Category: Somalia
Somalia: Ahmed Hussen Wins, The First Somali-Canadian MP
TORONTO (HAN) October 20, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. Liberal candidate Ahmed Hussen swept York South-Weston. The win give the riding back to the Liberals following NDP incumbent Mike Sullivan’s stint. This made Hussen the first Somali-Canadian MP in Canada. “We feel like finally, after 25 years, we are Canadian,” said supporter…
Somalia: Wrangling over Impeachment Motion Unabated
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. By: MOHAMUD M ULUSO The wrangling over the legal process of the impeachment motion against President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud for treason, constitutional violations, abuse of power, and other crimes continues and took bizarre twist on October 13, 2015. With great surprise, the Speaker of the…
Somalia: The Fulcrum of Leaders Influence for Peace & Trust
NAIROBI (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Security and stability Initiatives News. Question. How is the current security situation in Southern Somalia three years after the formation of the legitimate Federal Government? Did Somalia successfully or partially overcome the “bottleneck” phase that the country went through for the last two decades? President…
Somalia: National Consultative Forum Convenes for 2016 Electoral Process
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. Somali representatives from across Somalia convened today 19 and 20 October to begin consultations on what electoral process will be most appropriate and feasible to enable a transfer of power in Somalia for 2016, when the mandates of the Somalia legislative and executive…
Somalia: AU gets more EU Funds to 'liberate' Somalia
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. The European Union has committed €165 million in additional funding to support the African Union’s fight to ‘liberate’ Somalia from Al Shabaab fighters.Officials of the two regional institutions, the Commission of the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU), signed the deal…
Somalia: Sports Growing in Somalia Despite Insecurity
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015- Geeska Sports. Sports in the once lawless Somalia is catching up. The Women’s handball league is almost coming to an end.
Somalia: Morning Headlines
MOGADISHU (HAN) October 19, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News. NATIONAL MEDIA Somali Military In Lower Shabelle To Launch Military Offensive Against Al-Shabaab 18 October – Source: Shabelle News – 130 Words Somali Government troops in Lower Shabelle region are final preparations to launch an offensive against Al-Shabaab fighters, a top security official…
Somalia: Asylum Seeker's Rape Claims Overshadow Australia's bid for UN Rights Body
SYDNEY (HAN) October 18, 2015 – Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment Initiative News By: Jane Wardell & Byron Kaye – Australia’s hardline immigration policies overshadowed the launch of its bid to join the U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday, with the government and rights lawyers arguing bitterly over a pregnant Somali asylum-seeker who claims she was raped.…
Somali's First Woman to Form a Political Party
Mogadishu (HAN) October 16, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Investment & Security News. Somalia is seeing an increase in the number of political parties ahead of elections in 2016 and women are not being left behind. CCTV’s Abdulaziz Billow brings us the story of Fawzia Yusuf – the first Somali woman to head a political party…
Hawala Money-Transfer Businesses Need to Pivot to Survive and Thrive
London (HAN) October 16, 2015. Public Diplomacy and Regional Security Initiatives News. IF A Somali taxi driver in London wants to send earnings home to his brother, a nomad farmer, he probably uses an informal money transfer business. Going into a Somali-owned shop, he can hand over a wad of cash and within a few…
