The African Union Mission in Somalia contingent commanders have resolved to further enhance coordination with the Somali security forces to implement the Somali Transition Plan. The commanders, along with their Somali counterparts, met for three days in Mogadishu to evaluate the progress made in implementing the mission’s concept of operations (CONOPS). During the meeting, the

Kenya’s foreign minister Monica Juma has attended that meeting as a last resort, dig deep and heavy-lifting towards the diplomatic cliff with Somalia. Mrs. Juma addressed that, Somalia is trying to take Kenya’s sea. Also, Juma says that the ICJ has no mandate to handle this. issue. Bear in mind this, plenty of political pundits

Photo/Somali Times Minister Awad sent warnings to several countries, Mogadishu, Somali Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad announced that it has met with the ambassadors of the international presence in Mogadishu and Somali Minister of Foreign Minister Awad press conference held in the media has addressed a variety of topics as part of their between him

Shukri’s mother Zamzam Ture at the emotional service (Image: Manchester Evening News) An elderly lady clutches onto beads and weeps as schoolgirls dressed in blazers and ties share hugs. Around the coffin, women – young and old – sway in unison as they sing prayers.The raw emotion of mourners at the funeral of Shukri Abdi

Photo/Somali Times Somalia has announced the severing of diplomatic ties with West African country Guinea. The decision was announced in Mogadishu today after a cabinet meeting. The development is linked to relations between Guinea and Somaliland the semi-autonomous region of Somalia of Somaliland flew to Conakry earlier this week according to officials on official invitation

Somalia’s Foreign Affairs ministry on Sunday summoned Kenya’s ambassador Lucas Tumbo over what it termed an offensive tweet by PS Macharia Kamau. In a statement on Monday, the ministry said it handed Tumbo a protest letter and said it considered the tweet “an affront to Somalia’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity as well as harmful

Al-Shabaab’s policies lead some Somali women to support the organisation politically and in some cases to play key military roles, a new study indicates. The group’s “brutal insurgency” is generally oppressive to women but can also provide them with important benefits, particularly by punishing gender-based violence and by upholding women’s rights under Islamic family law,

The newly appointed UN envoy in Somalia on Wednesday lauded the critical role played by the African Union troops in ongoing efforts to stabilize Somalia. James Swan, special representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia who arrived in Mogadishu on Tuesday, pledged to collaborate with the African Union Mission in Somalia to help support peace

Photo/Somali Times Mogadishu, The Security has been beefed up in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, on Wednesday with heavy deployment of troops as Somalia marks the 26th June celebrations when the country’s northern region gained its independence from Britain. Last night, Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed attended a ceremony to mark the independence day at Banadir

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