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Rawlings: Somalia still at risk of Serious Famine

President Rawlings addressing the CTED comference

Ghana’s former President and African Union High Representative for Somalia, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings says though the United Nations has downgraded the famine situation in Somalia, the country was still at risk of a renewed crisis if humanitarian aid was cut. President Rawlings said an amount of $1.5 billion was required so Somalia does [...]

Statement by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission: Addis Ababa, 11 February 2012

PRESS RELEASE THE AFRICAN UNION REITERATES ITS APPEAL FOR A GREATER MOBILIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO DEFEAT THE AL-QAEDA LINKED AL SHABAAB IN SOMALIA Addis Ababa, 11 February 2012: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has learnt of the  announcement, on 9 February 2012, in a video statement, by the head of [...]

Statement by The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra at the 21st meeting of the International Contact Group for Somalia (ICG-S)

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5-6 FEBRUARY 2012, DJIBOUTI His Excellency, Mohamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Djibouti, His Excellency, Abdiweli Mohamed Ali, Prime Minister of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, His Excellency, Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Hassan, Speaker of the Transitional Federal Parliament of Somalia, His Excellency, Abdirahman Mohamud Farole, President of the Puntland State [...]

Commuique of the 306th PSC meeting on the Situation in Somalia

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU), at its 306th meeting held on 5 January 2012, adopted the following decision on the situation in Somalia: Notes the recommendations made by the meeting of the Ministers of Defence of the Troop Contributing Countries (TCCs) to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and other [...]

Communique of the 19th Extra Ordinary session of the IGAD

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COMMUNIQUE OF THE 19th EXTRA-ORDINARY SESSION OF THE IGAD ASSEMBLY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA AND A BRIEFING ON THE OUTSTANDING ISSUES OF THE SUDAN COMPREHENSIVE PEACE AGREEMENT ADDIS ABABA, 25th November, 2011 The IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government held its 19th Extra-Ordinary Summit Meeting in Addis Ababa, [...]

Speech of the African Union High Representative for Somalia at the opening ceremony of the first meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks forum

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Ambassador Liu Guijin, Special Representative of the Chinese Government on African Affairs, Vice-Minister Zhai Jun, Deputy Governor of Zhejiang Province, GongZheng, President Wu Fengmin of the Zhejiang Normal University, Excellences, Distinguished participants, ladies and gentlemen: Thank you for offering me the opportunity to also address the opening ceremony of the maiden China-Africa Think Tanks Forum [...]

SRCC Remarks at UN Security Council 14th Sept, 2011

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Speech by African Union Special Representative for Somalia Ambassador Boubacar Diarra at the United Nations Security Council debate on Somalia 14 September 2011, New York, USA. Download

Signed Statement and Roadmap

The three-day meeting facilitated by the UN Political Office for Somalia is aimed at formulating a roadmap for the war-ravaged country to end the almost seven years of successive transitional administration that largely failed to accomplish key tasks required to lead to a permanent and stable government for Somalia. Download

Opening remarks by DSRCC, HON. Wafula Wamunyinyi at the Mogadishu consultative meeting on ending the transition

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4-6 SEPTEMBER 2011, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA 1. On behalf of the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, I am pleased to join the previous speakers in warmly welcoming you to this very important consultative meeting on ending the transition in Somalia. 2. The holding of this conference in Mogadishu is in itself [...]

AMISOM VIDEO NEWS RELEASE: Saudi Prince Visits Mogadishu, Promises Aid

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The Somali government on August 27 hosted His Royal Highness Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, who chairs the Alwaleed Humanitarian Foundation, as he made an assessment visit on behalf of the organization to the famine afflicted capital, Mogadishu. Click once on the link to download the footage. http://bit.ly/qBUqk5 – Video Downloading can take [...]