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Bartamaha (Khartoum):- Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir has been declared the winner of this month’s landmark elections, despite facing war crimes charges over Darfur. Former rebel leader Salva Kiir has been confirmed in power in the semi-autonomous south in the first polls since the north-south war ended. The polls were Sudan’s first multi-party elections...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Spain says its navy has captured eight suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia. In a statement Sunday, the Spanish defense ministry said the frigate Victoria intercepted a whaling ship and some smaller boats. It said a search of the captured vessels revealed weapons and other items that could be used to attack ships. The Spanish frigate destroyed...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):- The Kenyan government and African Union forces have engaged in or facilitated “unlawful” actions related to the conflict in Somalia, Human Rights Watch charges in a new report. Kenyan officials directly co-operated with Somalia government military recruiters who conducted “a massive drive” in the Dadaab refugee camps last...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Liberal Democrat Sabriye Halane Warsame announced that he hopes to be seated as a councilor in his bid to be the first Somali councilor of the Colindale ward, an ethically diverse constituency in north London. According to an unofficial estimate made by The Guardian, over 250,000 Somali’s call the United Kingdom home, many of whom came in the...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-A medical official says at least nine people have been killed in shelling in rebel-controlled areas of Somalia’s capital. Mogadishu ambulance service chief Ali Muse says 40 wounded people were also taken to hospitals after shelling rocked the capital Sunday. He says the dead were all civilians. Witnesses say the shelling followed a brief clash...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-The Spanish navy captured eight suspected pirates off the coast of Somalia on Sunday as part of Europe’s anti-piracy mission in the area, the Defense Ministry said. The Spanish frigate Victoria captured a whaleboat and various skiffs, on which the ministry said arms and other materials suitable for use in pirate attacks were discovered. Under...Continue reading »

Young man is 30th young Somali-Canadian murder victim in Alberta since 2005 Alberta–He was young. He was of Somali descent. He had grown up in Toronto, but had moved west for work and opportunity. His body was found Thursday in an apartment in Fort McMurray. Abdinasir Ali is the 30th young Somali-Canadian man killed in Alberta since 2005. His death is the latest...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur alias Sheikh Aden Madobe, the Speaker of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Parliament, has insisted that he is the legitimate leader of the legislative house. His Saturday statement appears to be a response to a large group of MPs who met in Mogadishu on Friday, demanding his replacement. At a press conference in Mogadishu,...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Kenya Under-17 national football team made a sad exit from the Africa Youth Championships qualifiers when they settled to a barren draw with Somali in a tough duel played at Oserian Fastac sports grounds in Naivasha on Saturday. Following the draw, it means Kenya has been eliminated from the continental championships on 3-1 aggregate having lost the...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Three members of the AFM’s 1 Regiment have arrived in Uganda to participate in the European Union’s Training Mission for Somali military personnel. The purpose of the mission, known as “EUTM Somalia” (European Union Training Mission Somalia) is to train Somali military personnel, thereby contributing to the strengthening of...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):- Kooxda Kubadda Cagta Soomaaliyeed ee ay da’doodu ka yartay 17 ayaa u gudbay wareega labaad ee is reebreebka CAF ka dib markii ebar iyo ebar 0-0  isku dhaafiwaayeen Kooxda kubadda cagta ee dalka Kenya. Kooxda Soomaaliya ayaa magaalada Jabuuti horay 3 iyo 1 uga soo guuleystay kooxda Kenya. Ciyaartan oo la filayay in ay ka dhacdo Magaalada...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-A French Muslim woman has been fined for wearing a full-face veil while driving a car. Police in the western city of Nantes said the veil – which showed only her eyes – restricted her vision and could have caused an accident. The woman’s lawyer says they will appeal against the decision, which he described as a breach of human rights. The...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Muqdisho)-Qarax duhurnimadii maanta ka dhacay nawaaxiga Isgoyska Ex contarol Afgooye oo fariisin ay ku leeyihiin ciidamada dowlada KMG ayaa la sheegay in uu ahaa miinada nuuca Ramuudka laga hago sida ay Shabelle u sheegeen dad goobjoogayaal ah oo halkaasi ku sugnaa. Kooxda Al-shabaab aya sheegatay in ay ka danbeeyaan Qaraxan ay la beegsadeen Ciidamo ka tirsan...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (WASHINGTON )-Senior African Union officials met US National Security Advisor General Jim Jones at the White House to discuss increased cooperation between the United States and their organization. The AU delegation, led by chairperson Jean Ping, was on the last day of a three-day visit for the first high-level bilateral talks between the African Union and Washington...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):- wararka ka imana dalka Koonfur Africa ayaa sheegay in ugu yaraan 5 ganacsato Soomaali ah dil loogu geestay magaaladda Port Elizabeth. 5 qofood ee lagu dilay Port Elizabeth ayaa waxaa ku jira Aabe iyo Wiil uu dhalay oo ay burcad u dhalatay dalka Koonfur Africa ku dileen ayna ku dhaceen halkas, dhan kale 4 ka mid ah 5 qofood ayaa lagu dilay halkoob...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-The news that some suspected Somali pirates will face trial the United States drew praise this week, but it also raised issues about how pirates should be prosecuted. It may not be so easy to try men from a nearly lawless country for crimes committed halfway around the world. Eleven Somali men appeared in a federal courtroom in Norfolk, Va., early...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Nairobi):-Ciidamo ku hubeeysan 10 gawaarida dagaalka ah kana kooxda Al-shabaab ayaa gaaray degmada ceel-dheer ee Gobalka Galgaduud sida ay sheegan wararka ka imanaya halkaas Wararku waxaa ay intaa ku darayaan in wax iska horimaad ah uusan ku dhaxmarin gudaha degmada Ciidamada Al-shabaab iyo kuwa Xoogagga Ahlu Sunna Waljameeca oo saacado ka hor isaga sii baxay...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (Naironbi):-Kenya’s CAF Youth Championships second leg tie against Somalia tomorrow hangs in the balance with the visitors refusing to play at the Oserian Stadium in Naivasha. Football Kenya Limited (FKL) settled for Oserian Stadium after CAF dismissed their initial venue, Afraha Stadium in Nakuru. “We don’t know where the Somali team is...Continue reading »

Bartamaha (DJIBOUTI )- JAPAN is opening its first overseas army base in Djibouti, a small African state strategically located at the southern end of the Red Sea on the Gulf of Aden, to counter rising piracy in the region. The 40-million-dollar (S$54 million) base expected to be completed by early next year will strengthen international efforts to curb hijackings and vessel...Continue reading »

The wife at the centre of a bitter £400 million divorce battle could end up with nothing after her estranged husband told a court yesterday he was bankrupt. Michelle and Scot Young have spent the last three and a half years wrangling over the fortune, which she says he is hiding and he claims does not exist. Last December, the High Court ordered Mr Young to pay his...Continue reading »