Somalia: Press Freedom – Do We Really Understand What This Means?
There has been much noise and fury recently across a range of news outlets in this country about press freedom. “We want a free press” – you hear the journalists cry, and surely you think to yourself that is an entirely reasonable request of any administration, in any civilised country. But what is meant by the call for a free press? Is this a call to not be required like the rest of the people …
Gates says Pakistan havens still threaten Afghanistan
Militants operating out of safe havens in Pakistan remain a major threat to Afghanistan but cooperation between NATO-led forces and the Pakistani military is increasing, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Friday.
African peacekeepers open 9 more bases in Somalia
African Union peacekeepers say they have established nine new bases in Somalia’s capital over the last several months.
US drone strike ‘kills six militants’ in Pakistan
A US drone strike on Friday killed at least six militants in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, local security officials said.
Somalia: UN Political Chief Encourages Government to Do More for Its Citizens
The United Nations political chief has voiced his solidarity with the people of Somalia during a one-day visit to the Horn of Africa nation, and encouraged its leaders to focus on governing the country.
AU peacekeepers have established 9 more bases in war-ravaged Somali capital in recent months
African Union peacekeepers have established nine new bases in Somalia’s capital in recent months and will help develop Somali government forces to defeat al-Qaida-linked Islamist insurgents, an …
AU force boosts size, positions in Mogadishu: official
The African Union force in Somalia has boosted its size and set up nine new positions in Mogadishu where it is protecting the government from a fierce Islamist insurgency, an official said Friday.
AU peacekeepers establish 9 new bases in Somalia
NAIROBI: African Union (AU) peacekeepers have established nine new bases in Somalia’s capital in recent months and will help develop Somali government forces to defeat Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist insurgents, an AU official said Friday.The announcement follows several days of bloody clashes in Mogadishu. The bloodshed that has left over 100 people dead
