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US 'wants end to Somalia arms embargo'
The United States is urging fellow members of the UN Security Council to agree to lift the arms embargo on Somalia, which has been in place for the past 21 years, it has been claimed.
Somalia: With Increased Security, Healthcare Improves
[IRIN]Nairobi -With security improved following the retreat of Al-Shabab insurgents from urban areas of south and central Somalia, aid agencies have increased health services and expanded emergency healthcare, reaching previously inaccessible areas.
215,000 kids in Somalia in urgent need of healthcare
Nairobi, Feb 6 (IANS) About 215,000 children in Somalia are in urgent need of health care due to increased vulnerability to health complications related to malnourishment, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.
Somalia assailed after alleged rape victim is sentenced to prison
Only weeks after a triumphant presidential visit to Washington, the first U.S.-recognized Somali government since 1991 became the target of international criticism Tuesday after the conviction of an alleged rape victim and a journalist who interviewed her in a case human rights groups are calling a miscarriage of justice.
US urges lifting of UN arms embargo on Somalia: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is urging fellow members of the U.N. Security Council to agree to demands by the government in Mogadishu to lift the arms embargo on Somalia, which has been in place for the past 21 years, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday. The U.S. push comes after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last week that the 15-nation council should consider lifting the ...
Dark side of 'new' Somalia: woman jailed for accusing security forces of rape
A young woman who accused Somalia’s security forces of rape has been given a one-year jail sentence for making a false accusation and insulting the government. A freelance journalist who interviewed the alleged victim has also been sentenced to a year in prison, despite never publishing his report. Related Stories French troops to quit Timbuktu this week Enforcer for Islamist rule in Timbuktu ...
U.S. urges lifting of U.N. arms embargo on Somalia: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is urging fellow members of the U.N. Security Council to agree to demands by the government in Mogadishu to lift the arms embargo on Somalia, which has been in place for the past 21 years, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday. The U.S. push comes after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last week that the 15-nation council should consider lifting the ...
U.S. urges lifting of U.N. arms embargo on Somalia: envoys
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States is urging fellow members of the U.N. Security Council to agree to demands by the government in Mogadishu to lift the arms embargo on Somalia, which has been in place for the past 21 years, U.N. diplomats said on Tuesday. The U.S. push comes after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said last week that the 15-nation council should consider lifting the ...
U.S. urges lifting of UN arms embargo on Somalia-envoys
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The United States isurging fellow members of the U.N. Security Council to agree todemands by the government in Mogadishu to lift the arms embargoon Somalia, which has been in place for the past 21 years, U.N.diplomats said on Tuesday. The U.S. push comes after U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonsaid last week that the 15-nation council should considerlifting the ...
Somalia: Jail for rape victim, reporter
A Mogadishu court on has handed down one-year prison sentences to a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a reporter who interviewed her. The judges decided the woman falsely claimed she was raped and had insulted the...
Somalia's president wants Mo Farah to return to help country
Somalia president has said he wants the Olympic Gold medallist Mo Farah to help secure the country's increasing stability by leading the return of "highly qualified" exiles to work for the government.
Somalia jails alleged rape victim
Somalia has jailed a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a journalist who interviewed her.
VIDEO: Somalia's president: Be patient
Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud speaks to BBC Africa about plans to reform his country's institutions.
Somalia jails alleged rape victim, journalist for one year
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia on Tuesday, February 5, jailed for one year a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a journalist who interviewed her, saying they were guilty of insulting the state in a case that has alarmed rights groups. "We sentence her for offending state institutions ...
Somalia jails alleged rape victim, journalist for one year
Somalia jails for one year a woman who said she was raped by security forces and a journalist who interviewed her, saying they were guilty of insulting the state in a case that has alarmed rights groups.