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United Nations Appoints New Envoy to Somalia
The Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon has appointed Augustine Mahiga, Tanzania’s ambassador to the United Nations, to serve as top envoy for Somalia, which is in the midst of one of the worst humanitarian and political crises. The...
United Nations Envoy Praises Strong, United Leadership of Somalia’s Transitional Government
The top United Nations envoy to Somalia has praised the strong and united leadership of the country’s government during its first year in power, in which he also appealed to outside forces to end their destabilizing interference in the Horn of Africa...
United Nations Envoy Calls for an End to External Meddling in Somali Internal Affairs
The United Nations Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah has called on on foreign governments to refrain from meddling in Somali affairs. “Today, external political interference perpetuates instability and encourages illegal fishing,...
Somali PM And Top UN Officials Appeal for Increased International Support for Somalia
The Somali Prime Minister, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, Lynn Pascoe, and the UN Special Representative for Somalia, Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, have called for an urgent increase in international...
Upsurge in Piracy Condemned By U.N. Envoy to Somalia
The U.N. envoy to Somalia has condemned the recent upsurge in piracy off the coast of the Horn of Africa nation, calling the hijackings an “insult to international legality.” This week alone Somali pirates have sequestered six ships in as many days,...
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Aden of Somalia has Officially Taken the Oath of Office
Hours after he was elected as Somalia’s new leader, President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed Aden has officially taken the oath of office at a well organized ceremony held at the Campinski Hotel in Djibouti on Saturday.
