Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date : October 29, 2016 Mogadishu - Somalia

The Government and People of the Federal Republic of Somalia congratulate the Government and People of Turkey on the 93rd anniversary of the Turkish Republic.

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Kenya hastens completion of 30-km security wall along Somali border

The Kenyan government will fast track completion of a 30-kilometer security wall along the border with Somalia to ward off infiltration by Al-Shabaab militants, officials said on Friday.

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Meet the Tank Girls Taking on al-Shabab

It was 9:30 a.m., in a desolate corner of Somalia, and Lt. Cpl. Juliet Uwimana was taking her tank for a test drive. She and the rest of Uganda's Battle Group 18 had been in the war-torn Lower Shabelle region for only a week, but already the battle group was on high alert.

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Somali Officials Vow to Retake Puntland Town

The president of the region, Dr. Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, said his administration would push back against the militants, who faced little opposition when they took over Qandala.

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Group: Somalia least likely to punish media murders

NEW YORK (AP) — For the second year in a row, Somalia topped the list of countries where the killing of journalists is most likely to go unpunished, a prominent media watchdog said.

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Date : October 27, 2016 Bali - Indonesia Press Statement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

On October 27, The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Investment Promotion of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Abdusalam H. Omer signed the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) charter during the Council Ministers' (COM) Meeting in Bali, Indonesia on behalf of the Federal Republic of Somalia.

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Statement on the break-in into the home of human rights defender Mr. Khelef Khalifa 27 October 2016

The Kenya Police Service should promptly, thoroughly, and transparently investigate the break-in into the home of the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Muslim for Human Rights (MUHURI), Mr. Khelef Khalifa whose house was broken into at 4 am on 25 October 2016, in Mombasa County.

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Ethiopia denies Somalia troop withdrawals linked to unrest at home

Ethiopia on Wednesday denied that a string of withdrawals of troops from towns in Somalia were connected to the state of emergency declared in response to nearly a year of anti-government protests.

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Shabaab claim raid, but Saleh blames locals

Somalia's al Shabaab militants on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the Mandera terrorist murders, hours after the Tuesday raid. The militants relayed their message through Andalus radio station, which is associated with them.

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US, Britain sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east

Brussels: While Russian warships head to Syria; the US, Germany, Britain, Canada flesh out troop deployment plans for Poland and Romania. Britain said on Wednesday it would send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in NATO's biggest…

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Somali pirates' trial 'Won't appeal verdict unless it is death'

Arrested in 2011, 'pirates' pleaded guilty at a later stage of the trial OVER 100 alleged Somali pirates willing to plead guilty have said they will not cross examine witnesses nor appeal their sentence unless they are given the death penalty. All except one of the 119 Somali pirates — who…

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Minnesota Somali groups join to speak with one voice at Capitol

Minnesota's largest Somali nonprofits are teaming up to present a unified lobbying front to the state this winter.

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Clashes in Galkayo, Somalia Harm Civilians

Tens of Thousands Displaced by Three Weeks of Fighting Laetitia Bader "We can't afford to keep fleeing," said "Halima," a 35-year-old mother of four who recently fled fighting in the contested town of Galkayo in central Somalia. "Those fighting might have big houses to hide in,…

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Somalia kicks off fierce lower house election

Somalia's electoral body said there would be no extension to the Lower House election, which kicked off on Sunday amid prediction of fierce competition.

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'We had to eat rats,' say sailors held by Somali pirates for four years

Men tell of extreme deprivation during years in the clutches of pirates after their ship was seized in March 2012

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Journalists should refrain from exacerbating the tensions in Galkayo

Ref: 67/2016 Date: 23/10/2016 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ), urges all journalists and media in Galkayo town of central Somalia to avoid reporting and coverage that reignites the ongoing conflict in the divided city of Galkayo.

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Media Freedom Under Attack in Somalia Journalists Live in Fear While Government Promises to Investigate Ring Hollow By Laetitia Bader

Tuesday was yet another bittersweet day for journalists in Somalia. The National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) released Abdi Adan Guled, the editor of Xog-Ogaal, one of the country's oldest newspapers. Abdi had been detained for three days without access to legal counsel or a hearing in…

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For Immediate releaseMogadishu, 22 October, 2016 The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ)

condemns - in the strongest terms possible - the arrest of a Somali journalist on Saturday, 22 October, 2016 in Beledwein, the capital of Hiran region, located around 340 km North of Mogadishu.

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AMISOM apologises for shooting dead a civilian in Somalia 4 3 Google +1 0

MOGADISHU - The African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia (AMISOM) on Thursday apologised for shooting dead a civilian and injuring two others at a military camp in Mogadishu.

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ACHPR 59: Call for access and investigations in Ethiopia and Burundi

21 October 2016 Banjul, Islamic Republic of the Gambia On the opening day of its 59thOrdinary session, DefendDefenders calls on the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to address human rights violations across the East and Horn of Africa, including in Ethiopia and Burundi.

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