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Authorities in Somalia’s Puntland regional state have escalated their attacks on media freedom by intimidating, harassing and arbitrarily arresting journalists ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections, Amnesty International said today.

The retired British Colonel who  rescued 41 hostages kidnapped by Somali pirates When three ships were captured by Somali pirates nobody seemed to care about the crews. Until a retired British Colonel decided to save them A seized Taiwanese fishing vessel run aground in Hobyo, Somalia Credit: AP  If you were being held captive by Somali pirates, and Col John Steed (retired) were your only chance of rescue, you might just be tempted to give up hope altogether. A former defence attaché to Brit...

Erratic rainfall, flooding, locusts attack, impact of COVID-19 are among drivers of crisis, says UN humanitarian agency Mohammed Dhaysane   | 04.03.2021 MOGADISHU, Somalia The UN humanitarian agency Thursday warned that an estimated 1.6 million people across Somalia are experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity and are in need of support. In a statement, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the driver...

February 2021 Criminal groups abducted hundreds in north west, while ethnic and regional tensions ran high in south amid farmer-herder conflict; meanwhile, tensions rose in south east between govt and Biafra secessionists. Criminal groups in Feb reportedly killed at least 112 and kidnapped over 450 people, mostly in Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto and Zamfara states (north west), but also in Niger state (Middle Belt). Notably, armed group 17 Feb abducted 42 students and school personnel in Niger state,...

Program/Project Management Consultancy in Somalia about Education, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from CARE; closing on 15 Mar 2021

Background The Somalia Stability Fund (SSF) is a multi-donor fund working towards a peaceful, secure, and stable Somalia. It offers Somali stakeholders a source of multi-year funding that can respond to local needs and opportunities. The Stability Fund aims to contribute to enhancing stability in Somalia through the following programmatic outputs: Fault-lines for political conflict (FGS-FMS, inter & intra state) are identified and appropriately addressed Enhanced popular participation in govern...

Program/Project Management Job in Somalia about Education, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from Save the Children; closing on 09 Mar 2021

Program/Project Management Consultancy in Somalia about Education, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from CARE; closing on 05 Mar 2021

THE STANDARD By Kamau Muthoni | February 21st 2021 at 00:03:20 GMT +0300 Sean David Murphy is an American international law scholar currently serving as the Manatt/Ahn Professor of International Law at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C., where he has been teaching since 1998. [Courtesy, Standard] A former judge of an international tribunal and a law lecturer in the UK are part of a team of eight hired to defend Kenya in a maritime dispute filed by Somalia. Prof Se...

Administration/Finance Job in Somalia, requiring 0-2 years of experience, from Save the Children; closing on 01 Mar 2021