More than 60 Somali officers have been trained in Turkey

Turkey – The Turkish government has begun training Somali police officers and officers for a period of time in Turkey for the training of various levels of military and law enforcement. More than 60 Somali officers trained the beginning of this year, with more than 60,000 Somali police officers and officers trained by soldiers from

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UN Somaliland and Puntland should pull troops out of Tukaraq

A statement from the United Nations Security Council on Thursday said it is necessary to strengthen the support of the Federal Government of Somalia and the progress it has made so far. The document also specifically  war between Somaliland and Puntland in northern Somalia, and called on both parties to implement the commitments made by

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A Qatari Aid organisations launch campaign to support Somali people

A joint campaign to support Somalia will be launched in Qatar on Sunday by four Qatari humanitarian organisations, namely Qatar Red Crescent Society, Qatar Charity, Silatech and Education Above All Foundation. The campaign is under the supervision of Regulatory Authority for Charitable Activities and supported by Qatar Fund for Development. Announced at a press conference

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Ethiopians 46 Drowned on their Way to Yemen, 16 are Missing

Over 7,000 migrants make the journey from Somalia to the Arabian Gulf every month according to the the International Organization for Migration at least 46 migrants from Ethiopia died, with 16 others still missing after a smuggler’s boat with over 100 migrants capsized near Yemen, the United Nations migration agency said. The boat was traveling

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Prime Minister Khaire arrives in Djibouti for a two-day official visit

Djibouti-Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Ali Khaire and his accompanying delegation arrived in Djibouti on Wednesday evening on an official visit to Djibouti where he will meet the President of Djibouti, Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh. On his arrival at Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport, he was received by Djiboutian Prime Minister  Mr.

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Prime Minister Tunisian sack Interior Minister

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has sacked Minister of the Interior Lotfi Brahem, a statement by the government said on Wednesday.Mr Brahem will be replaced by Justice Minister Ghazi Jeribi who will act on an interim basis until a replacement is found, according to the statement. While no reason was given for the dismissal, Prime

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Kenya Countrywide household HIV and AIDS survey commences

The Ministry of Health has deployed teams of technical personnel on a nationwide household survey and testing for HIV and AIDS. This follows the launch of Kenya Population based HIV Impact Assessment or (KENPHIA), which hopes to scale up collection of data on the impact of the disease. The nationwide household survey and testing for

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Baidoa National security conference federal agrees

  Baidoa – The National Security Council meeting which was held in Baidoa, 3-5 June 2018. The conference, which took place at the Presidential Palace, southwest of Baidoa spoke about national security issues, and presided over the meeting, President of the Federal Republic of Somalia H E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed. The conference will be the

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International Crisis Group warns Gulf conflict to affect Somalia

The International Crisis Group has warned that the conflict between Arab countries in the Arab world may have an impact on Somalia.A statement from the ICG called for Somali politicians to stop interfering with the parties’ disagreements over the Gulf, such as Saudi Arabia’s leadership and the Qatar government. a year later, Saudi Arabia, the

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Somalia new constitution date for December

  Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed hopes to deliver a new constitution by the end of this year, but this could prove a major undertaking. Though the review timetable expects the new document to be ready by the end of 2019, President Mohamed, who came to power in February 2017 with a new constitution as

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