Somalia

By: Horndiplomat Staff writer Somalia Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud insists the federal government will not accept the AU or “anyone else” to intervene in the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Somalia foreign minister told Voa senior journalist Harun maruf he says "all that remains...

By Sam Howard  |  Nov. 4, 2017 at 8:28 AM Nov. 4 (UPI) -- The U.S. Mission to Somalia on Saturday issued a directive for its non-essential American employees to leave the east African country's capital of Mogadishu. In a security message, the mission identified "specific threat information against...

 The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General António Guterres: Press-Release The Secretary-General welcomes the recent establishment of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). He reiterates the unwavering commitment of the United Nations to...

By:Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) MOGADISHU, Somalia 29 October, 2022 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), the Somali Media Association (SOMA) and the Somali Mechanism for the Safety of Journalists (SMSJ) strongly condemn the killing of Universal Somali TV journalist, Mohamed Isse...

By handing ONLF officer Abdikarim Sheikh Muse to Ethiopia, the Somali government has betrayed its own people. BY:ABUKAR ARMAN All betrayals are not made equal. In recent weeks, a political disaster of epic proportions has befallen upon Somalia. The Somali government has committed what many -...

By Anthony Langat DADAAB REFUGEE COMPLEX, Kenya — Mohamed Omar Abdille remembers the night before he left his home in Merca, Somalia, in September 2012 to begin life as a refugee. He was 15. Family and friends gathered around the table for a final meal before...

UK’S NEW AMBASSADOR TO SOMALIA MIKE NITHAVRIANAKIS PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT HASSAN SHEIKH MOHAMUD Mike Nithavrianakis has today presented his diplomatic credentials to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who accepted him as the UK’s new Ambassador to...

By AFP Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has said the country would organise the next national elections by universal suffrage, a departure from an indirect voting system that has often triggered crises. The fragile...

MOGADISHU, Somalia –  The African Union says it has begun its withdrawal from Somalia and will cut 1,000 troops by the end of this year as security responsibilities start to shift to the local military. The continental body said Tuesday that the move comes at...

By Judy Maina, judy.maina@alleastafrica.com NAIROBI– Turkey has been the greatest ally for Somalia since it sent massive aid to Somalia during the 2011 devastating famine that killed hundreds of thousands of Somalis followed by massive reconstruction and development projects the Turkish government has undertaken across...