Have U.S. relations with Somalia improved since stronger maritime security measures have decreased piracy?

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Answered by: Captain Peter Troedsson, USCG, Military Fellow, U.S. Coast Guard The United States restored official relations with Somalia in January 2013 after years of...

EU grants $200 million to Somalia for security, education

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The European Union has given Somalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education, the legal system and security, its new envoy said on...

Somali journalist charged over rape report

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The UN and human rights groups have condemned the decision by Somalia’s government to charge a journalist for “offending national prestige” and other crimes...

Somali security forces arrest five journalists in two days

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Nairobi, January 5, 2015-Somali security forces arrested five journalists in two separate cases over the weekend in the capital, Mogadishu, according to news reports....

Somalia’s security forces hamstrung by corruption, infiltrators

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By Richard Lough and Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's security forces need rebuilding to cement gains made by foreign troops against Islamist militants, but...

Somalia:Council Member Warsame, Mayor Hodges concerned over allegations of racial profiling by TSA

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May 3, 2016 (MINNEAPOLIS) A Transportation Security Administration employee alleged in testimony before Congress last week that he was instructed to racially profile Somali-Americans.   “It...

UN and international partners call for resolution of Somali political crisis

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AMISOM welcomes the swearing-in of the Head of the Interim South West Administration of Somalia

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Press Release BAIDOA, Somalia - December 3, 2014 - The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Maman...

Somalia on the Brink

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Aid groups are leaving because of violent attacks. But the biggest problem is that the West is undermining any progress. By Michael Shank Despite...