By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
The Somali Parliament has passed a new law aimed at combating sexual violence, replacing a criminal framework dating from 1962. The reform responds to calls from associations that considered the old framework unsuitable, explains Sofia Rajab, programme manager at the NGO Legal Action Worldwide, according to France 24.
Former Somali Prime Minister Cabdi Faarax Shirdoon, known as Saacid, met former parliament speaker Mohamed Mursal and MP Aadan Saransoor to discuss the political situation. The meeting covered state-building and efforts to establish a shared national vision, according to Puntland Post.
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Somali Speaker of the House of the People Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur received a citizen mediation committee focused on peace in South West State. The delegation presented recommendations on local reconciliation and institution-building, according to Shabelle Media Network.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabelle Media Network ·
Somali Deputy Prime Minister Saalax Axmed Jaamac attended a ceremony in Mogadishu marking the closure of the United Nations political office in Somalia. The end of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia’s activities marks a new phase in political and institutional cooperation between Somalia and the UN, according to Shabelle Media Network.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Shabelle Media Network ·
Somalia’s federal government has sent more than 100 military vehicles towards Buurhakaba, in Bay region, for operations against Al-Shabaab and forces loyal to former South-West president Cabdicasiis Xasan Maxamed, known as Laftagareen. The convoy follows the city’s seizure by those forces the previous week, according to Caasimada Online.
🇸🇴 Somalia · Source: Caasimada Online ·
Somalia repatriates 169 citizens released from Libyan prisonsThe Somali federal government repatriated 169 citizens released from Libyan prisons, 140 of whom arrived in Mogadishu by plane. The nationals had been detained and faced difficult conditions in Libya, reports Caasimada Online.
Illustrative imagePolitical crises threaten South Sudan electionsThe Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission of South Sudan’s peace agreement warns that elections scheduled for 22 December risk lacking credibility because of political disagreements and unfinished security reforms. It calls for dialogue including all signatories and relevant groups, according to Eye Radio.The week in Africa
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