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Kenya “violates the sovereignty and unity of Somalia”, Somali ambassador to the UN, Abukar Dahir Osman, told the UN Security Council on Thursday, warning that his country is ready to take “all necessary measures” to defend itself. “Kenya continues to be a destabilizing force in Somalia,” he said at the end of a briefing by […]
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has secured more than $330m in debt relief for Somalia. The African nation has about $5 billion in external debt, accounting for about 100% of its GDP, which the Fund has declared to be unsustainable. The $330m brings the country a crucial step closer to receiving forgiveness for […]
Morocco promised Wednesday to help Somalia enhance its capacities in water management, tackle flooding and solve water drainage issue. The pledge was made by Moroccan Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water Abdelkader Amara during a meeting with his Somali counterpart Fawzia Mohamed in Rabat. The two sides also agreed to establish a bilateral partnership […]
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have announced Thursday a $10 million program to build capacity for flood and drought forecasting in Somalia. The project is expected to promote water security and access for more than 360,000 farmers and pastoralists during prolonged droughts and flood, the UNDP announced in a […]
It’s official. The government of Kenya has closed a border with neighboring Somalia indefinitely with cross-border trade banned in the process. Rising tensions between Kenya and Somalia over political and economic interests have seen the two East African countries also spar pettily over border and immigration rules in recent months. The border closure is the […]
The US Africa Command (Africom) announced Saturday that its special forces had eliminated three terrorists on Friday in an airstrike against the Islamic State group in northern Somalia. Africom, which oversees US troops on the African continent, said the latest strike was carried out in cooperation with the Somali government in the Golis Mountains. “This […]
Kenya has halted diplomatic relations with Somalia after a row over oil and gas blocks spiraled out into conflict. Nairobi expelled Somalia’s ambassador on Saturday and called back its own representative in Mogadishu. Officials in Kenya said the Somalian Government’s decision to auction off oil and gas blocks in Kenya’s maritime territorial area that borders […]
US Africa Command, which oversees US military operations on the continent, last weekend said an airstrike near Jilib, Middle Juba Region of Somalia, killed more than 52 militants of al Qaeda-affiliated terrorist group, al-Shabaab. The airstrike was conducted “in response to an attack by a large group of al-Shabaab militants against Somali National Army Forces” […]
The lack of an overall US strategy is complicating the U.S. military’s struggle to help bring stability to Africa where focus should be on adopting a cohesive policy regarding eastern and northern Africa, according to commander of the U.S. Special Operations Forces in Africa Brig. Gen. Donald Bolduc. In an article titled “The Gray Zone […]
United Kingdom government hosted May 11 a major international conference in London, to accelerate progress on security sector reform, build on the international response to the ongoing drought and humanitarian crisis. The conference seeks also to set new international partnership needed to keep Somalia on course for increased peace and prosperity by 2020. Heads of […]