Topic: Somalia
Somalia to Introduce Direct Universal Suffrage in 2024
Somalia is poised to embark on a transformative journey towards establishing a direct one-person-one-vote democracy by 2024. This ambitious plan seeks to replace the existing electoral structure and...
UN asks Somalia To Organize Elections
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have asked the government of Somalia on March 12, 2021 to organise elections in the country without further delay. This was asked...
Pakistan declares national emergency to counter the attack of locust swarms
Pakistan has recently witnessed its worst locust attack ever in decades and has declared national emergency for tackling their attack. The insects are reported to have destroyed crops...
India & China Jointly ranked 80th in the Corruption Perception Index
India has been ranked at the 80th rank among 180 countries and territories in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), which is prepared by the non-profit organization Transparency International....
Al-Hamid rescued by INS ‘Sumedha’
A traditional wooden vessel called dhow named Al-Hamid, comprising of 13 Indian Citizens, was in distress and floating slowly near the coast of Somalia, Gulf of Aden. On...
Trace Bribery Risk Matrix 2019
TRACE International, the world’s leading anti-bribery standard setting organization, has released the 2019 edition of Trace Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE Matrix). TRACE Matrix is a global business bribery...India – Somalia relations
India and Somalia have cordial and friendly relations. Though India opened its embassy in 1961, it was eventually closed in 1991 due to the Somali civil war. The...
Update : Terror attack in Somalia
In a suicide bomb and gun attack on a hotel in southern Somalia, several people, including journalists and politicians, were killed. What has happened? The authorities said that...
Exercise Cutlass Express 2019
The annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express was held from 27 Jan to 06 Feb 19. The exercise is aimed to improve law enforcement capacity, promote regional security and...
Corruption Perception Index 2018
The Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index make the following observations: Denmark is the world least corrupt country scoring 88 out of 100 points. Denmark is followed by New Zealand...
