Somalia
Somalia - 6 March 2015
One of FBI’s most wanted terrorists captured in Somalia A Somali-American on the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists list has been captured, Somali intelligence officials said Tuesday. Liban Haji Mohamed was arrested as he traveled from an area …
Dialogue Online - No. 1/2015: “Climate Change Exposes the Limitations of the State-Centred Approach to Peace Building in Somalia” By Tamara Naidoo
Somalia, due to perennial instability, has had a long history of international peacebuilding experiments that in turn, almost set the tone for global peace-building discourse and practise. Despite the successive and concentrated …
Somalia - 28 Jan 2015
Turkish president in Somalia to launch development projects amid heavy security Under tight security Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Sunday launched development projects sponsored by his government including an airport terminal in …
Somalia - 16 Jan 2015
Al-Shabaab Commander Surrenders in Luq Al-Shabaab commander Sheikh Osman Sheikh Mohamed on Wednesday (January 14th) surrendered to Somali security forces in Luq, Gedo region, Somalia’s Halgan reported. Luq police chief Siyad Abdikadir …
Somalia - 10 Jan 2015
One of al-Shabaab’s most-wanted leaders surrenders to Somali police A leader with the Islamic extremist group al-Shabaab who had a $3m bounty on his head has surrendered in Somalia, a Somali intelligence official said on Saturday. Zakariya …
Somalia - 5 December 2014
Al-Shabaab strikes again, killing 4 in attack on U.N. convoy in Somalia One day after executing dozens of non-Muslims at a quarry in Kenya, the Islamist militant group Al-Shabaab waged an attack in its home base of Somalia – killing at …
Somalia - 29 November 2014
‘Al-Shabab Doesn’t Want a Truce With Infidel Powers’ The violent campaign between Kenya’s government and Somali militants is escalating. On Sunday, a day after members of the al-Shabab group executed 28 passengers on a Kenyan bus, Kenya’s …
Somalia - 18 November 2014
Somali Parliament Disrupted Second Time Over ‘No Confidence’ Vote A Somali parliament session descended into chaos Saturday (November 15th) as lawmakers attempted to debate a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed …
Somalia - 31 Oct 2014
Somali Govt Co-Ordinates Aid Distribution in Former Al-Shabaab-Held Areas Amid warnings of a worsening humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the dire need for assistance in areas liberated from al-Shabaab, the Somali government and …
Somalia - 26 September 2014
Somalia will be united by 2016, President tells UN General Assembly Somalia is at a critical juncture in its efforts to achieve security and stability, the country’s President told the United Nations General Assembly calling for continued …
Somalia - 14 August 2014
Al-Shabab attack AU base in Somalia Fighting between al-Shabab and government and African Union (AU) troops in the central Hiran region has left 18 people dead on both sides, the Somalian armed group has said. Al-Shabab spokesman Abdulaziz …
Somalia - 31 July 2014
Somaila:Puntland Strongly Opposes the Mogadishu Agreement Purporting to Create a Federal State for Central Regions In reference to the July 30th 2014 Agreement announced in Mogadishu, the Puntland Council of Ministers convened in an …
Somalia - 18 July 2014
U.S. discloses secret Somalia military presence, up to 120 troops U.S. military advisors have secretly operated in Somalia since around 2007 and Washington plans to deepen its security assistance to help the country fend off threats by …
Somalia - 11 July 2014
Attack on Somalia’s presidential palace Heavily armed militants carried out a major bomb attack and armed assault against Somalia’s heavily-fortified presidential palace today. The attack bore all the hallmarks of Somalia’s Al-Qaeda-linked …
Somalia - 4 July 2014
China to reopen embassy in Somalia after 23 years Newly appointed Chinese diplomat on Wednesday presented his credentials to Somali Foreign Minister, Abdirahman Mohamed Beileh, as a first step in reopening China’s embassy in the horn of …
Somalia - 30 June 2014
China to Re-Open Embassy in Somalia Closed in 1991 China said Monday it will re-open its embassy in Somalia 23 years after evacuating its diplomats as the East African nation plunged into civil war. The decision came after Somalia …
Somalia - 13 June 2014
Somalia: UN agencies call for immediate action to curb measles outbreaks Voicing deep concern that outbreaks of measles have left thousands of children in Somalia at risk of disability or death, United Nations agencies today called for …
Somalia - 6 June 2014
Somalia: UN aid chief calls for $60 million emergency funding through summer months The United Nations humanitarian chief today called for $60 million for the next three months to prevent Somalia “from slipping back into a major …
Somalia - 30 May 2014
Female Soldiers Join the Army Ranks in Somalia With an AK47 automatic rifle slung over her shoulder, Naeemo Abdi frisks people coming into a Mogadishu police station. When she holds back a man who tried to enter unchecked, he scowls at her …
Building Regional and International Consensus Workshop: African Women and Peace Building - 20 August 2013
First Session Panel from left to right - Fatima Swartz,Chairperson, ACTION Support Centre, Steering Committee Abshiro Said Haji Mohamed, South African Somali Women’s Network Zeenat Adam, DIRCO, Director, Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean …
