Senior Al-Shabaab Commander Defects to Somali Government
A high-ranking Islamist militia commander belonging to the radical Alshabab movement has defected to the Somali government on Wednesday. The officer who identified himself as Sheik Ali Hassan Gheddi was the deputy commander in-chief of Al-shabaab fighters in the Middle Shabele region north east of the capital Mogadishu. “I came to decision to leave Al-shabaab [...]
Bemba’s Bail Revoked
The decision to award bail to Congolese war crimes suspect Jean-Pierre Bemba has been reversed by the International Criminal Court (ICC) According to the Judges at The Hague, Mr Bemba, who was Democratic Republic of Congo’s vice-president might flee if set free. Bemba is accused of leading militias who went on a rampage of murder [...]
Explosion Kills 2 and Wounds 25 in The Somali State of Puntland
A huge explosion which rocked Puntland’s commercial capital Bosasso on Tuesday evening killed at least 2 people and wounded 25 others mostly Ethiopians, residents and hospital sources told Newstime Africa. Residents who were reached for comment by this press said that unidentified assailants in a small car threw a hand grenade at a cinema in [...]
Kofi Annan Due in Kenya For Talks
Former UN secretary General, Kofi Annan is expected to start a seven-day visit to Kenya from tomorrow with a series of Meetings with President Mwai Kibaki and Prime Minister Raila Odinga and members of civil societies. Annan, who is the chairman of the African Panel of Eminent African Personalities, that brokered a deal between President [...]
Will Smith, Jada and Jay-Z Resurrect Fela Anikulap-Kuti
Hollywood big-guns Will Smith, Jada Pinkett and Jay Z have joined forces to produce a fantastic Broadway musical about Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti . The show which opened on November 23 was the first by top Hollywood guns to enter into the African beat scene. The musical is based on the life of Fela [...]
Somali Men Get 40 Lashes For Watching Pornography
Al-shabaab, the Somali militants accused of having ties to Al Qaeda, have given 40 lashes to each of three young Somali men after being found guilty of watching pornography on their mobile phones, late Monday. A fourth man who was accused of listening to music on his mobile also received ten lashes in a public [...]
Somali Marine Commander Accuses Int’l Community of Doing Little To Fight Piracy
The commander of Somalia’s newly recruited coastal guards Admiral Farah Omar Ahmed said he is very concerned over the strengthening pirate activities off the Somali coast with the international community doing little to eradicate piracy off the coast. Talking to reporters in Mogadishu last night the commander said that dozens of war ships along Somali [...]
