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UN Security Council Urges Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government to Complete Tasks
The members of the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday voiced their full support for Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and urged that it completes priority tasks such as the drafting of a new Constitution for the Horn of Africa...
Islamist Militants Display Body of African Union Soldier
Hard-line Islamist militants, Al Shabab, on Sunday displayed the dead body of a soldier of the African Union (AU) troops to reporters in the capital, Mogadishu, claiming that they killed the soldier in overnight fighting between them and the AU troops.
African Union Appoints Jerry Rawlings As High Representative for Somalia
The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has appointed former President of Ghana, Mr. Jerry John Rawlings, as the AU High Representative for Somalia.
European Union Allocates 47m Euros to Support Peace-keeping Operation in Somalia
The European Commission has confirmed its support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) by providing an additional 47 million Euros to the African Union, bringing the European Union (EU) allocation to AMISOM to a total of EUR 142 million funded...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hints At Re-sending Troops to Somalia
Ethiopian Prime Minister, Meles Zenawi has hinted at re-sending troops to Somalia if the African Union Mission In Somalia (AMISOM) becomes under heavy threat.
New Somali Cabinet Members Sworn in
The newly-appointed cabinet members of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia were sworn in on Sunday during a huge ceremony held at the presidential palace in Mogadishu in the presence of Somali president Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed.
Somali Government Sends Wounded Civilians to Uganda for Treatment
On Thursday the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia sent at least ten seriously wounded civilians to Uganda for treatment, the deputy Prime Minister Professor Abdirahman Ibrahim Aden told reporters in Mogadishu.
African Union Extends Mandate of Peacekeeping Mission in Somalia
The African Union (AU) Commission Peace and Security Council (PSC) has extended the mandate of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) for another year. AMISOM was deployed in 2007 in Somalia to support the Transitional Federal Government (TFG)...
