November 2014
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EU Naval Force, IMO warn of continued, although diminished, piracy threat
Nov 29, 2014Somali-based piracy remains a threat to international shipping and there is no room for complacency where pirates are concerned, according to the European Union Naval Force and International Maritime Organisation. The Operation Commander of the EU... -
Press Release:German and Somali Foreign Ministers meet
Nov 29, 2014German and Somali Foreign Ministers Meet in Rome – Germany to Continue Support to Somali People. On the occasion of the Migration Conference in Rome, German Foreign Minister Steinmeier met Somali Foreign Minister Beileh on 29... -
ASSESSING MINISTERIAL HLPF COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE ON SOMALIA
Nov 28, 2014By Mohamud M Uluso In September 2013, International Development Partners (Donors) of Somalia endorsed a three year (2014-2016) “New Deal for Somalia” outlined in the Somali Compact (SC) and Somaliland Special Arrangement (SSA) in Brussles, Beligium... -
EU to train another 1,200 Somali soldiers in 2015
Nov 28, 2014BRUSSELS (IHS Jane’s 360)— The European Union Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM Somalia) aims in 2015 to approximately match the number of soldiers it trained in 2014, although mission personnel say the security situation in Mogadishu,... -
PM Allies appeal to Ethiopia for intervention
Nov 27, 2014Mogadishu, Somalia (Somali Agenda)–Parliamentarians loyal to embattled Somali Prime Minister Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed have written a letter to Ethiopian Foreign Minister and current chair of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Tedros Adhanom requesting his interference... -
Business trips to dangerous places: Meetings in Mogadishu
Nov 26, 2014Around the world certain cities have sadly become synonymous with war, brutality and lawlessness. For the business traveller, particularly the Western business traveller, Baghdad surely ranks among the most feared of assignments. Tripoli looks to be... -
‘Al-Shabab Doesn’t Want a Truce With Infidel Powers’
Nov 25, 2014November 25th 2014 (The Atlantic) The violent campaign between Kenya’s government and Somali militants is esclating. On Sunday, a day after members of the al-Shabab group executed 28 passengers on a Kenyan bus, Kenya’s Vice President... -
Somali PM lives another day, Somalia plunges deeper in political chaos
Nov 24, 2014Mogadishu, Somalia, November 24th (Somali Agenda)–Parliamentarians loyal to Somalia’s embattled Prime Minister successfully disrupt a debate on a motion of no confidence for the third time in a row as Somalia plunged deeper into a political... -
SPECIAL REPORT: Somalia’s Coast Guard Program in Perilous Waters
Nov 21, 2014MOGADISHU, SOMALIA NOVEMBER 21st 2014 (Somali Agenda) – Somalia’s nascent coast guard last month officially took delivery of four patrol boats in Mogadishu. The boats donated by the Turkish government marks the first time the country...