United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed British national Catriona Laing as the new envoy to Somalia and head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
Catriona Laing will take over from American James Swan, who has been praised for his leadership during his tenure.
Laing has more than...
Ref-IXSS/01 Date03/05/2023
To: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
From: Somali Political Parties.
CC: Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations in Somalia.
Mr. Secretary, we are asking you several questions related to the fate of our country Somalia, is it in the interest of the United Nations that our country is...
The Federal Government of Somalia and the European Union today launched a Cooperation Process that paves the way for a new partnership that will take place over the next two years.
Mr. Josep Borrell Fontelles, the representative of the Vice President of the European Union, said that the cooperation process...
It is a long report that covers many aspects and was written by MP- A/rahman A/shakur, who started his writing with:-
I am an MP in 6 Whatsapp groups, starting with the lower community of Ayr, Habargidir, Hawiye, Galmudug MPs, one dedicated to the Parliament and the General Assembly. None...
In a significant development, Ethiopia and the Jubaland State in Somalia have reached a major agreement to restore relations between the two sides, which have been frayed since 2019.
The agreement, brokered by the UAE, which involved top officials from the Ethiopian National Defence Forces, the intelligence and the President...
A Somali passenger who was on a Turkish Airlines flight between Istanbul and Mogadishu was said to have attacked a staff member while in the air.
After the plane entered Egypt, it was said that the Somali passenger, who was said to be drunk, started to disturb the other passengers...
President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, who is the Chairman of the Heads of State of Troops in Somalia (TCCs) as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), has promised to stabilize the Horn of Africa.
Yoweri Museveni gave this assurance at the Extraordinary Summit of the countries that have...
The United States House of Representatives has rejected a resolution demanding the withdrawal of American troops from Somalia within a year, except for those guarding the embassy.
In a vote taken by the House of Representatives, 321 of them opposed the withdrawal of US troops from Somalia. While supported by...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uganda, Abubaker Jeje Odongo, said that his government is committed to reducing its troops working under the African Union in Somalia.
The minister made this statement at the ministerial meeting of the countries where troops are stationed in Somalia, which was held in the...
The United Nations investigators concluded their investigation into whether Turkey violated the international sanctions imposed on Somalia, after bringing an armed plane to Somalia that was not accompanied by the UN, according to Nordic Monitor.
According to the committee of experts on Somalia issues that monitors the conflict situation in...