Important progress towards stability in Somalia
13 September 2012“Somalia has taken an important step towards political stability and peace with the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud as the country’s new (…)
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Mali: intensifies aid effort in the north
13 September 2012The humanitarian situation in the north of Mali remains a matter of very serious concern, as people continue to be hit hard by the effects of the (…)
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle congratulates Somalia’s new President
13 September 2012Foreign Minister Westerwelle has congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his becoming Somalia’s new President. He issued the following statement in (…)
AMISOM foils attack on Somali President
13 September 2012AMISOM and Somali security forces have this afternoon foiled an attack against Somalia’s new President in Mogadishu. Two suicide bombers were shot (…)
Presidential Proclamation : Honoring the Victims of the Attack in Benghazi, Libya
13 September 2012As a mark of respect for the memory of John Christopher Stevens, United States Ambassador to Libya, and American personnel killed in the senseless (…)
UNHCR concerned for refugees’ welfare as rains pound Maban county
13 September 2012UNHCR is working with local authorities as well as other UN agencies to mitigate flooding damage and to put in place emergency response measures. (…)
In Ivory Coast, journalist attacked by minister’s security detail
13 September 2012An Ivoirian government security detail assaulted a journalist covering the eviction of a senior official’s family on Friday, seizing his equipment (…)
Catherine Ashton : ’Today’s attack serves as a reminder that Somalia remains fragile’
13 September 2012Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the (…)
Barack Obama : ’I strongly condemn the outrageous attack’
13 September 2012Statement by the President Barack Obama on the Attack in Benghazi I strongly condemn the outrageous attack on our diplomatic facility in (…)
“Let’s seize the chance to build a new Somalia”
13 September 2012The United Nations Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Shamsul Bari, today welcomed the Election of a new President (…)
German Foreign Minister Westerwelle condemns attacks on US missions in the strongest possible terms
13 September 2012Federal Minister Guido Westerwelle issued the following statement in Berlin yesterday on the attacks on the United States’ diplomatic missions in (…)
Canada Deplores Deadly Attack on U.S. Consulate in Libya
13 September 2012Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today issued the following statement: “Canada strongly condemns and deeply regrets yesterday’s senseless (…)