Category: Somalia
Somalia: Plane Bomber was Meant to be on Turkish Flight
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 8, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. A suspected suicide bomber who blew a hole in the fuselage of a Daallo Airlines plane last week and forced it to make an emergency landing in Mogadishu was meant to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, the Daallo chief executive said…
Somalia for the Troop Contributing Countries
NEW YORK (HAN) September 28.2015 PRESS RELEASE. Mini-Summit 2-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has welcomed the suggestion made by Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Gelle to host a follow-on summit on behalf of Somalia for the Troop Contributing Countries (TCC) to the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). President welcomes Djibouti’s call…
Somalia: Communiqué on Secretary-General’s Mini-Summit on AMISOM
NEW YORK (HAN) September, 26 2012. PRESS RELEASE. SECRETARY-GENERAL. Mini-Summit 1. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon convened a mini-summit on Somalia in New York on 26 September 2012 on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly. His Excellency President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud of Somalia attended by video teleconference from Mogadishu and was represented in New York by Prime…
Somalia: Strategic Town of Merka Recaptured from Militants
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 7, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The Somali government and African Union forces have retaken the southern port town of Merka. They had earlier pulled out on Friday, allowing Al Shabab fighters to seize the city. Residents say that some fighting took place as AMISOM forces pushed out the…
Somalia: Airport Staff, Airline Employees Detained Over Somali Plane Blast
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 7, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Somali authorities have detained at least five people for questioning about a midflight explosion aboard a passenger plane this week that killed one person and wounded two others, Somali intelligence sources said Saturday. At a news conference in Mogadishu, Somali Aviation Minister…
Somalia: Airplane Blast on Tuesday Caused by Bomb
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 6, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. An explosion that occurred aboard a passenger plane after it took off from Somalia’s main airport on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing, was caused by a bomb, officials said Saturday, adding they had made arrests. “Additional investigations conducted by…
Somalia: The Past, Present & Future for Sports (Video)
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 5, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News.
Somalia: UN Political Chief Praised the FGS’s Efforts to Ensure Governance
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 5, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman visits top leaders in show of support for electoral process in Somalia. A senior United Nations official has held talks with the President of Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in Mogadishu, the capital, in a show…
Somalia: Al Shabaab Takes Control of Southern Port Town
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 5, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Somalia’s al Shabaab militants took control of the southern port town of Marka on Friday hours after African Union troops and the Somalia National Army left, the rebels and witnesses said. “We now control Marka police station and the entire town. AMISOM…
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Might Visit Somalia Again
MOGADISHU (HAN) February 4, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Met Somalia’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Dahir Mohamoud Gelle and discussed foreign direct investment (FDI) and in areas of cooperation between Somalia and Saudi Arabia which is in great significance for both countries. During the meeting, cooperation in the…
