May 2016
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Rule Of Law Out in Somalia: A Grand Finale for a Rogue Somali President assisted by Rogue Representatives of the International Community
May 23, 2016During the last 4 years, there has been steady descent on the efficacy of “Rule of Law” in Somalia despite a general commitment made by the Somali people in August 2012 under a new Provisional Constitution... -
Migrant crisis: Libya intercepts boats carrying 850 people
May 23, 2016A spokesman said the migrants from various African countries – including 79 women, 11 of them pregnant – were found in seven inflatable boats near Sabratha, west of the capital Tripoli. More than 30,000 migrants have... -
8 Simple Steps To Bury Your Own Country
May 23, 2016Cacophony is the coming together of multiple sounds that create an awfully unpleasant, if not unbearable audio to listen. However, chronically discordant politics tend to create its own cacophony that leads to mental and intellectual dissonance... -
Feature: Somali National University back on feet from civil war
May 23, 2016More than two decades after it closed doors due to break out of civil war and disintegration of the state, the Somali National University is back on its feet and determined to reclaim its position... -
China donates learning materials to Somali school
May 23, 2016The Chinese Embassy in Somalia on Sunday donated materials to Hamar Jajab primary school in the capital Mogadishu. Speaking during the handover ceremony of the facilities, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Wei Hongtian said Beijing was... -
International community welcomes presidential decree on 2016 electoral process
May 23, 2016Mogadishu, 22 May 2016 – The United Nations, the African Union (AU), the Inter-GovernmentalAuthority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States welcome the decree issued... -
Kenya threatens to pull troops out of Somalia
May 23, 2016Kenya may withdraw its troops from Somalia if the international community does not plug funding gaps for the operation, President Uhuru Kenyatta has warned. At a meeting with envoys from the UN Security Council on... -
UN urges Kenya to reconsider decision to close Dadaab refugee camp
May 23, 2016A UN Security Council delegation on Friday urged Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta to reconsider the decision to close the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, saying the move could jeopardize regional security. Addressing journalists in the... -
Cut in Somalia piracy ‘proof’ of benefits of EU membership
May 14, 2016A sharp reduction in pirate attacks off Somalia is “incontrovertible proof” that European Union membership helps Britain achieve its security priorities, shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry has claimed. Ms Thornberry highlighted figures from the EU’s... -
U.S. Calls Airstrikes on al-Shabaab in Somalia
May 14, 2016A U.S. military airstrike recently targeted the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab terrorist group in southern Somalia, killing five jihadists and wounding two others, reveals the Pentagon. Ugandan troops, backed by a very small contingent of U.S. military advisers,...
