ARTICLES RELATING TO SHARIF SHEIKH AHMED

Somalia election an important step – UK

2012-09-11 12:25

British PM David Cameron has hailed as a "significant moment" Somalia’s election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as president but warned the country faces a long road to democracy.

Clinton starts Africa swing in Senegal

2012-08-01 07:50

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Senegal's capital Dakar at the start of a seven nation, 11-day trip to Africa due to focus on regional peace and security.

Al-Shabaab scorns $33m arrest bounty

2012-06-08 09:15

Somalia's al-Qaeda allied Shabaab insurgents have dismissed a US offer of up to $33m for tip-offs for the arrest of top leaders, vowing to continue their extremist fight.

Somalis rally against al-Qaeda fighters

2012-02-15 19:29

Hundreds of Somalis have marched through the war-torn capital Mogadishu in a rare open protest against Islamist Shabaab insurgents and their al-Qaeda allies.

Somali leader slams ban on aid agencies

2011-11-29 16:42

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has condemned the ban imposed by Islamist Shabaab rebels preventing 16 aid agencies from operating in the areas under their control.

Kenya, Ethiopia meet for Somali talks

2011-11-17 17:45

Ethiopian and Kenyan officials have met for talks on bolstering the AU force protecting the Somali government, to help stabilise the war-wracked Horn of Africa state.

US, UN slam Mogadishu bomb attack

2011-10-05 07:43

The US and the UN have condemned a car-bomb attack on a government compound in Mogadishu which killed over 70 people in the deadliest attack by Somalia’s Shabaab rebels.

Somali leaders in new bid to restore country

2011-09-05 10:22

Somali leaders have launched a fresh bid to chart a new future for the war-ravaged country and wind up a seven-year transition that has failed to fulfil most of its key objectives.

Africa fundraises for drought crisis

2011-08-25 12:10

African leaders are holding a fund-raising conference in Ethiopia in a bid to plug a $1.1bn shortfall in aid for millions facing starvation in the Horn of Africa’s worst drought in decades.

Somali premier refuses to step down

2011-06-14 22:37

Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed has rejected a recent deal extending the mandate of the country's transitional institutions but requiring him to step down immediately.

Somalia's TFG 'needs one extra year'

2011-06-03 11:33

Somalia’s transitional government should stay on for one extra year to avoid jeopardising the military gains made by the AU troops against Islamist militants, Uganda’s president says.

Somali president vows to revamp army

2010-12-18 16:02

Somalia's embattled president, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, has vowed to reorganise his administration's security forces and reclaim control of Mogadishu.

Meles urges replacement of Somali PM

2010-09-30 09:09

Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi has called for the quick appointment of the Somalia premier after Omar Abdirashid Sharmarke resigned from his post earlier this month.

Rift in Somali leadership a worry

2010-09-14 12:33

Foreign envoys who narrowly escaped a suicide attack in Somalia say a rift at the top of its Western-backed government is threatening to derail efforts to fend off an Islamic insurgency.

Uganda blasts 'evil' act says Sharif

2010-07-12 12:25

The deadly Uganda twin bomb attacks blamed on Somalia’s Shebaab insurgents are a “despicable” and “evil” act, the president of Somalia says.

Biden in push to stabilise E Africa

2010-06-09 11:27

US Vice-President Joe Biden is to meet southern Sudan’s leader in Nairobi and also focus on troubled Somalia after discussing the fate of the volatile region with Kenyan leaders.

British hostages 'not in danger'

2010-03-09 15:35

Somali President Sharif Ahmed says a British couple held hostages by pirates in his country are not in danger adding that progress is being made to secure their release.

7 kids killed in shell attack

2010-01-13 18:08

Seven children are among ten people killed in shelling by Somali government forces in Mogadishu, as troops backed by AU peacekeepers fired mortars into districts held by Islamist insurgents.

Amisom troops tread warily

2009-11-25 21:11

Snipers have taken over where bombers left off in Mogadishu, the war-wracked capital of Somalia where UN peacekeepers (the Amisom force) are facing the advance of Islamist insurgents.

'Somalia a haven for al-Qaeda'

2009-10-29 09:47

Al-Qaeda is using Somalia to train, regroup and plan further attacks, the Somali prime minister says, warning it is also beginning to threaten regional stability.

17 killed in Mogadishu battles

2009-10-22 09:29

Seventeen civilians have been killed and 58 others wounded in battles between insurgents and African peacekeepers in Mogadishu, medical sources say.

'Bombers won't stop us'

2009-09-19 22:03

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has vowed that twin suicide attacks which killed 21 people, including 17 peacekeepers, would not deter efforts to restore peace.

6 citizens killed in Mogadishu

2009-09-06 18:01

At least six civilians have been killed and 18 wounded in clashes that erupted when insurgents attacked government and AU forces in Mogadishu.

Ethiopa will stay out of Somalia

2009-07-01 20:10

Ethiopia says it will not send troops to Somalia, though Islamist militia fighting to topple the Somali government recently threatened to invade the country.

Eritrea slams US

2009-06-27 20:03

Eritrea has slammed the US for providing weapons to Somalia's beleaguered government in its battle against Islamist insurgents.

 

Somali MPs to elect new president

2012-09-10 07:59

Somalia's parliament is voting for a new president in what the UN has described as a historic election for the war-torn nation, which has lacked an effective central government for decades.

Somali pirate kingpins enjoy impunity: UN experts

2012-07-18 11:09

Somalia's president has shielded a top pirate leader from arrest by issuing him a diplomatic passport, according to a United Nations investigation.

Help Somalia or 'pay the price'

2012-02-23 22:23

International powers have called for urgent action on Somalia, warning that the world will "pay the price" for failing to help the country tackle political unrest, Islamist militants and pirates.

Fistfight erupts in Somali parliament

2012-01-05 14:05

Fistfights erupted in Somalia's parliament as lawmakers elected a new speaker in a move condemned by the troubled nation's president as "null and void".

E African leaders discuss Somalia unrest

2011-11-25 19:09

East African leaders have opened talks in the Ethiopian capital on the long-running unrest in Somalia, where regional states have sent troops to quash a ruthless Islamist militia.

Somali lawmaker killed in Mogadishu

2011-11-10 09:08

Armed and masked men have shot to death a Somali lawmaker in front of his house in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses and colleagues say.

Somali leaders sign 'roadmap'

2011-09-06 22:11

Somalia's disparate leaders have signed a "roadmap" for the formation of a government to replace the fragile transitional body that has failed to bring peace to the fragmented country.

Somali leaders to hold rare conference

2011-09-03 11:35

Somali leaders will hold a rare three-day conference in the war-torn capital Mogadishu in an effort to resolve 20 years of turmoil and set up plans for a new government.

Somali drought: Tanzania donates food

2011-08-10 11:22

Tanzania pledged 300 tons of maize for Somalia’s drought-hit people during a visit by Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, a statement says.

Somali parly must vote on PM's axing

2011-06-12 23:06

A deal signed by Somalia's president and parliament speaker providing for the dismissal of the prime minister and his government needs parliament's approval, the cabinet says.

Somalia stops MPs from leaving country

2011-05-10 12:03

Security officials at Mogadishu airport have prevented more than 40 Somali lawmakers from leaving the country, officials says.

Somalia approves new premier

2010-11-01 07:38

Somalia’s parliament, in a much-delayed vote, has approved the appointment of Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed as the country’s prime minister, a report says.

Feuds 'cripple' Somali govt

2010-09-22 14:31

The UN special envoy for Somalia has appealed for unity in the country, saying simmering feuds have "crippled" the country's government following the PM's resignation.

The Ugandan blasts

2010-07-12 12:40

Survivors of the twin bomb blasts that left at least 64 dead in Uganda capital Kamapala tell stories of how they managed to survive the explosions.

Somalia leader appeals for help

2010-07-05 15:27

Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has pleaded for help at a regional summit, as an al-Qaeda-inspired insurgency closed in on his Mogadishu palace.

Somali leader to appoint new PM

2010-05-17 14:21

Somali President Sharif Sheik Ahmed has says he will appoint a new PM in a bid to end a deepening political crisis in his country’s transitional government.

Fighting mars anniversary

2010-01-29 12:06

Two hundred Somali VIPs have celebrated the first year of President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed's shaky rule as fighting rocked a theatre where they gathered.

8 killed in Mogadishu clashes

2009-12-21 17:58

At least eight Somalis have been killed in two separate incidents in Mogadishu, as hardline insurgents upped their offensive against a government pleading for more international support.

Somali leader wants world help

2009-11-23 22:20

Somalia's embattled president has appealed to the international community to do more to prop up his transitional government.

Somali president's plane shot at

2009-10-22 20:05

Insurgents have fired on the Somali president's plane and traded mortar and artillery fire with African peacekeepers in Mogadishu, killing at least 21 and wounding dozens.

17 dead in Somali fighting

2009-09-21 12:13

Elders in Somalia say a fight between Islamist insurgents and government forces in the western part of the country has killed at least 17 people, mainly combatants.

Paris rejects rebel demands

2009-09-17 12:41

France has rejected Islamist rebel calls for it to stop supporting Somalia's government as a condition for the release of a French security advisor held hostage for more than two months.

To shake - or not

2009-08-06 19:07

For the top US diplomat, handshakes are usually a mere formality. But when it comes to meeting Somalia's leader, it certainly seemed meaningful.

Islamists stone rapist to death

2009-06-28 18:26

Masked Somali Islamist militiamen have stoned to death a man accused of rape and murder in front of a crowd of more than 1 000 people.

'Somali gvt won't be toppled'

2009-06-25 13:53

Ethiopian PM has played down the threat posed by insurgents to Somalia's government saying he believes President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed would not be toppled.

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