Category: Somalia
Somalia: Kenyan military plane crashes in Somalia
Mogadishu (HAN) December 4, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. A Kenyan warplane crashed in southern Somalia on Thursday, with the Kenyan military saying the crash was due to technical problems while Somali rebels said they had shot it down with a missile. The aircraft, which had been on a combat…
Somalia: The dangerous ISIS Style Triangle zone
Mogadishu (HAN) December 4, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Source: by Mohammad Olad, VOA Somali Services Radio. In Kenya, the Al-Shabaab have now become the enemy everyone fears. The Somali militants Al-Shabab regrouping along Kenya-Somali border. Pushed out of its former strongholds, militant group al-Shabab has been moving lots of men…
Somalia: Rampant Al Shabaab Attacks Raise Security Concerns (VIDEO)
Mogadishu (HAN) December 4, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. Somali militant group Al-Shabaab has in the past few weeks killed scores of people in both Somalia and Kenya and that’s raised fresh questions over claims that the group is on its last legs. -CCTV’s Mohammed Hirmoge
SOMALIA: Squeezing Blood Out of a Turnip
Mogadishu (HAN) December 4, 2014. November 30, 2014. Expert Analysis, Your Power & Regional Influence Magazine, opinion page by Sheiknor Abucar Qassim. Somalia is a mess with little or no hope for a positive change in the near future. As a close observer of the Somali politics, it is apparent that the difficulties in the…
Somalia: South West Interim Administration is a Vision 2016
Mogadishu (HAN) December 4, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. Somali President said during today’s inauguration of Sharif Hassan “It is an honour and a privilege to celebrate this historic day with you. Vision 2016 is a Somali vision and South West Interim Administration is today a reality of this vision SSomali President congratulated…
Somalia: National integration force is crucial for regional security
Mogadishu (HAN) December 3, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. The integration of regional security forces is a critical element in both the further development of the Somali National Army (SNA) and the achievement of state-building goals, in particular the formation of a Federal Somalia. Vision 2016 and the Somali Compact, adopted by the…
Somalia: Construction Booms in Somalia Following Improved Security
Mogadishu (HAN) December 2, 2014- Public diplomacy and Regional Infrastructure investment news. Thousands of Somali nationals who fled their country after war broke out over 2 decades ago, are slowly returning home thanks to improved security. That’s led to a construction boom as demand for modern houses surge. CCTV’s Celestine Karoney
Somalia: No confidence motion session scheduled Next Tuesday (Video)
Mogadishu (HAN) November 30, 2014 – Public diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news – According to Nicholas Kay, No-confidence motion causes more rifts in Somalia. Sources have confirmed to Geeska Afrika Online that Somali lawmakers are planning to hold next week a session to discuss the tabled motion against the Somali’s prime minister Abdiwali Sheikh..…
Somalia: Parliamentary leader Profesor Jawari rejected Sharif Hassan leadership
Mogadishu (HAN) November 30, 2014. Legality Diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. Somali Parliament speaker Professor. Jawari we will not Recognize the Outcome of Baidoa Conference The speaker of the federal parliament Prof. Mohamed Sheikh Osman Jawaari said that the government shall not recognize the outcome of the Baidoa Conference for the establishment of a regional…
Somalia: Study on targeted killings
Mogadishu (HAN) November 27, 2014 – Crime diplomacy and Regional Security and safety news. In recent months, a few States have adopted policies that permit the use of targeted killings, including in the territories of other States. Such policies are often justified as a necessary and legitimate response to “terrorism” and “asymmetric warfare”, but have had…