The semi-autonomous Somali region of Puntland wants the UN to reinstate the ban on arms sales lifted seven months ago, arguing that easier access to weapons is fuelling clan conflicts

The militant group Al-Shabaab is now 18 years old, as it emerged in 2006 as an alternative to the degradation of the state; born out of a network of Islamic fundamentalist movements, it joined al-Qaeda in 2012 and counts between 7.000 and 12.000 soldiers

The University of Mogadishu launched a pioneering faculty dedicated to civil aviation studies, a significant step to redefine the higher education landscape, to fill a gap in the system and to lay the foundation for the country aviation industry

A consultation meeting to modernise Somalia's governance and security systems by enhancing the legal and digital identity infrastructure has been initiated by the Federal Minister of Interior and Reconciliation