P&O Ports manager killed in Puntland region of Somalia
The manager of a port run by Dubai Government-owned P&O Ports was shot dead in Bosaso in Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the Dubai Media Office confirmed.
The manager of a port run by Dubai Government-owned P&O Ports was shot dead in Bosaso in...
Why it’s time for an amicable divorce between Somalia and Somaliland
Should other countries recognise Somaliland’s bid to become fully independent? It has a good case, argues Bill Snaddon, but many obstacles remain.
Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991. But the small east-African breakaway nation is still waiting for others to recognise their bold decision....
Somalia:AMISOM Appoints a new Force Commander from Ethiopia
Mogadishu, 31 January 2019 – The African Union Mission in Somalia has a new Force Commander. Lt. Gen. Tigabu Yilma Wondimhunegn from Ethiopia, took up office today, from Lt. Gen. Jim Beesigye Owoyesigire, who has served in that capacity since January 2018.
The handover of instruments...
UK appoints New ambassador To Somalia
Horndiplomat-UK Government appointed a new Ambassador to Somalia. Ben Fender replaces David Concar who has been an Ambasidor in Mogadishu since 2016. Mr Fender will take up his post next month.
The following statement was issued today by UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Mr Ben Fender OBE has...
Somalia named as world’s most corrupt country
Somalia is the most corrupt in the world, Denmark the least, while America's falling score is a 'red flag', according to a global corruption watchdog.
Transparency International highlighted Hungary and the United States in their Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018, with America being knocked from...
Yoweri Museveni: There is no organised authority in Somalia
By BBC
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has called Somalia a country with no state and which lacks “organised authority” in a televised speech in the capital, Kampala.
He said Somalia was one example but stopped at naming other countries “for diplomatic reasons”.
Mr Museveni was speaking at...
Somaliland Was Mother Country of Ex-Somali Republic Despite UN’s Legal Errors
On 1st July 1960 the independent State of Somaliland united with Somalia which was under UN-Trusteeship. The two countries formed “Somali Republic” within the territory of State of Somaliland and Somalia. The United Nation (UN) registered the birth of the new nation under the...
Ghana is set to deploy a contingent of 160 police personnel to Somalia
Ghana is set to deploy to Somalia, a contingent of 160 police personnel from the country’s Formed Police Unit (FPU). Ghana’s deployment of additional officers to the Horn of Africa country is in response to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2431(2018), which recommended...
Qatar donates 68 armored vehicles to Somalia
Qatar donated 68 armored vehicles to Somalia on Thursday, Qatar’s Defense Ministry said. The armored vehicles, delivered in Mogadishu, will strengthen the Somali state, which is battling an Islamist insurgency, according to Qatar’s military.
The move is also seen as a sign that Doha is...
EU military chief holds talks with AMISOM leadership in Somalia
The European Union (EU) Military and Conduct Capability Director Lt. Gen. Esa Pulkkinen, has described the African Union Mission in Somalia as an indispensable peace support operation, without which the Horn of Africa country may not function optimally.
The EU military top official, who is...