European Council conclusions on Somalia

    (MENAFN Press) LUXEMBURG Luxembourg October 20 2014/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Foreign Affairs Council meeting  The Council adopted the following conclusions: “1. The EU welcomes the political and security progress made in Somalia since the signing of the Somali Compact during the Brussels New Deal Conference for Somalia in September 2013. The Somali Compact has…

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      Minister of Information: “Confidence building with communities is key to the progress of brining peace and stability in Somalia.”

      Mogadishu – H.E. Mustafa Duhulow, Minister of Information today hosted an important meeting between AMISOM and Somali Police forces and Civil Society groups in Mogadishu. The aim of the meeting was to better coordinate between AMISOM and the Federal Government institutions as well as on how best to engage with public in order to bring…

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        The head of the Djibouti diplomacy receives a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians

        Djibouti — The head of the Djibouti diplomacy receives a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Government Spokesman , Ali Youssouf M.Mahmoud , today received in his office a delegation of Canadian parliamentarians, in the presence of the Ambassador of Canada accredited to Djibouti , Mr. David Usher ….

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          Minneapolis gets new sibling in Somalia (Bosaso)

          Minneapolis became sisters with a Somali counterpart on Friday — becoming the first city in the country to do so — in an effort to strengthen international ties with Somali-American residents. The City Council voted to add Bosaso, Somalia, as Minneapolis’ 12th sister city in an arrangement that has inspired local residents and Somali citizens…

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            Somalia Oil & Gas Summit 20 October 2014, London

             Somali oil and gas summit will be held in London on October 20, 2014 whereby the intentional oil and gas giants will meet Somali leadership for future investment opportunities. The Somali federal government Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources of the Federal Republic of Somalia has confirmed that the 2nd Somalia Oil & Gas Summit will take place on Monday, 20th October at the Jumeirah Carlton Hotel. The event…

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              3 Missing US Girls Detained in Germany

              Three teenage girls from the western U.S. city of Denver, Colorado are reported on their way back to the United States after going missing from their homes last Friday and later being apprehended in Frankfurt, Germany. Relatives and other sources told VOA’s Somali Service the girls left Denver and flew to Frankfurt via Chicago. Family…

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                AU to probe sex abuse by AMISOM troops in Somalia

                THE African Union (AU) has established a team to investigate allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse by Ugandan and Burundian troops serving under the AU Mission in Somalia.   According to AMISOM, the chairperson of the AU Commission Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma authorized the deployment of an investigation team into the allegations against AU personnel made by…

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                  Kenya: 5 suspected bombers killed

                  NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyan and Somali soldiers killed five suspected Islamic extremist bombers attempting to cross into the country from Ethiopia in a car laden with explosives and six suicide vests, a Kenyan military spokesman said Sunday. Bogita Ongeri said authorities recovered 100kg (220 pounds) of TNT from the vehicle which was intercepted at…

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                    Somali Islamist plot to attack Ethiopian capital: US

                    Addis Ababa (AFP) – Somali Islamist insurgents are plotting to attack an upmarket area of Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, the US embassy has warned, in a notice to citizens to avoid crowded areas. The exact target is not known but the embassy said the “potential imminent terrorist attack” threatened the busy Bole district, which includes…

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