http://sabahionline.com/ Sabahionline.com features news and information about the Horn of Africa region by correspondents based in Somalia, Djibouti, Kenya and Tanzania. en-gb In an exclusive interview with Sabahi, African Union Mission in Somalia spokesman Colonel Ali Aden Humad talks about how AMISOM is helping Somalis support peace and stability. /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/05/22/feature-01 hoa/articles/features/2013/05/22/feature-01 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 With a boom in university enrolments, the Federation of Kenya Employers and others question whether graduates are receiving adequate training for jobs. /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/05/22/feature-02 hoa/articles/features/2013/05/22/feature-02 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Lawmakers have withdrawn their motion asking Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon and his cabinet to seek a vote of confidence, Somali Speaker of Parlia... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-01 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-01 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Somaliland regional President Ahmed Silanyo met with European Union Special Representative to Somalia Ambassador Michele Cervone d'Urso in Hargeisa T... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-02 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-02 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Bureaucracy and inefficiency at Dar es Salaam port cost Tanzania and neighbouring countries more than $2.6 billion (4.3 trillion shillings) annually,... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-03 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-03 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Puntland regional leaders met Tuesday (May 21st) to encourage women's participation in the upcoming local council elections in July, setting a quota... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-04 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-04 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Somali government and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops arrested more than 500 people Tuesday (May 21st) during door-to-door security... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-05 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-05 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh discussed strategic co-operation with Colonel Saleh Ben Nasser, special envoy of Saudi Arabia's Interior Min... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-06 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-06 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, security forces and the judiciary should publicly apologise for abuses going back 50 years, the Truth, Justice and R... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-07 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-07 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Djiboutian Prime Minister Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed called for increased co-operation in the fight against smuggling and is seeking a strategy to cap... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-08 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/22/newsbrief-08 Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Amid an uptick in cross-border violence, Mandera County is seeking co-operation from officials and leaders from communities in Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia. /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/05/21/feature-01 hoa/articles/features/2013/05/21/feature-01 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The government is working to clear the roads connecting Mogadishu to Marka and Baidoa so citizens can travel unimpeded by militia members. /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/features/2013/05/21/feature-02 hoa/articles/features/2013/05/21/feature-02 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Some Somali lawmakers have abandoned a motion asking the prime minister and his cabinet to seek a vote of confidence after facing criticism, Somalia'... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-01 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-01 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Opposition lawmakers alleged that the Tanzanian government has been stifling free speech and disregarding journalists' safety as the government annou... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-02 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-02 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A DNA sample extracted from a toothbrush in a bag containing ammunition found at the scene of a shootout and grenade attack at Mombasa's Bella Vista... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-03 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-03 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Seventeen Kenyans have been charged with breaching the peace, rioting and cruelty to animals over their use of pigs in last week's protests against l... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-04 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-04 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for firing mortar rounds Monday (May 20th) at the presidential palace in Mogadishu.... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-05 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-05 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Soldiers in Uganda's Battle Group 9+ contingent are returning home after completing a 13-month tour of duty under the African Union Mission in Somali... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-06 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-06 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 The Kenyan police force will begin comprehensively vetting officers next month, starting by interviewing candidates for the directorates at police he... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-07 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-07 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000 A thwarted robbery attempt at a Wells Fargo security office in Mombasa left three people dead Monday (May 20th), Kenya's Daily Nation reported.... /en_GB/articles/hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-08 hoa/articles/newsbriefs/2013/05/21/newsbrief-08 Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000