Mogadishu – James Swan arrived in Mogadishu today to take up his duties as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia and Head of Mission for the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia. The career diplomat, who is a national of the United States, was appointed to the post on 30 May

The programme contributes to the long-term stabilisation of Somalia by promoting defections of Al-Shabaab combatants and reintegration of disengaged combatants into their communities. REHABILITATION SOMALIA One hundred twenty-six former Al-Shabaab combatants on Friday graduated from the Baidoa Rehabilitation Centre in Somalia’s South West State after completing an intensive rehabilitation programme. The programme graduates, comprising youths

Photo/Reuters A junior foreign office minister has been suspended pending an investigation after grabbing a female demonstrator by the neck and pushing her when a climate-change protest interrupted a speech by Britain’s finance minister. Several women prevented Philip Hammond from speaking for a few minutes by using loudspeakers to shout slogans during an annual banquet

Photo ( PA Wire/PA Images ) Police in Yorkshire have arrested 44 people over historical allegations of child sexual abuse. They were arrested as part of an inquiry centred on allegations from four women that they were abused as children, predominantly in the towns of Dewsbury and Batley, between 1995 and 2002. Three women and

RISING FROM THE ASHES A professionally trained and well-equipped Somali security force is indeed a game-changer in the fight against terrorism in Somalia. The most recent victories were recorded in Sabiid and Bariire. On 30 April 2018, the African Union Peace and Security Council (AU PSC) endorsed the Somalia Transition Plan (STP). Since then, the

To ensure Somalia is fully prepared for ‘one-person-one-vote’ universal elections in 2020/2021, the African Union Mission in Somalia has organised a four-day workshop on electoral security and dispute resolution for senior government officials involved in election planning and management. The workshop, being held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, is aimed at developing a common strategy

A Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF) Captain in Somalia has committed suicide after shooting his colleague. The soldier whose identity hasn’t been established reportedly turned his gun on himself after shooting his colleague for an unknown reason. Ministry of Defence and UPDF spokesperson, Brigadier Richard Karemire confirmed the incident but declined to give details. “It’s

Mogadishu_Nine civilians killed in Galkayo town, revenge attack”This was a horrible incident, a gruesome killing against nine unarmed innocent civilians in southern Galkayo. All of the civilians belong to one clan and the gunmen shot them dead in one location a few minutes after suspected Shabaab gunmen killed” a policeman, Mohamed Abdirahman, a local police

Mogadishu, In order to enhance the capacity of the Somali security forces as they intensify operations to liberate the country from militants, the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom has donated specially-designed refrigerated containers for storage of fresh food and supplies, and for moving items required to be in a controlled room temperature. Speaking during

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto made this commitment during a visit to Mogadishu on Tuesday/file U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. Africa Command and U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto made this commitment during a visit to Mogadishu on