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Rape Cases Soar in Galkayo Camps
Deteriorating security, a culture of impunity and an increase in attacks on internally displaced people (IDPs) in the central Somali town of Galkayo, Mudug region, have resulted in a sharp increase in rape cases, gender activists told IRIN.
Somalia’s Semi-autonomous Regions, Galmudug And Puntland Agree to End Border Dispute
The leaders of Somalia’s two semi-autonomous regions, Galmudug and Puntland, on Monday in Mogadishu committed to a peaceful settlement of their border dispute and adopted a four-point plan to ensure that hostilities between the two territories do...
Hundreds of Drought-displaced Somali’s Seek Shelter in Somaliland
Hundreds of families from south-central Somalia who have sought refuge in the self-declared independent Republic of Somaliland lack food, shelter and water, say local officials.
Disquiet Over New Somaliland NGO Law
Some provisions of new legislation governing the activities of NGOs in Somaliland could undermine international humanitarian activity in the self-declared independent territory, say aid workers and donors.
United Nations High Commission for Refugees Calls for Better Treatment of Displaced Somalis
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has conveyed its dismay over xenophobic incidents, round-ups and deportations of uprooted Somalis both within and outside their country’s borders in the aftermath of recent terrorist attacks in...
Gunmen Kill Prominent Islamic Cleric in Puntland
Unidentified gunmen have killed a prominent Islamic cleric in Bosaso, the provincial capital of Bari region of the semi-autonomous state of Puntland, eyewitnesses said Tuesday. Sheikh Sahal, the deceased man was the Imam of a mosque in Bosaso town, and...
Somali Government And Puntland to Cooperate on Security
The transitional federal government of Somalia (TFG) and the semi-autonomous regional state of Puntland have discussed ways to cooperate on security and the recruitment of the government’s new police forces. During a lengthy meeting at the Puntland...
Puntland’s Information Ministry Orders VOA Journalists to Stop Working
Reports from the Somali regional state of Puntland indicate that reporters of the Voice of America Radio-Somali service (VOA) have been ordered to stop filing stories from the region. A communiqué issued by Puntland’s Information ministry on Thursday...
