Today, 4 June 2022, the Somali independent journalists’ organizations/unions and the independent media houses associations held a consultative meeting in Mogadishu focusing on the latest developments in the country on the aftermath of May 15th presidential election and the state of freedom of expression and media freedom in Somalia, which has been ranked as the […]
Topic: ‘Lessons from our Journey to Statehood’ 1. Introduction Good morning. I would like to extend my sincere gratitude and appreciation to Dr. Greg Mills and the Brenthurst Foundation for organizing this important Africa Security Dialogue conference in Hargeisa, Somaliland. The choice of the venue is a clear indication of the prevailing peace and stability […]
Madam President, Distinguished Members of the Council, Thank you for the opportunity to brief on the situation in Somalia. I am pleased to do so once again along with the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Madeira. Madam President, The conclusion of Somalia’s electoral process last week […]
Aare is a social activist who lives in the city of Gabilay, a Djiboutian national for four years. He is a social activist whose primary work elucidates the problems in Djibouti at the hands of the president of Djibouti, Ismail Omar Geele. His work highlights socio-political issues of the Djiboutian government, specifically human rights issues […]
Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Laura Jaramillo, concluded virtual discussions with the Somali authorities and reached a staff-level agreement on the second and third reviews of the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) arrangement. This agreement is subject to approval of the IMF’s Executive Board. At the conclusion of the discussions, Ms. Jaramillo […]
ADDIS ABABA -The Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU) at its 1081st meeting held on 4 May 2022, was briefed on the attack by Al Shabaab against a Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in Middle Shabele region, south west of Mogadishu, on 3 May […]
Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland should unconditionally release without charge 13 journalists detained since April 13 and should not pursue any charges against two others who were detained and later released, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday. On the afternoon of Wednesday, April 13, security personnel — including police and intelligence officers […]
Authorities in the breakaway region of Somaliland should unconditionally release freelance online journalist Abdisalan Ahmed Awad and hold the intelligence officers who harassed and assaulted him and two other journalists responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Monday. On the night of March 18, Abdisalan was riding in a car with freelance journalist Ali Mahdi […]
Addis Ababa (QJ) The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses concern at the Press Statement issued recently by the Office of the Prime Minister of Somalia regarding the status of the Special Representative of the AU Chairperson of the Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira. In this […]
For 15 years, African soldiers have rotated through Somalia as part of a 20,000-strong force mandated by the United Nations to protect the fragile central government from an Islamist insurgency. But the mission is winding up, with a transitional force given less than two years to hand over security responsibilities to Somalia’s national army and […]