By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D (Hon.) Updated at 1846 EAT on Wednesday 08th October 2025 Kampala– Uganda and Somalia have taken major steps to boost their bilateral relations, signing new cooperation agreements and charting fresh areas of partnership during the Second Session of the Uganda–Somalia Joint Permanent Commission (JPC) and Investment and…
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AU Kampala Summit To Adopt 10-Year CAADP Strategy For Agricultural Transformation And Food Systems In Africa.
By Anastasios Gordon Sekandi, Ernest Benjamin Kivumbi and AU Press Unit. EAT 22:15. Thursday, January 09, 2025. MUNYONYO, UGANDA-Ministers of Agriculture from the African Union’s (AU) 55 member states have convened in Kampala, Uganda, for a three-day Extraordinary Summit aimed at advancing agricultural transformation and strengthening food systems across the continent. The summit, taking place…
Somali pirates free Bangladesh-flagged vessel, MV Abdullah.
Somali pirates have released a Bangladesh-flagged vessel and its 23-member crew after a ransom was reportedly paid. The MV Abdullah was carrying coal from Mozambique to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) when it was hijacked off Somalia’s coast about a month ago. The pirates alleged that they received $5m (£4m), but there is no independent…
Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters
Somalia has lately been worried of overfishing and damages to the marine environment, after studies indicated some richer countries were also dumping waste in the nearby ocean. Somalia has banned fishing trawlers from fetching fish in its territorial seas, part of a new effort to stop overexploitation of the fishes in the Indian Ocean. The…
Somali president holds security talks with Eritrean leader.
Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held bilateral talks in Asmara, the Eritrea’s capital. During the “extensive” meeting on Sunday, the two leaders discussed regional issues, including Somalia’s fight against militants, Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Meskel posted on X. Talks on “important regional and global topics” also featured in their…
Strengthening the state in Somalia in the post war period
In Somalia, the decade-long partnership between the government, the World Bank, and the UN demonstrates how collaboration between humanitarian and development actors is critical to state-building and delivering tangible support to citizens. Since the collapse of the state three decades ago, Somalia continues to face significant challenges, including high levels of conflict and violence, an…
Domestic violence turned into a Protests as husbands kills there wives’ in Somalia.
The husbands who killed their wives in Somalia last week in what police say were marriage disputes. The country’s parliament called for urgent investigations and the arrest of the perpetrators as citizens expressed outrage. The killings occurred in Mogadishu, the Lower Shabelle region and the Qoryooley District. One woman was stabbed, a second shot and…
Troops will be fully drawdown from Somalia by 2024,AU
AU is to ensure there is no security vacuum in Somalia as preparations begin for Phase Three drawdown of 4,000 troops by June. The African Union (AU) delegation on Friday wrapped up a five-day working visit to Somalia, reaffirming the AU’s commitment to completing the security transition in the country by the end of 2024….
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