Canada will reopen Parents and Grandparents Program January 28
Canada’s Parents and Grandparents Program will reopen to interested sponsors beginning on January 28, the federal government announced today. The program, known as the PGP,...
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Mogadishu’s expulsion of the UN Special Envoy illustrates how not to deal with al-Shabaab
The decision by the Somali government to expel United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to the country Nicholas Haysom last week speaks volumes about why Somalia...
Somalia embroiled in diplomatic row after expelling UN envoy over accusations of interference
New Year’s Day was greeted in Somalia by a mortar attack on Mogadishu airport. A fortnight earlier 62 al-Shabaab fighters were killed in 48 hours of airstrikes, the US...
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Collapsed state’ Somalia, bedeviled by militant Islam, bites UN hand that feeds it – World Tribune
UNITED NATIONS — After decades of turmoil resulting from drought, civil conflict, famine, armed militias, terrorists and even pirates, the East African country of Somalia...
US airstrike kills 6 al-Shabaab militants in Somalia Washington Examiner
A recent airstrike in Somalia killed six militants linked to al-Shabaab, an al Qaeda affiliate, the U.S. Africa Command announced Monday The strike, conducted on...
Maersk Line to start serving to key Somali port Anadou Agency
The Maersk Line, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, is expected to start serving to Somalia’s Mogadishu Port, according to the port’s...
AU trains security officers to curb conflict-related sexual violence in Somalia Xinhua
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) said Saturday it has launched an intensive training program on conflict-related sexual violence for security officers in the...
Islamic State expanded operations in Somalia in 2018 – Long War Journal
Over the course of 2018, the Islamic State in Somalia (ISS) significantly expanded its operations since its first claimed attack in April 2016. In addition...
UN chief regrets Somalia envoy expulsion, will send replacement
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will appoint a new envoy to Somalia, a U.N. spokesman said on Friday, after failing to convince the country to...
Somalia tells UN not to interfere after expelling envoy
Somalia on Thursday told the UN Security Council not to interfere in its national affairs after expelling a UN envoy who questioned the government’s decision...