Cash is revolutionising the way that humanitarian aid is being delivered. Somalia is a prime example of this, where in coordination with donors such as European Commission’s Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) and Irish Aid, Concern is...
5 decades ago today, the former democratically-elected president of Somalia Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke was assassinated by a body guard while visiting the town of Las Anod.
It’s thought the assassination was politically-motivated but details remained largely a mystery for 50...
As the Horn of Africa nation struggles to reach a consensus on this year's general election, the country's controversial clan-based indirect voting system is under scrutiny.
Plans to proceed with Somalia's 2021 general election have fallen into further disarray, as...
Horn of Africa countries launch regional initiative as peace dividend beckons, $15 billion investment on the cards
The initiative was formalized on 18 October, on the sidelines of the World Bank Group/International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings in Washington DC
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June 25, 2013: Despite the security gains during the last few years, Somalia isn’t safe. It is safer, especially if you are armed or have bodyguards. But if you are unarmed, you are still in danger, especially if you...
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At least five people were killed when militiamen ambushed a convoy in central Somalia and seized heavy weapons, the local government and residents said on Tuesday, seven months after a decades-long arms embargo was lifted.
The convoy was traveling on...
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As Rwandan leader Paul Kagame landed in Qatar on 28 October to attend an event dedicated to new technologies, his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta, travelled to the "Davos in the Desert" in Saudi Arabia.
The two rival Arab countries were...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A U.K.-led Piracy Ransom Task Force says the shipping industry must adopt additional measures to ensure that payments aren't made to pirates after a successful attack.
The task force's final recommendations noted that more than $300 million in ransoms has...