Somalia

It is very difficult to choose where to start this short piece that I intended to share with much younger and brilliant open-minded people as you are today. However, I do not know a particular wording, phrase, or topic to begin these conversations with myself and, indirectly, to those who…

Two days ago, I posted a blog about unorganized countries in Asia. From the hot potato, Taiwan through IEA, Artsakh, South Ossetia, and Abkhazia. Today, we’ll see 4 countries that are not recognized by many countries. Let’s take a flight to Hargeysa. …

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held bilateral talks with his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mahmoud, on Monday, during which he confirmed mutual interest in developing bilateral cooperation between the two countries to achieve common interests, stressing keenness to consolidate security and stability in the Horn of Africa. Sisi’s talks with the Somali president reflected the extent of the convergence of views between the two countries, on many bilateral and regional files and issues of common interest, as they reviewed all aspects of existing cooperation between the two countries and how to develop it.

Here are the key facts of this story, as agreed upon by Bloomberg, Reuters, Daily Sabah, and Washington Post. A US airstrike on Sun. is said to have killed two members of the al-Qaeda affiliate al-Shabab in Somalia. The attack was reportedly the first major US military operation in the…

In this interview, we are speaking with Mr. Larry André, the current United States Ambassador to Somalia, about Somaliland and his view on its independence and potential cooperation between Somaliland and the United States. Somaliland Chronicle: You have been in the region for quite sometime, and as we know, the…

Bilcil, 13 July 2022 — “He was killed while searching for firewood,” said Abdi, a resident of the drought-stricken town of Bilcil, Somalia. “People are fighting over trees.” The young man in Abdi’s village was a schoolteacher whose cattle died due to the ongoing drought affecting the country — the…

In most functioning democracies search and rescue within the territory of the country does not require the intervention of the national ombudsman, but Greece is no ordinary country. After the distressing discovery of a Somali woman who had died from hunger and thirst on the 8th of July two more women from Somalia are also missing. — We were alerted of three women that were stuck in the mountainous forest of Kardymyla, Chios by an NGO on another island and that one lady was ill and reported to be in a coma. Different agencies and organizations were contacted by a few volunteers in Chios to try and…

Armed with mobile phones, tripods and laptops, the crew at Bilan Media, a Somali start-up staffed entirely by women, is on a mission to break the silence around gender violence in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. Its team of six journalists aims to challenge patriarchal norms by producing shows that focus on women. This includes profiles of prominent Somali women and coverage of issues often considered too sensitive for public broadcast in Somalia, including subjects such as domestic violence and rape.

Across the globe, young people are devising creative ways to prevent violence and consolidate peace. Against existing barriers and new challenges in recent years, they have acted as front-line responders to the COVID-19 pandemic, combated the spread of misinformation in Myanmar, and reached out to marginalized communities in Guatemala. Six…