SOMALIA NEWS

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IRIN SOMALIA NEWS

NAIROBI Wednesday, December 03, 2008 (IRIN) - Women in the self-declared autonomous region of Puntland, north-eastern Somalia, are calling for greater representation in the region's parliament in the upcoming elections to reflect their role in society.

SOMALIA: Women in Puntland demand greater role in government

NAIROBI Monday, December 01, 2008 (IRIN) - Greater resources and international support for civil society working in Somalia are needed to reach more people, said agencies.

SOMALIA: Civil society support is key to success of $919m relief plan

HARGEISA Friday, November 28, 2008 (IRIN) - Children in parts of Somalia's self-declared republic of Somaliland have never gone to school because their communities prefer they remain at home and learn petty trades, a local NGO said.

SOMALIA: Children from minority communities miss out on school

GARISSA Thursday, November 27, 2008 (IRIN) - Thousands of people are fleeing parts of the north-east region of Mandera and neighbouring Somali border areas after Kenya beefed up its security presence to counter possible threats from Somali armed groups.

KENYA-SOMALIA: Thousands flee amid fears of fighting along border

NAIROBI Wednesday, November 26, 2008 (IRIN) - The parties to the peace talks aimed at ending the conflict in Somalia have reached a power-sharing deal in Djibouti that doubles the size of parliament, observers said. However, analysts feared the deal was unworkable.

SOMALIA: Power-sharing deal reached in Djibouti as TFG split widens

RELIEFWEB SOMALIA NEWS

Source: Agence France-Presse

Aid chief warns of famine in Ethiopia

Source: Voice of America

Kenyan refugee camp overpopulated as Somalia fighting continues

Source: Missionary International Service News Agency

Somalia: Ethiopian troops withdraw, clashes in Mogadishu

Source: American Red Cross, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, UN Children's Fund, UN Foundation, World Health Organization

Global measles deaths drop by 74%

Source: UNOSAT

Hijacked Vessels Offshore from Eyl, Somalia (as of 02 Dec 2008)

VOICE OF AMERICA AFRICA NEWS

In Somali Language...

Madaxwaynaha Jamhuuriyadda la baxday Soomaaliland ayaa sheegay in xukuumaddiisu ay baryahan ku howlanayd sidii ay u dhisi lahayd ciidamo gaar ah oo u tababaran la dagaallanka argagixisada.

Md. Rayaale oo Ka Hadlay Ammaanka Soomaaliland

Faaqidaadda Todobaadka: Aayaha Qaranka iyo Danaha Shisheeyaha

Faaqidaadda Todobaadka: Aayaha Qaranka iyo Danaha Shisheeyaha

Xarunta Jamhuuriyadda is magacoowday ee Somaliland ayaa waxaa maanta ka bilowday diiwaan-galinta cod-bixiyayaasha, taasoo qayb ka ah u diyaar-garoowga doorashooyinka guud ee ka soo socda Somaliland.

Diiwaan-galinta Cod-bixiyayaasha iyo Hargaysa

Golaha ammaanka ee Qaramada Midoobay ayaa goor dhow cod buuxa ku ansixiyey qaraarka lambarkiisu yahay 1846 oo oggolaanaya in ciidamada caalamiga ah ay biyaha Soomaaliya kula dagaalamaan budhcad-badeedda Soomaalida.

Golaha Ammaanka iyo Burcad-badeedda

Dawladda Yuganda oo ciidankeedu ay yihiin kala-badh kuwa AMISOM ee jooga Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in askarteedu ay sii joogi doonaan Soomaaliya xattaa haddii ay dawladda Itoobiya ciidankeeda kala baxdo Soomaaliya dhammaadka sanadkan sida la filayo.

Ciidamada Yugandha oo Sii Joogi Doona Soomaaliya

BBC AFRICA NEWS

Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.

Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

A self-proclaimed "bishop" who claimed to have killed 110 child 'witches' is arrested in Nigeria.

Nigeria 'child witch killer' held

Two British Christian missionaires, husband and wife, are charged with sedition in Gambia.

Gambia Britons on sedition charge

Student doctors graduate in the Somali capital for the first time in nearly two decades.

Doctors qualify in Somali capital

A Moroccan man gets 10 years in prison for links to the group that carried out the 2004 Madrid bombings, killing 191 people.

Moroccan convicted of Madrid link

THE NEW YORK TIMES SOMALIA NEWS

An organization, loosely linked with Al Qaeda, may be the West?s answer to bring stability to Somalia and end the recent scourge of piracy in strategic shipping lanes.

Grand Theft Nautical

The mediator said that the only thing left was planning the transfer of money and handover of the ship, which was captured by Somali pirates two months ago.

Mediator Says Ransom Deal Has Been Reached for Pirated Ukrainian Freighter

A British reporter and Spanish photographer were kidnapped on Wednesday in northern Somalia while researching Somalia?s rampant piracy trade.

2 Western Journalists Kidnapped in Pirates? Haven in Somalia

At least two dozen people, including six children, were killed in heavy fighting between government troops and Islamic insurgents in the capital.

Dozens Killed as Fighting Intensifies in Somalia

As talks for the release of a supertanker seized off Somalia continued, one of Europe?s largest shipping firms said it would reroute some of its tankers to reduce piracy risk.

Pirates Said to Ask for $25 Million Ransom