Conflicts in Afghanistan and Somalia fuel increase in asylum seekers.
GENEVA - The number of asylum seekers in industrialised countries
increased last year for the second year running, according to
provisional statistics compiled by the UN refugee agency. The increase
can partly be attributed to higher numbers of asylum applications by
citizens of Afghanistan. Read on »
SOMALIA: TIGAAD shocked by murder of Horn Afrik Media Director
TIGAAD;s media Staffs Committee to Protect Journalists issued the following statement
today after the shooting Tuesday of Horn Afrik radio station director, Said Tahlil, in Mogadishu, Somali,,. Read on »
SOMALI JOINT COMMITEES MEET TO IMPLEMENT PEACE AGREEMENT
Joint committees from the Somali transitional government and the opposition coalition Monday met in Djibouti for the first time and formally signed an 11-point communiqué
"to help start effective implementation" of the peace agreement, reports from Djibouti said. Read on »
PROMOTING DEMOCRACY, PEACE AND EQUILITY IN SOMALIA
Perhaps no issues, correctly or incorrectly dominate perception of Somalia by the rest of the international community-in particular in donor countries-as mush perceptions of Somalia being doomed to dictatorship,
totalitarian government, anarchy, meaningless or repressive constitutions and impunity. Read on »
HUMAN RIGHTS IGNORED IN SOMALIA
While human rights are referred to as core values that have been
accepted as essential to good government and sustainable development, the document in its current form focuses on the promotion of good governance including transparency Read on »
The African Media Development Initiative
Fostering a stronger media in Africa is an indispensable part of tackling poverty, improving development and enabling. Read on »
