TheSomaliDiary

Introduction : Background of the AU mission in Somalia, its mandate, achievements, and challenges. The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) is a regional peacekeeping operation authorized by the United Nations Security Council in 2007 to support the Somali government in restoring peace and stability in the country. AMISOM’s mandate includes providing security for key institutions, facilitating humanitarian assistance, supporting the political process, and enabling the gradual transfer of security responsibilities to the Somali security forces. AMISOM has contributed to the liberation of most of the territory from the control of al-Shabaab, a militant Islamist group that has waged a violent insurgency against the Somali government and its allies. However, AMISOM has also faced many challenges, such as inadequate resources, logistical constraints, political divisions, human rights violations, and attacks from al-Shabaab and other armed groups. As of December 2023, AMISOM has about 1...

The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, visited the capital of Somalia Mogadishu amidst fifth consecutive rain failure resulting food insecurity and livelihood crisis to 7 millions popualtion. The UNSG is also expected to visit Baidoa the second largest IDP concentrated area within the country. Mr. Guterres is expected to pledge funding for Somalia'a humanitarian crisis. The UNSG Mr. Antonio Guterras visited Somalia in March 2021 at a time Somalia was facing a similar humanitarian crisis caused by conflict, displacement, and drought. During his last visit, he met with senior government officials, representatives of civil society organizations, and members of the United Nations country team to discuss the challenges facing the country and explore ways to support Somalia's efforts to address them. The Secretary-General's last visit came at a crucial time as Somalia was facing multiple challenges, including ongoing conflict, the COVID-19 pandemic, and a h...

Somalia is listed as one of the poorest and most volatile countries in the world. More than 25 years of civil war, famine and a lack of government has left the country in fiascos. Unless realistic measures to fix the situation and the underlying causes; the situation will get worse, and time is not our side. In the past, the international community has assumed that instability in Somalia is caused by its weak government and that the solution is to strengthen the government so it can enforce law and order in the country. However, this is only part of the problem. The real cause of the chaos in Somalia is the fragile economy and lack of security within the country. Unless these problems are solved, nothing will change in Somalia and things will continue to get worse for the country and the people of Somalia. Somalia locates in the Horn of Africa and is an East African country with a history dating back more than 2,000 years. The country is home to numerous ancient ruins, including th...

The month of July comes at a time president Hassan Sheik Mohamud is touring the neighboring countries in Africa and the Middle East. President Hassan visited UAE, Kenya, Djibouti, Eriteria and Egypt where he met his counterparts on strengthening collaboration between Somalia and those countries. Some of these countries have had political standoff between the recent government such as Kenya and UAE, Djibouti lost its position as a brotherly nation with Somalia and Egypt remained skeptical about the closer ties Somalia had with Ethiopia who’s its renaissance dam draw severe relations over the Nile water shares. President HSM have as well paid an official two days’ visit to Turkey for bilateral relations and steps to enhance cooperation. The Ankara-Mogadishu partnership is "extremely positive and growing by the day and by the night," said the visiting Somali president on Tuesday. Speaking at a panel titled Benefits of the Türkiye-Somalia Partnership, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said...