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Farmajo meets AU chief after rejecting Mahama's appointment in Somalia's disaster KAMPALA, Uganda - Embattled Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a closed door assembly with the African Union Fee on Wednesday President Moussa Faki of Uganda, in what might presumably have centered on the present election demise in Somalia, which has ultimately reached boiling…

AMISOM's mandate prolonged by AU as Somalia faces the worst political disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - African Union Mission Forces troops will, in any case, need to keep in Somalia till the tip of this 12 months, on which the African Union Peace and Safety Council rests will sit and choose whether or not the mandate is added. AMISOM is one in every of the crucial parts in pushing for…

Farmajo's "regardless of" harming harmless Somalis MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dysfunction, drama and normal mismanagement may finest describe Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's reign, whose time period expired on February 8, forcing him to hunt legitimacy by all out there means. Because the nation didn't arrange direct elections in time, a dialogue convention attended by most…

AU drops high diplomat from Somalia's mediation crew over hyperlinks to NISA ADDIS ABABA - The African Union dropped one in all the highest diplomats from Somalia's mediation crew following protests from members of the Nationwide Salvation Discussion board , a conglomerate of a number of opposition events within the Horn of Africa, Axadlehas discovered what might rejuvenate…

The AU names the previous Ghanaian president as a particular envoy for Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Former Ghanaian President John Mahama will now serve because the Particular Envoy of the African Union Fee to Somalia, the Fee introduced on Friday, simply days after the nation's management lifted President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's extension, which had prompted divisions within the…

ENDF troops serving in Somalia took off after finishing their fight mission MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of African Union mission forces in Somalia from Ethiopia have been awarded following their dedication to push for peace and stability within the Horn of Africa, which faces each the Al-Shabaab menace and poisonous inside insurance policies. The Ethiopian Nationwide…

AU asks AMISOM to keep away from being drawn into partisan politics in Somalia ADDIS ABABA - The African Union has requested the AU mission forces in Somalia to stay impartial of their safety commitments because the nation of the Horn of Africa strives to mitigate the present useless finish, which has escalated into battle between rival forces. AMISOM is probably the most dependable…

The UN Security Council calls for a consensus in Somalia to end the current state of elections NEW YORK- United Nations Security Council has asked Somalia's politicians to accept consensus and build trust in the country's institutions rather than press extreme measures against the spirit of nationalism and patriotism, which risks throwing the country into chaos. Somalia has been…

DJIBOUTI - The African Union Peace and Safety Council, a high physique of the AU, has unanimously rejected Somalia's decrease home determination to prolong Farmajo's time period by two years, arguing that the motion was "unprecedented". About three weeks in the past, the decrease home defended the determination, arguing that the motion would assist the nation maintain common suffrage opposite to the settlement on September 17 earlier than the election, wherein each events agreed to conduct clan-based elections. In what…

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) handed over control of the Afgoye military base to the Somali National Army (SNA) as part of plans to secure the transfer of security responsibilities to Somali forces. Afgoye city was removed from Al-Shabaab's control in May 2012 in a joint operation by AMISOM and SNA. The city, located along the main supply route to northern, western and southern Somalia, had since been secured by AMISOM's Ugandan troops. The base was handed over on Wednesday by AMISOM Deputy Commander in…