Category: Somalia
Somalia: Second Cargo Plane Crashes in Somalia in Less Then a Month.
Mogadishu (HAN) October 29, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. A cargo airplane with around 10 crew members has crash landed in Somalia in territory controlled by the Islamist Al Shabaab insurgents outside the capital Mogadishu, a government official said Thursday. The aircraft crashed in the Omar Bere area, some 45 kilometres…
Somalia: The AMISOM General Rono hailed partnership with SNA
Mogadishu (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. AMISOM Force Commander and SNA Chief of Defence Forces Pledge Stronger Partnership. The Force Commander of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), Lt. Gen. Jonathan Rono today met with the new Somali National Army (SNA) Chief of Defence Forces Maj. Gen. Mohamed…
Somali athletes aim for improved times ahead of Rio 2016
Nairobi (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Somali Athletes are preparing to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow visited the Banadir Stadium in Mogadishu where more than 200 athletes participated in the 31st Somali Athletics Championship.
Somalia's President Wants Parliamentary to Approve Anti-Terror Bill
Mogadishu (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Somalia’s president is calling on parliament to approve a new anti-terror bill – to better battle Al-Shabaab militants. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow has more on that story.
Somalia: First Head of U.S. Mission to Somalia in 20 years
Djibouti (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. CAMP LEMONNIER After more than 20 years of limited U.S. diplomatic interaction with Somalia, one man is now beginning the task of building new relationships and increasing coordination between the two nations. Ambassador David Kaeuper, who previously served and retired as the U.S.…
Somalia: Finland narrows asylum criteria for Somalis
HELSINKI (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Improved security in large parts of Somalia means that Finland is likely to grant asylum to fewer Somalis arriving in the Nordic state, its immigration service said on Tuesday. Around 24,000 of the more than 680,000 refugees and migrants to have streamed into the…
Somalia: Somali & Israeli girls Deliver Powerful Slam Poem
Addis Ababa (HAN) October 27, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional food Security Initiatives News. Amina Iro and Hannah Halpern (from DC’s Youth Slam Poetry Team) performed together at the Common Ground Awards with their slam poetry. “We both love Hummus,” they proclaim, moving from dark humor to shared tragedy to rattling off names for God.…
Somalia: The Saudi visit "security related issues in the region"
Mogadishu (HAN) October 26, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Somali President is to Discuss Ways To Defeat regional terrorism and cooperate an strategy to acheive stability and economic cooporation between Somalia and the Kingdom. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is to pay…
Somalia: Defense Minister Visited Bali-Dogle Military Air Base
Mogadishu(HAN) October 26, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. The minister of defense Abdikadir Sheikh Ali Diini and other security and defense related agencies visited AMISOM and government forces in their Bali-dogle military Air base. The federal Somali minister was accompanied by the Chief of General Staff and the commander…
Eritrea: UNSC concerns that "the SEMG has not been able to visit Eritrea"
Asmara (HAN) October 25, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. Geeska Afrika -Sanctions imposed on Eritrea extended for another year. The UNSC adopted resolution 2244 (2015) with 14 votes in favor and one abstention renewing the mandate of the Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group for another year. The UNSC, among others, expressed…
