Mogadishu 16th August 2014- In yesterday’s early morning cordon and search operation in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district, Somali Government forces with the support of African Union troops recovered 15 guns, assortment of ammunition and 20 of militia were arrested when...
Somalia's president faced a leadership crisis Monday as his term ended with no clear path toward elections, and an alliance of opposition parties declared they no longer recognised his authority.
The Horn of Africa nation was supposed to choose the...
In Kenya, U.S. forces are primarily responsible for training Kenyan forces, sharing intelligence, and personnel recovery
DAVOS, Switzerland, January 24, 2020/ -- U.S. Africa Command continues to investigate the Jan. 5 attack on the Kenyan Defense Force Military Base in...
by Dekow Diriye
I read your article yesterday on Foreign Policy with keen eyes and interest. While whining from public officials does not deserve response from any sensible citizen of the Republic of Somalia, I felt compelled to counter false...
Somalia’s controversial and long overdue elections have finally been concluded, both the chairmen of the higher and lower houses have been elected as well as the president of the Federal Republic of Somalia Mr. Hasan Sh. Mohamoud, And the...
JUNE 20, 2016
AMISOM PR/025/2016
Press Release
On the occasion of World Refugee Day, the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson (SRCC) for Somalia, and head of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Ambassador Francisco Madeira, appeals to governments...
By Abdirizak M. Diis
The current election/selection impasse in Somalia between the Federal Member States and the Federal government is the symptom of a country that is deeply polarised with divergent clan interests, political ideologies, foreign interests, and pseudo-nationalistic slogans....
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Secretary of State nominee Anthony Blinken speaks
PRESS STATEMENT
ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE
Friday March 19, 2021
The United States is deeply concerned by the electoral impasse in Somalia, which is creating political uncertainty that threatens security, stability, and development in...
Last week, the U.S. government recognized a government of Somalia for the first time since 1991. In his remarks to Secretary of State Clinton, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud spoke of Somalia emerging from a period of chaos to one...