Nicholas Kay, the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (SRSG) Saturday (8 June) met the Somali President, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud at Villa Somalia, the seat of the Federal Government of Somalia in Mogadishu. AU/UN IST
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) welcomed members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) to the Mission Headquarters in Mogadishu. The troops will be joining other African forces on the ground to support the Somali Security Forces in the fight against the Al Qaeda linked extremist group al Shabaab. AU [...]
While hosting a meeting with members of the “New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States” group in Mogadishu, Somalia's Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon said that assisting the country with adequate financing "will provide the window of opportunity to build confidence in the political process and strengthen core national priorities." AU-UN/IST
Since the departure of extremist group al Shabaab in 2011, Somalia's National Security Forces and their African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) partners, have been collecting and destroying unexploded ordnance (UXOs) from all over the Somali capital. AU / UN IST
Motorists and pedestrians make their way home or run errands as darkness falls in Mogadishu – once referred to as 'the most dangerous city in the world'. The once deserted streets of the Somali capital are now a hive of activity, with shops and restaurants doing brisk business in various parts of the city well [...]
Burundi’s AMISOM contingent has been in Somalia since 2007 when street battles, mortar fire, and suicide bombings in Mogadishu were at their height. Medics working with the contingent have also been operating an outpatient clinic for SNA and AMISOM at Somalia’s former National University. AU-UN/IST
Somali government troops, with the backing of African Union forces, have met with elders and other influential leaders in Buur-Hakba, as part of efforts to secure the strategic town which they captured from Al Shabaab fighters on Wednesday (February 27). AU/UN /IST
Somali government forces with the support of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) are on a sustained offensive against the handful of al-Shabaab bases left in the country's Bay Region. AU-UN/IST
UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Jeffery Feltman, today visited the Somali capital Mogadishu where he met with senior members of the Somali Federal Government. AU UN-IST
With art, sports and various other forms of entertainment forbidden by the extremist al-Shabaab, many Somali artists had until recently given up their craft or were painting in secret. Times have clearly changed as a measure of peace returns to the country. AU UN-IST