Category: Somalia
Somalia Should Hold Elections Immediately
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 19, 2021 The United States is deeply concerned by the electoral impasse in Somalia, which is creating political uncertainty that threatens security, stability, and development in the country. We call on Somalia’s federal and member state leaders to set aside narrow political objectives, uphold their responsibilities…
Kenya feels betrayed by Somalia over maritime dispute
NAIROBI, Kenya Kenya Friday affirmed that it has decided not to participate in the Maritime Delimitation Case (Somalia v Kenya) hearing currently ongoing at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Kenya’s Foreign Ministry said: “It is a decision that was made after deep reflection and extensive consultation on how best to protect the sovereignty and…
Alliance Politics Fully Arrives to Somalia, Outgoing President Farmaajo Speechless
MOGADISHU (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. By T. Roble. Two of Mohamed Farmaajo’s sworn political enemies-Ahmed Madobe and Abdullahi Deni formally banded with the 15 member opposition group Thursday creating a powerful alliance that could now tilt the balance further against the outgoing president amid reports…
Is Somalia’s political process unravelling?
The UN Security Council is urging Somalia’s government and opposition to agree on a date for indirect elections, as recriminations and sporadic violence threaten to undermine the country’s delicate political process. More than five weeks have gone by since President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and state leaders failed to reach an agreement on how to run the elections. The five…
Somalia: Somali army arrests six militants
MOGADISHU (HAN) March 19. 2021. Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Somali National Army (SNA) on Thursday arrested six al-Shabab militants in an offensive in Lower Shabelle, Somalia’s southern region, a military officer confirmed. The army conducted the operation in villages in the region including Busley, Warta Mursal and Harbiga, and…
Expanding Plantations in Southwest Farm zone
Eritrea’s Crops and Livestock Corporation (ECLC) launched vast farm projects in the southwest Gash-Barka region in places such as Haykota, Tesenai, and Goluj sub-zones as well as places in the Southern zones of the region in 2016 taking into account that the Gash-Barka region has vast fertile zones and is endowed with abundant water streams…
Somalia: UN urges elections “without further delay.”
United Nations (United States) —The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a resolution extending the mandate of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia until December, and called on Somali authorities to hold elections “without further delay.” The 13-page text drafted by Britain was unanimously approved by the 15 members of the Council, diplomatic sources…
Somalia: Inside the US War On Terror
Fifteen years after the creation of al-Shabaab in Somalia, terror still reigns and the reality on the ground just shifted more in their favor. In a last ditch effort to leave a mark on foreign policy before his ouster, President Trump announced a drawdown of US troops in global hotspots around the world, including…
Securing the Peace in the Horn of Africa: Dirk Vogelsang
Public Diplomacy and Regional Stability Initiatives News. Monitoring Regional Issues. Securing the Peace in the Horn of Africa — Conversation with Dirk Vogelsang, Chair of the Eritreo-German Society and Elias Amare for Horn of Africa TV on March 10 2021. For more information on the mentioned media please followe these links: 1) “Securing the Peace…
Former Somalia President Ali Mahdi Muhammad Dies At 82
Mogadishu. The former president of Somalia between 1991 and 1997, Ali Mahdi Muhammad, died today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, at the age of 82, as reported on Twitter by the spokesman for the Ministry of Justice. Somali information, Isamel Mukhtaar Omar. Mukhtaar Omar limited himself to confirming the death without giving more details about…
