‘In Somalia, your only protection is the number of weapons you have’ | ABDALLE AHMED MUMIN | The price of an AK-47, the standard weapon of Somali militias, has soared on gun markets ahead of a fraught ballot this weekend, when lawmakers will select the country’s next president. Parliamentarians from …
Read More »Roadside blast leaves four people dead, eight more injured in Mogadishu
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somali police confirmed Tuesday that four people including three police officers were killed and eight others injured in a roadside blast in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, Monday night. Police Spokesperson Abdifatah Aden Hassan said the blast which occurred between Mogadishu and Afgoye district targeted …
Read More »Somali president announces re-election bid
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Somali President Mohamed Farmajo has officially announced his candidacy for re-election in the presidential elections slated for May 15 in the capital, Mogadishu. Farmajo who made the announcement in a televised speech on Sunday evening expressed his commitment to continue with the progress and development …
Read More »WFP seeks 473 mln USD to ramp up assistance in Eastern Africa
Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The World Food Programme (WFP) said Tuesday it requires 473 million U.S. dollars to scale up humanitarian assistance and save lives in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia over the next six months. WFP said in a statement issued in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that greatly needed …
Read More »AU mission lauds Ugandan troops for degrading al-Shabab in Somalia
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has hailed the outgoing Ugandan troops for intensifying the fight against al-Shabab terrorists in the coastal Barawe region in southern Somalia. ATMIS Force Commander, Diomede Ndegeya awarded medals and certificates to the soldiers from battle Group 32 on …
Read More »Old fights haunt ‘new’ AU Somalia mission
On April 1, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) became the official name of the 15-year peace keeping mission called AMISOM. However little has changed about its challenges Kampala, Uganda | IAN KATUSIIME | ATMIS was authorised by the African Union Peace and Security Council Communique of the …
Read More »UN chief welcomes establishment of AU transition mission in Somalia
United Nations | Xinhua | UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday welcomed the recent establishment of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS). Through a statement, the top UN official reiterated the “unwavering commitment” of the United Nations to Somalia and expressed his “full support” to ATMIS and the Somali …
Read More »UN Security Council endorses reconfiguration of AU mission in Somalia
United Nations | Xinhua | The UN Security Council on Thursday adopted a resolution to endorse the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council’s decision to reconfigure the AU peacekeeping mission in Somalia into the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. The resolution, which won the unanimous support of the 15-member …
Read More »Court okays petitioners of Somali origin to get citizenship
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Civil Division of High Court in Kampala has ordered the Immigration office to give people of Somali origin citizenship as long as they fulfill requirements of the law. The judgment issued through email by Justice Musa Ssekaana arises from a case filed in …
Read More »Somali, AU military chiefs set up team on rules of operations for new peace mission
Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Senior African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) military commanders have wrapped up a five-day meeting by agreeing to set up a joint technical team to implement rules of operations for the new peace mission. The joint team which will also …
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