The Federal Government of Somalia launched today a series of initiatives to ensure that the Somali National Army troops are paid in a consistent and timely manner.
Press Release
“Our troops on the front lines work tirelessly to fight Al Shabaab...
News reporting is always shaped by a considerable amount of tension. How do you strike the balance between hooking the audience with the sensational while supplying sufficient detail and context for an informed understanding of the events being reported?
This...
Nairobi, September 27, 2016 -- Somali authorities should thoroughly and credibly investigate this evening's fatal shooting of radio journalist Abdiaziz Ali and swiftly bring his killers to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
The BBC reported that gunmen on motorbikes...
EUCAP Nestor – Somalia Office PRESS RELEASE September 26th 2016 Press and Public Information Department EUCAP Nestor HoM discusses way forward with Somalia Deputy PM and MoIS’ representatives The meetings were aimed at introducing EUCAP Nestor’s...
ICJ Decision: The ICJ will begin its deliberations concerning the delimitation of the maritime boundary between Somalia and Kenya
Though Kenya had hoped that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) would throw out Somalia's application in it's first hearing, the...
Local EU statement
EU response to UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia
EU Heads of Mission in Somalia issue the following statement
Nairobi, 22 September 2016 - The European Union and European Union Member States congratulate the United Nations Assistance...
By Thomas C. Mountain (*)
UNICEF oversaw the starvation deaths of at least 250,000 Somalis, mainly children, during the last “Great Horn of Africa Drought” and famine of 2010-2012 (at the time the worst in 60 years) all the while...
I ran out of things to say, says British writer and former spy, now 78 (plus his wife says he’s too old to travel to adventurous places now), and declares 2015 memoir The Outsider his ‘swan song’
After a dozen...
IGAD reiterated and reaffirmed Somalia’s succession from botched Somali Republic
The Somali Republic (Somali: Jamhuuriyadda Somaliyeed, Arabic: جمهورية الصومال ) was formed as new nation, following the union of the former Italian Somalia, today’s Somalia, and British Somaliland, today’s Republic...
PRESS RELEASE
September 19th 2016
“The Somali Legal System for the Maritime Police” - EUCAP Nestor Workshop held in Mogadishu
From September 18th to 19th , EUCAP Nestor organised a workshop on Maritime Legislation. Four Somali Prosecutors - two of which were...