Draft London Conference on Somalia : Draft Communique

(February 22, 2012)

Introduction 1. The London Conference on Somalia took place at Lancaster House on 23rd February 2012, attended by around fifty representatives from the international community, and from Somalia itself. 2.

THE PARTITION OF SOMALIA – 1875 To 2012

An Open Letter to the Somali People from Amira Partition: The process of Invasion, Occupation, Colonization and Annexation As the international community lines up to attend another foreign sponsored conference on Somalia to be held
(February 22, 2012)

London Conference: Somalia needs sovereign and effective Governance

For the first time in 22 years, the leader of western donor country, the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on November 14, 2011, the hosting of an International Conference on ‘Somalia’ not fiefdoms in
(January 22, 2012)

Somaliland: End Forced Return of Refugees

Authorities Deport 15 Refugees, 5 Asylum Seekers to Ethiopia (Nairobi, January 4, 2012) – The Somaliland authorities should cease forcibly returning refugees and asylum seekers to possible persecution in Ethiopia, Human Rights Watch said today.
(January 4, 2012)

An open letter concerning “The Garowe Principles”

An open letter concerning “The Garowe Principles” To: Ban ki-Moon, United Nations Secretary General 760 United Nations Plaza New York, 10017, USA Fax: +2129637055   CC: UN Security Council CC: The African Union CC: The
(January 3, 2012)

Grenade attack wounds six near Kenyan-Somali border

NAIROBI — Six people were wounded in Kenya on Saturday when a grenade exploded in a bar in a town bordering Somalia, the latest such attack since Nairobi sent troops into its war-torn neighbour, police
(December 25, 2011)

FBI honors local Somali advocate

The Portland Division of the FBI has awarded Musse Olol, the chairman and spokesman for the Somali American Council of Oregon, its FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award. The award was made to recognize Olol’s many
(December 24, 2011)

In Somalia, fears over US wire transfer block

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali officials said Friday they are pleading with U.S. authorities to persuade banks to reconsider a decision to block money transfers from Minnesota’s Somali community to relatives in this Horn of Africa
(December 24, 2011)

Kenya: Investigate Bombing of Somali Village

Kenya: Investigate Bombing of Somali Village Witnesses Say 11 Civilians Dead, 24 Wounded (Nairobi, December 22, 2011) – The government of Kenya should investigate the death of as many as 11 civilians during a Kenyan
(December 22, 2011)

Vast majority of Somali immigrants arrived as refugees

LEWISTON — Virtually all of the Somalis who have come to Lewiston since January 2001 are legal residents of the United States. The vast majority arrived with refugee status, meaning they had lived in refugee
(December 19, 2011)