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Somalia Turkey to stay put despite deadly attack
Turkey remains keen on working in recovering Somalia despite becoming a target of Islamic militant group Al-Shabaab. The country Sunday flagged off a flagship road project that would see it rebuild the 23-kilometre
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Al Shabaab claim attack on Turkish mission in Somalia, three dead
A car loaded with explosives rammed into an office housing Turkish embassy staff in the Somali capital, killing three people, witnesses and officials said on Saturday, the latest in a series of blasts claimed
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Thirty-five free expression organisations appeal to Prime Minister of Somalia not to send draft media law to parliament
Thirty-five members of IFEX, a worldwide coalition of free expression organisations, voiced their support to Somali media’s rejection of the current draft media law and urged the government of Somalia “not to send the
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UN condemns flow of arms in Somalia and Eritrea
The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday condemned the flow of weapons and ammunition to and through Somalia and Eritrea in violation of arms embargoes against both countries. A resolution adopted unanimously by the council
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Spanish hostages freed from Somalia
Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Kenya nearly two years ago and held over the border in Somali have been freed, their employer has said. Medecins Sans Frontieres said the two women were both
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UN rights office concerned over draft law that would curtail press freedom
The United Nations human rights office today expressed concern over a draft law in Somalia that would require journalists to reveal their sources and prevent them from disseminating information against Islam or Somali traditions.
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2 Spanish Aid Workers Freed in Somalia
Two Spanish aid workers kidnapped in Kenya nearly two years ago and held over the border in Somali have been freed, their employer has said. Medecins Sans Frontieres said the two women were
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Kenya’s government has rejected accusations by Somalia
Kenya’s government has rejected accusations by Somalia that its forces breached their peacekeeping mandate and said the troops will remain there until the Horn of Africa country stabilizes. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud earlier
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Statement from the ICC President: International Criminal Justice Day
The International Criminal Justice Day is commemorated on 17 July Fifteen years ago, on 17 July 1998, history was made. Gathered in Rome, Italy, the international community agreed on the creation of a permanent
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UN Secretary General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Nicholas Kay on the postponement by the Puntland government of Local Elections
SRSG Nicholas Kay has described today’s decision to postpone the elections as “brave and wise” following violent clashes in parts of Puntland. SRSG Kay said “My condolences to those who have lost their loved
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