UNHCR voluntarily repatriates 81,451 Somali refugees from Kenya

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said in its Monthly Update released in Nairobi that 6,085 of the refugees were returned in 2018, noting that 191 Burundians have also been assisted tor return home this year.

Read More »

President Farmajo announces major security reshuffle

The major development of Thursday's reshuffle is undoubtedly Fahad Yasin's - political insider and right-hand-man to President Farmajo - move from his post as the Director General of Villa Somalia to the Deputy of NISA. Replacing him in Villa Somalia will be Amina Said Ali.

Read More »

Tanzania: Open letter to States for joint action to address crackdown on civic space and prevent a further deterioration of the situation

Excellency, Ahead of the 39th regular session of the UN Human Rights Council ("the Council"), which will be held from 10-28 September 2018, we write to call on your delegation to deliver statements, both jointly and individually, to address the ongoing crackdown on civic space and human rights…

Read More »

PRESS RELEASE SOMA Concludes General Assembly Meeting in Mogadishu

the Somali Media Association (SOMA) has concluded the second day its two-day General Assembly Meeting that has been conducted at Makka Almukarama Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The SOMA GA meeting participated by SOMA members of media owners , directors and other key invited guests from IMS/FOJO, Ministry…

Read More »

Ilhan Omar one step closer to Congress after clinching Democratic nod

Minneapolis (HOL) - Ilhan Omar (D), the nation's first Somali-American legislator is one step closer to being the first Somali-American in Congress after winning the Democratic Party nomination for Minnesota's safely blue 5th Congressional District. The seat was held by Rep. Keith Ellison (D),…

Read More »

PRESS RELEASE SOMA launches General Assembly Meeting in Mogadishu

in partnership with IMS/FOJO, The Somali Media Association (SOMA) has organized and commenced today the first day of two-day General Assembly meeting at Makka Almukarama Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Read More »

Somali Prime Minister welcomes high-level Eritrean delegation in Mogadishu

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire received a high-level delegation from Eritrea including foreign minister, H. E. Ahmed Saleh and adviser to President of Eritrea, Mr. Yamane Gebreab, who are on an official visit to Somalia at the invitation of President of the Somalia, H. E Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed…

Read More »

Ethiopian rebels declare ceasefire amid government reforms

The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) launched its bid for secession of the Somali Region, also known as Ogaden, in eastern Ethiopia in 1984. In 2007, Ethiopian forces waged a large-scale offensive against them after the group attacked a Chinese-run oil facility, killing 74 people.

Read More »

Trump sets a risky precedent with Turkey by imposing ' weaponized' sanctions

U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be leading by example with his aggressive habit of imposing economic sanctions abroad when he's aggrieved, but his reliance on a blunt tool could set a dangerous geopolitical trend. So say international trade lawyers and former diplomats, who point to what…

Read More »

Kenyan MPs weren't bribed on 'shoddy' sugar report -Woman Rep Gedi

In an interview on Saturday, Gedi while describing herself as a woman of "impeccable character", said she and "other right-thinking MPs" only mobilised their colleagues to reject the report. She said it had erroneously implicated two Cabinet secretaries who had nothing to do with importation…

Read More »

Somali National Economic Council Launched

The Government has officially launched the National Economic Council, which was established by a presidential decree on July 12, 2018. The Council was set up as an advisory council that supports the President and the government on management of pertinent economic policy matters, as well as provides…

Read More »

Somalia launches initiative to forge closer ties between police, public

The initiative dubbed "Get-To-Know-Your-Police" which is backed by the police component of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), aims at forging closer ties between the police and members of the public.

Read More »

AMISOM condemns Al-Shabaab attack on a Mosque in a Mogadishu suburb {PRESS RELEASE}

The AU Special Representative for Somalia, Ambassador Francisco Caetano Madeira, has strongly condemned the recent brazen attack on a Mosque in Mogadishu's Hamar Jajab district, in which one person was killed. An Al-Shabaab gunman attacked worshippers last Saturday evening, during 'Maqrib'…

Read More »

UAE to build oil pipeline between Eritrea and Ethiopia

Fana Broadcasting said the information was revealed during a meeting in Addis Ababa between Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Reem Al Hashimy, the UAE's state minister for international cooperation.

Read More »

DefendDefenders renews partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda

DefendDefenders (the East and Horn of Africa Human Rights Defenders Project) today renewed its partnership with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Uganda. The contract, which was signed by H.E. Henk Jan Bakker and DefendDefenders' Executive Director, Hassan Shire at the Human Rights…

Read More »

Justin Trudeau vows to speak out on human rights, refuses to back down in Saudi Arabia dispute

OTTAWA—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canada will continue to speak out "clearly and firmly" on human rights around the globe, refusing to back down in an escalating dispute with Saudi Arabia sparked by Ottawa's criticism over the detention of activists in that country. In his…

Read More »

HRC39: Renew the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on Burundi

Version Française To Permanent Representatives of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council, Geneva, Switzerland 8 August 2018 Burundi: Call to renew the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry Excellencies,

Read More »

Somali Prime Minister meets Sudanese President, discuss bilateral relations

Somali Prime Minister H. E. Hassan Ali Khaire on Tuesday met with the Sudanese President, H. E Omar Al Bashir a day after attending the South Sudanese ceasefire and power-sharing agreement signing ceremony in Khartoum, Sudan.

Read More »

Ethiopian troops move in to Jigjiga following dispute with Somali regional president Abdi Iley

The Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) have moved into Jijiga, the capital of the Somali Regional State (SRS) in Ethiopia, and have strategically positioned themselves in key installations after a break down of relations between the Federal Government of Ethiopia and the Somali regional President…

Read More »

Woman denies links with Al-Shabaab and connection with terror

Halima Adan, who is accused of recruiting and funding terrorism activities in Kenya, denied any involvement or connection with the terrorist group. While giving her unsworn evidence before Chief Magistrate Eric Makori yesterday, Ms Adan said she was arrested together with her brother, her uncle, who…

Read More »