Tag: Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
Somali presidents seeks mediation amid violence during vote
Somali politicians and clan elders report violence and irregularities in voting for a new parliament, limited to just 14,000 citizens due to...
Somali president says 200 Kenyans killed in military camp attack
As many as 200 soldiers were killed in an attack on a Kenyan military camp in Somalia by al Shabaab Islamists last...
Somali militants kill president’s nephew in ambush
Islamist al Shabaab gunmen ambushed and killed the nephew of Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud in the capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, police...
Bomb goes off close to Somali presidential palace
At least five people were killed when a car bomb exploded close to the presidential palace in Somalia's capital Mogadishu on Monday,...
Somali president says rebel attacks don’t mean resurgence
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has dismissed the capture of settlements by al Shabaab militants this month, saying they had no strategic...
Somali lawmakers seek to remove president over corruption claims
Somali lawmakers have a filed a motion to parliament to dismiss President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing him of abuse of office, one...
Somalia leader says his advisers not helping Islamist militants
Somalia's president said on Friday that nobody close to him had been involved in the unauthorised diversion of government weapons to Islamist...
Somali presidential compound attacked, president safe
Islamist militants attacked Somalia's presidential compound on Tuesday with a car bomb and gunmen broke through a perimeter wall but were repulsed...
Somali president wants aid airlift for towns retaken from rebels
Somalia needs help airlifting basic supplies to towns recently retaken by African Union-led forces because Islamist insurgents who were driven out from...
Somali MPs demand president quit, threaten impeachment
More than 100 Somali lawmakers have signed a letter demanding the president resign for failing to improve security and meet other promises,...
Somali parliamentarian killed by car bomb
A Somali lawmaker was killed when a bomb planted by Islamist militants ripped through his car in the capital Mogadishu on Monday.
Al...
Chastened by Islamists, Somalia redraws Mogadishu security plan
When Islamist militants blasted their way to within 50 metres of the Somali president's residence, they forced a sharp rethink of security...
11 die in attack by militants on Somali president’s compound
At least 11 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked the Somali presidential compound on Friday, blasting through a gate with a...
Graft allegations test West’s ties to Somali president
A resignation letter by Somalia's central bank governor sent from Dubai has thrown Western donors into a quandary over supporting a government...
Somali prime minister voted out by lawmakers
Somalia's parliament on Monday sacked Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, citing his government's poor performance over the past year.
The prime minister, a...
Somalia PM reveals row with president, asks parliament to intervene
Somalia's prime minister said on Tuesday he was in a "constitutional" dispute with the president and was ready for parliament to intervene...