Members of Kenya's legal team on international affairs, led by Attorney-General Githu Muigai, at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, on September 19, 2016. FILE PHOTO NATION MEDIA GROUP
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Democracy is thriving in Somalia, even with less than 1% of people voting in the upcoming election23/9/2016 Somalia goes to the polls from this Saturday (Sept. 24) to elect a new government. The historic elections mark only the second time since 1969 (pdf, p. 12) that both parliamentary and presidential elections will be held on Somali soil—significant progress for a country scarred by decades of civil war and brutal terrorist attacks. They’re also taking place at a time when the country’s democratic institutions have never been stronger.....
See More MOGADISHU (HAN) September 22.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News. Hundreds of Somalis took to the streets of Mogadishu on Wednesday in protest at Kenya’s territorial claim to a disputed portion of potentially lucrative Indian Ocean waters......See More
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EU response to UN report on freedom of expression in Somalia EU Heads of Mission in Somalia issue the following statement See More GAROWE, Puntland- Since the start of Somalia-Kenya maritime lawsuit at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Natherlands, great attentions has been placed upon TFG officials accused of signing the controversial MoU with Kenya, Garowe Online reports.......See More
Garowe, Puntland State, Somalia ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – Puntland State Indirect Electoral Implementation Team (SIEIT) held a press conference today in Garowe to urge Puntland clan elders to comply with the 30 per cent quota for women’s representation in the Lower House of the country’s next federal parliament...... Read More
US legal and military justifications for conducting attacks in Somalia have evolved recently, leading to a surge in airstrikes. Could the same precedent be used elsewhere in Africa? Read More
The 22,000-strong African Union force (Amisom) fighting the Islamist militant group al-Shabab is funded by the EU.
Read More On 24 June 1960, The London Gazette published a proclamation by HM the Queen terminating British protection over the Somaliland Protectorate and declaring that Somaliland would become ‘’an independent country” on 26 June. That day, in Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa, the union flag was lowered for the last time and the US Secretary of State sent a message of congratulation. Five days later, Somaliland voluntarily joined Italian Somalia to form a new state: the Somali Republic.
Read More Ethiopian special forces slaughtered over 40 civilians in a rural area of southeastern Ethiopia, according to media reports published Monday and Tuesday....Read More
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