In Somaliland 75% of young people are jobless and migration is high. Daihei Mochizuki, from IOM Somalia tells us why effective policies must see both issues as interrelated Holly Young Somaliland is actually one of three governments (Somaliland, Puntland and the federal government of Somalia) the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) serves in this region. Despite the known challenges...
BY RODNEY MUHUMUZA ASSOCIATED PRESS KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The Islamic extremist from Minnesota smiles as he compares Somalia to Disneyland, urging other Muslims to come and “take pleasure in this fun.” But Troy Kastigar, one of three fighters featured in a nearly 40-minute Internet video recently released by the Somali extremist rebel group al-Shabab, was...
The withdrawal of remittances from Somalia could undermine stability, but it’s regulators, and not just banks, that are responsible John Plastow Barclays has been placed in the dock of public opinion over its decision to withdraw banking services from UK money transfer systems that fail to meet the regulatory criteria, with potentially devastating consequences for vulnerable communities in Somalia....
Savious Kwinika in Johannesburg and Tracy McVeigh The South African cabinet is on the brink of sending troops into the ongoing conflict in Somalia, an official has told the Observer. The revelation comes after the United Nations last week said that it was also considering sending in soldiers – Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, talked...
Humanitarian aid supplies worth £480,000 – funded by UK taxpayers – were seized by al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia, it has emerged. Supplies were in warehouses captured in a raid by al-Shabab in November 2011, the Department for International Development’s (DfID) accounts reveal. DfID would not specify what those supplies included. It said all material was...
PRESS RELEASE A ship transporting so-called food aid from Mogadishu intended for specific districts of Puntland has arrived near Port of Bossaso, while Puntland Government received no communication regarding this matter whatsoever. The illegal manner in which the food shipment arrived in Puntland and the intentional bypassing of Puntland Government is clear violation by Federal...
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Al-Shabaab leaders Friday took advantage of Eid-el-Fitr prayers to urge more Somalis to join jihad (holy war) against forces protecting the federal government in Mogadishu. Accompanied by their heavily armed lieutenants, the militants said their push for an Islamic state would not be stopped by African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) troops. Sheikh...
The closure of UK bank accounts belonging to cash-transfer firms would force many people to find new ways of sending money home. What are the alternatives? Mark Tran Barclays has decided to close the accounts of about 250 money-transfer businesses, a move that could badly affect the flow of remittances toSomalia as it lacks a banking system. What are the options...
By Ellen Nakashima, The Washington Post WASHINGTON — He was a San Diego cab driver who fled Somalia as a teenager, winning asylum in the United States after he was wounded during fighting among warring tribes. Today, Basaaly Moalin, 36, is awaiting sentencing following his conviction on charges that he sent $8,500 to Somalia in...
Mogadishu-August 9th, 2013; An Ethiopian Air Force flight today crash landed at Mogadishu International Airport killing four crew members and injuring two others. The two are currently receiving medical attention at the AMISOM hospital in Mogadishu. The air crash occurred shortly before 0800hrs when the plane burst into flames upon landing. Emergency medical and fire...