African force hands over Bio Cadale FOB to Somali National Army Bio Cadale, Somalia | THE INDEPENDENT | – The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Sunday kicked off the second phase of troop drawdown from Somalia with the handing over of Bio Cadale Forward Operating Base (FOB) in the HirShabelle State. …
Read More »Nairobi, Kenya | Xinhua | The East African Community (EAC) on Tuesday began talks in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to admit Somalia into the regional economic bloc. Peter Mathuki, the secretary general of the intergovernmental organization, told journalists that the talks will be the final stage before Somalia can …
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Dar es salaam, Tanzania | Xinhua | Negotiations between the East African Community (EAC) and the Federal Republic of Somalia on the admission of the country into the EAC will start on Tuesday next week in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. A statement issued on Saturday by the EAC headquarters in Tanzania’s …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Top military commanders of the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) met to evaluate the first phase of ATMIS troop withdrawal from Somalia, which was successfully implemented in June. The meeting held in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, was attended by contingent commanders of the five …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The second annual diaspora conference kicked off in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, on Monday with the government seeking to tap investment opportunities from its citizens abroad. The conference, attended by ministers, lawmakers and civil society representatives including members of the Somali diaspora, aims to …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union (AU) Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said its forces killed two al-Shabaab militants and recovered weapons during an ambush on Friday evening in Beled Amin, southwestern Somalia. The ATMIS said in a statement issued on Saturday that the militants had tried to launch …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) said Friday the troop withdrawal will not affect security and stability in Somalia. Mohamed El-Amine Souef, the special representative of the Chairperson of the AU Commission for Somalia and head of ATMIS, said the AU mission remains committed …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | Some 35 officers serving with the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) wrapped up a five-day training here Friday aimed at protecting human rights and promoting gender equality in peace support operations in the country. The head of ATMIS Protection, Human Rights and Gender Division …
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Mogadishu, Somalia | Xinhua | The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and the United Nations have condemned the hotel terrorist attack that occurred in the capital, Mogadishu on Friday in which nine people were killed and ten others wounded. In separate statements, the AU mission and UN in Somalia …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Uganda People’s Defence Forces -UPDF in Somalia have told Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba that the recent attack by Al-Shabaab which left 54 soldiers killed resulted from mistaking them for farmers in their gardens. Al-Shabaab overrun UPDF base at Buulo-Mareer on May 26 at 5am. The …
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