SOMALIA: Statement on Adoption of the Roadmap

The Meeting considered four priority tasks for ending the Transition before 20 August 2012, namely: Security, Constitution, Reconciliation and Good Governance and adopted the Roadmap

September 6, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

Somalia: SRSG welcomes President Sheikh Sharif’s visit to Puntland

The UN Special Representative for Somalia, Dr Augustine P. Mahiga, has welcomed the visit by President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed to Puntland saying “it marks a new chapter in the relations between the Transitional Federal Government and Puntland”.

August 29, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

SOMALIA: Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Somalia

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Somalia on Friday where he plans to visit relief camps and hospitals to draw international attention to the East African country’s drought and famine situation.Erdogan was accompanied by his family and four cabinet ministers.

August 19, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

Somalia: Road to Nowhere

In the last two months, it was estimated that over 30,000 Somali babies died by hunger and diseases in the…

August 18, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

Muslim world pledges support to Somalia

Muslim nations pledged here Wednesday to contribute $350 million to support famine- hit Somalia, where some 3.2 million people are…

August 18, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

Somalia: Is the famine natural or manmade?

Famine has been declared inn southern Somalia  but not all people agree on the  impact  and causes of the famine even though Dadaab  camp and  feeding centres for the internally displaced people  in Mogadishu are  two pieces of  evidence.

August 16, 2011 | by Hanad Askar

SOMALIA: Food Aid Stolen [Photos]

Sacks of grain, peanut butter snacks and other food staples meant for starving Somalis are being stolen and sold in markets, an Associated Press investigation has found, raising concerns that thieving businessmen are undermining international famine relief efforts in this nearly lawless country

August 15, 2011 | by Hanad Askar