Chronology of Events

  • 26 Mar 2010 -
    The Canadian Government announces that it has listed Al-Shabaab as a terrorist group and that it has added it to its global watch list, following claims that the organization is targeting Canadian youth.
  • 26 Mar 2010 -
    On an official visit to the UK, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed meets with the press and reportedly indicates that ransom payments from piracy are fueling the Somali insurgency by being funneled to extremists groups.
  • 26 Mar 2010 -
    The Report of the Monitoring Group on Somalia is forwarded to the UN...
  • 26 Mar 2010 -
    The Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ahlu Sunna wal Jama'a (ASWJ) officially sign an ...
  • 26 Mar 2010 -
    In remarks to the press, President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed refutes contents of the Report of the Monitoring Group which has attributed acts of impropriety on elements of his Administration.
  • 02 Feb 2010 - The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, today urged delegations from the Transitional Federal Institutions and the Union of Islamic Courts to enter into a meaningful and constructive dialogue that begins to address key issues that...
  • 02 Feb 2010 - Lonseny Fall, today condemned a car bombing attempt on the life of the Somali President, Abdullahi Yusuf in Baidoa. Speaking on behalf of the United Nations and all member states of the European Union, Ambassador Fall called for calm in Somalia. "We condemn this attack on the...
  • 02 Feb 2010 - Communities in major population centres throughout Somalia are celebrating the International Day of Peace today with special activities ranging from peace marches and sporting events, to music and dance.
  • 02 Feb 2010 - The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, visited Ethiopia today as part of a seven-nation mission to promote peace and reconciliation in Somalia. Acting on recommendations contained in the UN Security Council Presidential Statement of...
  • 02 Feb 2010 - The Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, Francois Lonseny Fall, met in Asmara with President Isaias Afewerki of Eritrea today on the second leg of his seven-nation mission to promote peace and reconciliation in Somalia. Ambassador Fall raised a number of...

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