Illegal fishing targeting tuna in Somali waters reveals a major weakness in the country's maritime administration.
A report issued by ENACT said that Somalia's rich fishing resources are facing increasing threats from foreign vessels engaged in illegal activities.
The report said that these activities cost Somalia about $300 million a year.
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The family of a soldier in the Kenyan army who was said to be in the hands of Al-Shabaab fighters for 9 years has asked the Kenyan government to help release their father.
Abdullahi Issa Ibrahim was one of the soldiers captured by al-Shabaab in the deadly attack by the...
The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamse Abdi Barre, said that terrorist groups such as Al-Shabaab and ISIS, which are fighting in Somalia, are a big problem for the security, lives and property of the Somali people.
Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has declared that there is a need to find...
Somaliland and Ethiopia discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in the field of military and security.
The Minister of Defense of Somaliland, Mohamed Yusuf Ali, and the representative of Ethiopia in Hargeisa, Ambassador Teshome Shunde Hamito, together with General Dagdi and Col. Abara, discussed the promotion of military cooperation.
"The Minister of...
The armed forces court today heard the case of 6 people who were recently arrested by the security forces during an operation at the checkpoints between the cities of Baledweyne and Matabaan in Hiran region.
These men who appeared before the Court, all of them young, numbered 5 people, while...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Ambassador Ahmed Macalin Fiqi, spoke on the phone with his Ukrainian counterpart, Andrii Sybiha, as they discussed the strengthening of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Minister Fiqi expressed his hope for the return of peace and stability to the...
One of the group that captured the Chinese fishing vessel that was released a few days ago, denied that they were pirates.
“We are not pirates, we are not criminals. We are an isolated community," said Liban, speaking to Al Jazeera on the phone while on board a Chinese fishing...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Macalim Fiqi, reacted to the press conference held yesterday in Mogadishu by the former President of Somalia Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, MP Abdirahman Abdishakur and Prof. Abdi Ismail Samatar, one of the senators of the upper house of...
The International Maritime Organization has urged foreign ship operators to be vigilant when sailing between the coasts of Somalia and the Gulf of Aden, saying that piracy remains a threat.
The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said in its latest annual report that eight piracy attacks were reported off the coast...
The Commander of the 4th Division of the new AUSSOM operation, Major General Said Waberi and the Commander of the Somali National Army, S/Gaas Odawaa Yusuf Raage met in Beledweyne, Hiran region and discussed the fight against terrorist groups.
During their meeting, they discussed the establishment of Joint Operations Coordination...