Somalia’s delayed presidential elections: Top 7 issues to follow

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Somalis walk past billboards showing candidates Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame and Omar Abdulkadir Ahmedfiqi in Mogadishu, Somalia Friday, Jan. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh) By...

AMISOM statement on a document circulating in the media

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PRESS RELEASE Mogadishu, 29 May 2020—The African Union Mission in Somalia’s attention has been drawn to a document circulating in the media dated 26 May...

Drought in Somalia and Somaliland: Lives Teetering on the Edge

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JUNE 18 – Failing and intermittent rains are wrecking havoc in Somalia and Somaliland, but we are increasingly asking, is anyone listening? 2.2 million people are...

The dangers of reporting rape in Somalia

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Somalia and Djibouti Commemorate 25 Years Since Landmark Arta Peace Talks

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ARTA, Djibouti – The presidents of Somalia and Djibouti gathered in Arta on Thursday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the historic peace conference...

Somalia defers planned offshore round

Engineers and visitors explore an exploratory well near Dharoor town, 350 km (217 miles) from the port of Bosasso on the Gulf of Aden in Puntland January 17, 2012. Image: REUTERS
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Slight delay foreseen to licensing exercise that will offer 15 blocks off central and southern Somalia by Barry Morgan The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) has pushed...

Somalia races to save livelihoods as new locust generation spawns

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By Thomson Reuters Foundation NAIROBI, April 20 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Somalia is deploying surveillance teams and specialized vehicles to prevent desert locust swarms ravaging...

Somalia and EU Fight over ‘Lack of Aid’ Claims

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The Partnership between the United States and Somalia: Shared Interests, Shared Goals

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By Ambassador Larry André, Jr. After one year serving as the United States Ambassador to Somalia, I recently concluded individual introductory meetings with all Federal...

The ‘Ghost of Siad Bare’ has come to haunt Somalis

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Somalia is currently at a crossroads, and the likelihood of civil strife cannot be discounted. Somalia’s president, Mohamed Abdullahi “Farmaajo,” is mainly to blame.  His...