Somalia
UN Security Council Extends Somalia Peacekeeping Mandate for Another Year
New York — The United Nations Security Council unanimously renewed the mandate of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia,…
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UN
North-Africa
Sudan Urges UN Support for Peace Efforts Amid US Advocacy
Sudan’s Peace Proposal and the Ongoing Conflict Sudan’s Prime Minister has proposed a comprehensive peace plan aimed at resolving the long-standing war…
East-Africa
Kenyan Doctor Held by Al‑Shabaab Appeals to UN and President Ruto for Release
MOGADISHU, Somalia — A Kenyan doctor who says he was working on a United Nations medical evacuation team in Somalia has appeared…
Somalia
Somalia and UN sign 2025 framework to strengthen protection for conflict-affected children
MOGADISHU — Somalia and the United Nations on Wednesday signed a 2025 Implementation Guide, a strategic “Roadmap” to strengthen the protection of…
East-Africa
Somalia, AU Mission and UN Seek Urgent Funding for Security Forces
Somalia, AU and UN issue urgent donor appeal to sustain Somali Security Forces support MOGADISHU — Somalia’s federal government, the African Union…
Somalia
Video Shows Ukrainian UN Helicopter Pilot Held by Al‑Shabaab Since 2024
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s Al-Shabaab insurgents have released a new video showing Oleynik Aleksandr, a Ukrainian national and helicopter pilot held by the…
Somalia
UN Security Council extends Al‑Shabaab arms embargo in Somalia to 2026
MOGADISHU — The U.N. Security Council has unanimously renewed sanctions targeting Somalia’s al-Qaida-linked Al-Shabaab, extending maritime interdictions and expert monitoring while resisting…
Somalia
Somalia Endorses UN’s Resolution to Transition UNSOM
Somalia Embraces UN’s Move for UNSOM Transformation MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia has given the green light to a resolution from the United…
East-Africa
Somalia drought triggers humanitarian and displacement disaster
Somalia drought triggers humanitarian and displacement disaster GENEVA – The UN refugee company stated on Friday the drought in Somalia was inflicting…
Opinions
Former ‘failed State’ Somalia on fragile path to progress – UN official
Somalia has been riven by a few years of battle and extreme local weather events nonetheless, says Adam Abdelmoula, the UN Resident…
East-Africa
Ethiopian military assaults TDF as Tigray battle takes form
NAIROBI, Kenya – Ethiopian National Defense Forces [ENDF] allegedly attacked the Tigray Defense Forces [TDF], in what could further escalate tensions in…
