In a meeting with President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Omar Abdisrashid Ali Sharmaarke, and Speaker Mohamed Osman Jawari yesterday morning, the United Nations, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development,

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-­General (SRSG) for Somalia Michael Keating arrived in Mogadishu today to formally take up his duties following his appointment on 23 November 2015. Mr. Keating succeeds Nicholas Kay, whose two­ and ­a ­half year tenure ended on 29 December 2015.

The Puntland Ministry of Information and the Media Association of Puntland (MAP), in collaboration with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), held a two-day workshop for local journalists in Garoo