Category: Somalia
Somalia: Thank You Kenya, says President
NAIROBI (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. “I have just come to deliver to you one message; I cannot express in words the role of KDF inside Somalia. All I can say is, Thank You Kenya,” were the words of Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in recognition of the role…
Somalia: Michael Keating on Over a Mission That is in Good Shape
MOGADISHU (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Remarks by SRSG Michael Keating on Security Council consultations on Somalia, 28 January 2016 Statement made by SRSG Michael Keating on Security Council consultations on Somalia, 28 January 2016 Mr. President, I am delighted to speak to you so early in my tenure. It is…
Somalia: The Final a compromise on the Electoral Process for 2016
MOGADISHU (HAN) January 29, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Press Release. COMMUNIQUE ON THE ELECTORAL MODEL FOR 2016. The National Leaders Forum (NLF) was reconvened in Mogadishu on the 24th of January 2016. The conference was hosted by the Federal Government of Somalia and was attended by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar…
Kenya: Troops Will Stay in Somalia After Al-Shabab Attack
NAIROBI (HAN) January 28, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has said his troops will remain in Somalia following an attack by Al-Shabab militants that killed an undisclosed number of soldiers. Fighters from the Somali militant group attacked the African Union base at El Adde, in the Gedo…
Four IGAD Countries Among Most Corrupt Nations. Why?
NAIROBI (HAN) January 28, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Corruption is still a major problem around the world but more countries are improving than worsening and the United States and United Kingdom have reached their best rankings ever, an anti-corruption watchdog said Wednesday. Denmark remained at the top of Transparency International…
Kenya: Honors Troops Slain in Somalia with Memorial Service
NAIROBI (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta leads an interfaith memorial service honoring Kenyan soldiers killed while on peacekeeping duty in Somalia. President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the event Wednesday at a military barracks in Eldoret. In Nigeria Buhari…
Somalia: New SRSG Michael Keating Arrives in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating arrived in Mogadishu to formally take up his duties following his appointment on 23 November 2015. Mr. Keating succeeds Nicholas Kay, whose two-and-a-half-year tenure ended on 29 December 2015. The SRSG…
Kenya: After Attack, President Says Kenya to Remain in Somalia Peace Force
NAIROBI (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday Kenya was committed to remaining part of an African Union-led peacekeeping force in Somalia, after al Shabaab militants said they killed more than 100 soldiers in an attack on an army base. The Islamist militants attacked the…
Somalia: Civilians at Serious Risk
MOGADISHU (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. The Somali government and the Islamist armed group Al-Shabab placed civilians at excessive risk from conflict-related and other abuses during 2015. There were clashes over the creation of federal states by the government with the backing of the international partners. Displaced populations remained…
Somalia: Attacks on Aid Workers Almost Double in 2015, Kill 17
MOGADISHU (HAN) January 27, 2016 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. By: Katy Migiro. Attacks on aid workers delivering supplies in Somalia almost doubled in 2015 and the number killed jumped to 17 from 10 the year before, the United Nations said on Tuesday. Somalia has been mired in conflict since civil war broke…
