The U.N. Security Council is expressing regret at Somalia’s decision to expel a U.N. envoy who questioned the arrest of an extremist group defector-turned-political candidate. The council issued a statement Saturday, a day after a closed-door discussion about Somalia’s move to kick Nicholas Haysom out.The statement conveys gratitude to the longtime U.N. official. It also

PA Archive/PA Images Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane in north London is one of the schools embroiled in a row about ‘cheating’ during Ofsted inspections National Education Union is now calling for the government to step in, after Ofsted “failed to act” on a number of troubling allegations. One of the country’s top-performing chains of

Mogadishu-General Bashir Abdi Mohamed, the commander-in-chief of Somali police force announced that they have prepared 1,000 soldiers to join the forces tasked with Mogadishu security. The police boss underlined that the new recruits have completed their training courses in Mogadishu and will shortly begin work in the capital which has seen frequent attacks. He expressed

Mogadishu-The United Nations is looking into the expulsion of UN Special Representative for Somalia Nicholas Haysom from Mogadishu, UN Deputy Spokesman Farhan Haq said in a press briefing on Wednesday. “We are looking into the matter, we are trying to get the various details corroborated, and we are going to see based on that what

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia Mr Ahmed Isse Awad said the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom Somalia has been without a functioning government since its inception, and the government has made a clear decision that it can not function in the country. “Somalia notifies

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) say they have killed 7 Al-Shabaab militants and wounded an unknown number in an operation in southern Somalia. The military seized 9 AK-47 rifles, 10 magazines, two rocket propelled grenade launchers and three grenades from the militants. “Today at around 11am, KDF soldiers operating under AMISOM engaged Al-Shabaab militants at a

Mogadishu-The Somali government says the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Haysom, could not work in Somalia. The government accused him of violating the UN Charter for Somalia and interfered with Somalia’s sovereignty. Nicholas Hayom issued a hot letter on Wednesday by the government’s security minister, who spoke on the impact of reports

Mogadishu – Two United Nations staff members and a contractor were injured on Tuesday after seven mortars landed inside the UN compound in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. Nicholas Haysom, special representative of the UN secretary-general for Somalia, confirmed that none of the injuries is life-threatening and condemned the indirect fire attack. The militant group al-Shabaab

Garowe-The 66 lawmakers of Puntland regional assembly were sworn in Garowe, the administrative capital of the state on Tuesday. According to sources in the town, sixty-six members who were vetted and approved by the state’s Dispute resolution Committee have gathered in the Puntland assembly building in Garowe town to elect an interim speaker after showering.

Police officers stand at the end of a tram platform following a stabbing at Victoria Station in Manchester, Britain, January 1, 2019. REUTERS/Phil Noble British counter-terrorism police are investigating an attack by a man armed with a kitchen knife at Manchester Victoria train station that injured three people, including a police officer, on New Year’s