Eastleigh matatu attack. Kibaki leads the way in voter-registration but millions of Kenyans may not be able to follow. A row brews... Read more »

• Another Bloody Sunday

  IRIN

  Before he knew what was happening, Charles Ngeana, 31, at the scene of Nairobi's 18 November blast, was struck by a flying sheet of metal. The roof of a packed 'matatu' minibus on... Read more »

• Inter-Ethnic Clash in Nairobi After Bus Blast

  Capital FM

  Several people were injured following inter-ethnic clashes in Eastleigh that went on for the better part of Monday, after a deadly blast a day earlier claimed eight lives. Read more »

• Police Hunt for Rogo's Somalia Trained Son

  The Star

  DETECTIVES are looking for a son of the slain Muslim cleric Aboud Rogo who has sneaked into the country from Somalia. Highly placed intelligence reports indicate that the... Read more »

• Corruption, Economy and Army Key Issues in the Debate

  Independent

  In the first of its kind Ugandans witnessed a debate among the presidential hopefuls who are racing for the top seat in the FDC party in order to replace Dr Kizza Besigye in three... Read more »

• Do Not Victimise Somali Community

  The Star

  A section of Eastleigh residents yesterday reacted to a grenade explosion in a matatu that killed six people - by attacking members of the Somali community. Read more »