May 19, 2013 | By Abukar Arman | If the latest development in Somalia gives you the feeling of being trapped in the Twilight Zone—somewhere between relative security and renewed bloodshed—you are not alone. Due to the array of competing internal and external interest groups and the federal government’s lack of clear grand strategy or capacity [...]

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release Mogadishu, May 19, 2013: Ugandan soldiers from Battle Group 9+, under the command of Colonel Stephen Mugerwa, yesterday completed their 13 month tour of duty and began to return home. The soldiers were awarded AU peacekeeping medals in a farewell ceremony held at Mogadishu International Airport and attended by Brigadier [...]

    Since 2000 Number of Refugees are Coming to India seeking a protection From the UNHCR Office here in New Delhi-India and Nowa-days  they are Increasing Gradually,a Somali Refugees are coming to India in Different ways and it is depending upon background Asylum-Seeker and his Community and their Income.some Refugees are coming through Flight Ship [...]

by Bonnie Washuk, Staff Writer | Friday, May 17, 2013 | LEWISTON, Maine — Zam Zam Mohamud, described as popular and well-regarded in the community by a Bates College professor, is the city’s first Somali to serve on the Lewiston School Committee. Her appointment is a turning point for Lewiston, “when our city representatives begin [...]

May 15, 2013 There is Somali adage that says, “Old man knows what causes his death.” When President Hassan Sh. Mohamud of Somalia started his speech at the second London Conference on Somalia (LCS II) on Maya 7, 2013, with the metaphor of young sapling, which needs a strong stake, water, feed, and protection from [...]

Jubaland Defence Forces (JDF )Republic of Jubbaland, congratulates the newly President-elect Republic of Jubbaland of, H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Islam(Ahmed Madobe) ” On behalf of the Army the people and government of jubbaland , I would like to convey my heartfelt congratulations on your election as the President –elect of the Republic of jubbaland. I am [...]

CBC News |Posted: May 14, 2013   7:00 PM ET | The mothers of some murdered Somali-Canadian men are again pressing the federal government do set up a judicial task force to look into the killings, some of which have gone unsolved for years. ————————— ————————— In just the last 10 months, seven Somalia-Canadian men were killed [...]

Edmonton Journal | Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | A longtime Canadian diplomat will become the country’s first ambassador to Somalia in more than two decades. The announcement of David Angell’s appointment marks a restart of diplomatic relations between Canada and the east Africa country. Canada hasn’t had an ambassador accredited to Somalia since 1990 but [...]

15 May 2013, Mogadishu – The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, today welcomed the deployment of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) to Somalia, calling it a “paradigm shift in relations” between the EU and Somalia. For the last three years the EUTM has trained over 3,000 Somali troops at [...]