Interview with Special Envoy, H. E. Ambassador Mohamud Ali Hashi on the present humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the lack of an effective and well coordinated response. Ambassador Mohamud Ali Hashi has worked as a Humanitarian Advisor for the United Nations, and headed the Office for Humanitarian Coordination of the UN in a number of African regions affected by conflicts including the Republic of... 

SOMALI ANTI-CORRUPTION AND DEMOCRACY INITIATIVE SACDI (Integrity in action) Statement by the Executive Director of SACDI – Farhan Ali Mohamoud – on the High levelConsultative Meeting on Somalia. PRESS RELEASE Thursday  14th  April, 2011 It is with great regret that the actions and the outcome so far of the High levelConsultative Meeting on Somalia has only been disappointing and clearly... 

The President noted that the instability in the Horn of Africa country is not only a major threat to regional peace and security but also a big impediment to maritime trade. Kenya is host to over 500,000 Somali refugees in various camps and the number is rising due to renewed fighting in the last one month. “The internal instability in Somalia has resulted in the twin problems of terrorism... 

Popular uprisings in north Africa and elsewhere, and elections in many countries, are giving democracy new prominence across Africa. In his latest interview with AllAfrica, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Africa Johnnie Carson addresses what the Obama administration is doing to promote good governance and to tackle worsening crises in Cote d’Ivoire and Somalia. With the situation worsening... 

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 11 – Hundreds of Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on Friday to demonstrate against the government’s laxity to fight Al Shabaab militiamen at the border with Somalia. The protests were organized by civil society organizations to press the government to act on dangers posed by the militia group which last week launched an offensive against troops of the Transitional... 

Commissioner of Police Mr Mathew Iteere has urged shopping mall, hotel owners and Public Service Vehicles (PSV) operators to be more vigilant following the threat by Somalia based radical Islamic group al Shabaab militia to attack Kenya. Mr Iteere, however, assured Kenyans that police working in conjunction with other security agencies in the country had put measures to provide adequate security. “I... 

Relative calm has returned to Mandera after days of fresh fighting between Somalia’s Al-Shabaab militants and forces affiliated to the Somalia Transitional Federal Government at the Kenyan border town. According to the Kenya Red Cross Society, no fighting has been reported since Sunday morning. “We have started undertaking registration of refugees at the Moi Stadium in Mandera,” Communications... 

Forces loyal to Somali transitional federal government on Thursday onducted search operations in Mogadishu’s Darkenley district, capturing a number of people. Officials said the operations were in response to rampant insecurity in the district for the last few days. At least five suspects have so far been known seized during the operations, according to local residents. // // // Officials... 

The president of the Court of Breda has a claim of the international financial organization Dahabshiil rejected. It had demanded that a Somali journalist living in Breda publications and Internet removes rectifies the company in connection with offenses such as financing of terrorist organizations and incitement to murder a Somali singer. The court is based on the Dahabshiil submitted articles... 

In a demonstration of good will, Somaliland representatives participated in a conference on postconflict reconstruction in Somalia that was hosted this week by the Wilton Park Conference organization in West Sussex, United Kingdom. From February 7th to February 9th the organization invited guests from all over the world to discuss and propose strategies for Somalia´s transition to peace and postconflict...