Category: Somalia
Somalia: President Blames Security Breach on Arms Trafficking
Mogadishu (HAN) October 15, 2014. Public Diplomacy and National security news. The UN Security Council Investigators have accused an advisor to Somalia’s President of involvement in the unauthorized diversion of government weapons to Islamist militants with ties to al-Qaeda, according to a confidential new report. The accusation by the Somalia-Eritrea Monitoring Group, an eight-member panel…
Somalia: The security situation remains fragile
Mogadishu (HAN) October 12, 2014. Public Diplomacy and National security news.In Mogadishu, Unknown Gunmen shot and seriously wounded a Somali journalist working for a London-based television channel in an attack outside his home in Mogadishu on Sunday, colleagues said. Abdirisak Jama, Mogadishu bureau chief for Somali Channel Television, received several bullets to the stomach in the…
Somalia: The Somaliland Petroleum Concerns about London 2014 Summit
Mogadishu (HAN) October 10, 2014. Public diplomacy and Regional Oil and Gas news. The Somaliland Petroleum ministry said that oil firms are signing multiple contracts and negotiating agreements with regional governments which are only, adding fire to Somali conflicts in the Horn of Africa. The European small companies are destabilizing the region and destroying the…
Somalia: collective commitment to listen Puntland security concerns
Mogadishu (HAN) October 10, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. Presidential briefing note received by Geeska Afrika Online. The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia is visiting Puntland which is a part of the Federal Republic of Somalia. President Hassan said, “I believe very strongly, as does the Prime Minister, a united,…
Somalia: Saudi King receives letters from Presidents of Somalia
Riyadh (HAN) October 8, 2014. Public diplomacy and Regional security issues. Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud received letter from Presidents of Somalia Hassan Shaikh Mahmoud. They were handed over to Saudi Deputy Foreign Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz as he received separately in Jeddah today Somali…
Somalia: Prince Alwaleed received in Riyadh Somali Ambassador Ahmed Abdullah
Riyadh (HAN) August 25, 2011. Public diplomacy and Humanitarian issues. The Saudi Arabian national fundraising campaign for famine-hit Somalia, which was opened by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah on Monday, raised more than SR160 million in addition to tons of food. King Abdullah gave SR20 million to the fund. Prince Alwaleed bin…
Somalia: Federal Government thanks US for their commitment towards Security
Mogadishu (HAN) October 5, 2014. Public diplomacy and national security news. The federal Somalia Information minister visited Washington DC to enhance the bi-lateral relations between Somalia and US. Minister Duhulow landed in Washington DC on 28 September 2014 and had meetings with US Government officials which will continue till Friday 3rd October 2014. The Minister…
Somalia: Somali Foreign Minister sees "the future is bright – Coming Soon"
Mogadishu (HAN) October 3, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. Somalia’s Foreign Minister Abdirahman Duale Beileh has said that he sees a bright future for Somalia and believes his country will be in a better position come 2016. He said that his country is slowly recovering from years of civil war and chaos and…
Somalia: Joint National Security measures in Mogadishu
Mogadishu (HAN) October 3, 2014. Public diplomacy and National security news. The National Security Ministry of Somalia unveiled new security measures to avoid Al-Shabaab attacks during the festival days of Eidul Adha which is due to start on Saturday. National Security Spokesman Mohamed Yusuf Osman said the security forces conducted successful operations in the past…
Somalia is "a sieve for revenue"
Mogadishu (HAN) October 1st, 2014. Public diplomacy and Financial corruption issues. According to Geeska Afrika Editorial note, Governance which remains a sensitive and misunderstood topic is now being given a higher priority in development circles. A few donors and international financial institutions (IFIs) have begun to work with some emerging economies to help reduce corruption,…
