Somalia

PRESS-RELEASE Mogadishu, 26 November 2021 – International partners* urge the completion of inclusive and credible House of the People elections acceptable by all electoral stakeholders and the Somali people according to a published timetable, by 24 December 2021 and for presidential elections to be completed imminently thereafter. We call...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Somalia's government forces ended Mogadishu's Hayat hotel's siege last midnight, after more than 24 hours, Al-Qaeda's terrorist-linked group Alshabab militants claimed responsibility for the Hayat hotel attack, per a statement the...

Uganda's President pays visit to Ugandan troops based in Mogadishu, commends them for their diligence: President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has commended Ugandan troops serving under AMISOM for the critical role the are playing in restoring peace in Somalia. President Museveni addressed the troops after...

MEDIA RELEASE Nairobi, 10 November 2023 Action Against Hunger Somalia has secured a £4 Million bilateral grant from the British Embassy in Mogadishu. The grant, which is set to run for six months, will...

President lifts “restrictions” on bombing operations and targeted assassinations By Abayomi Azikiwe Global Research, April 11, 2017 This latest manifestation of Washington’s intervention in the oil-rich Horn of Africa state came in the form of an executive order granting the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) greater latitude in...

Islamist groups have been responsible for murdering a large number of journalists over the past decade without their killers being brought to justice. Those murders feature prominently in the latest edition of the global impunity index compiled by the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). It...

By:XINHUA United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Operational Support Atul Khare has wrapped up his four-day visit to Somalia, pledging that the UN will ramp up its support for stabilization efforts in the country. "I...

GENEVA —  The U.N. refugee agency reports that Horn of Africa asylum seekers and migrants arriving in Yemen are being detained under horrific conditions by different armed groups and criminals profiting from the situation. The agency says it is following the cases of some 100 Somali...

The region needs more ports, and there’s a race to build and control them. This February, the small African nation of Djibouti took control of the Red Sea container port of Doraleh from DP World, completing what it considers the final act in a lengthy...

By:British Embassy In Somalia The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, original and unique story about Somalia. To celebrate World Press Freedom Day and the ‘Global Conference for...