This is my farewell message to you all, my colleagues and friends from Somalia and across the globe, who have accompanied me on this amazing journey as Head of Mission (HoM) with EUCAP Somalia. Having served in this organization for three years, it has been an honour and a privilege. I really felt all of…
Human smuggling and trafficking are serious crimes that can lead to tragic consequences including loss of lives. These types of grave crimes, often international by nature, have become alarmingly common and Somaliland authorities have responded to the problem by drafting the Countering Trafficking in Person and Smuggling of Migrants Act. To support this work, EUCAP’s…
Tahriibinta iyo ka ganacsiga dadka waa dembiyo dardaran, oo ay ka dhalan karaan cawaaqib xumo, ay ku jirto xita dhimasho. Dembiyada noocan ah, had iyo goor waa dembiyo caalami ah, waxayna guud ahaan gaadheen heer aad u sarreeya, taas oo keentey, mas’uulinta Soomaaliland in ay uga hortagaan qorista “ Sharciga ka hortagga Tahriibta iyo ka…
Globally, police need to be well connected as organised crime knows no borders. Somalia took a step towards closer and more effective international police coordination on 18 August when Deputy Police Commissioner Zakia Hussen and EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission Maria-Cristina Stepanescu reopened the INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB) office in Mogadishu. The INTERPOL NCB…
On 18 August, Brigadier General, Deputy Police Commissioner Zakia Hussein and EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission, Maria-Cristina Stepanescu, inaugurated a training facility for the Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit (SPF-MPU). The facility, also dubbed as “Ship In A Box”, is made of standard shipping containers assembled to look like a bridge of a merchant…
EUCAP Somalia and EUNAVFOR Atalanta are two missions with different mandates but both of them are working for a more secure future of Somalia. In the spirit of the EU’s Integrated Approach to Somalia, although both missions cooperate on a daily basis, one colleague, the EU NAVFOR Liaison Officer, has a special role in facilitating…
There are places in this world where getting a job done can turn out to be risky business, where people are exposed to dangers like being under fire, kidnapped, carjacked, assaulted, robbed or worse. When such incidences of danger are higher than most places, you probably find yourself in what is known as “hostile environment”,…
EUCAP Somalia wishes all Somalis in Somalia and across the globe a happy, blessed & peaceful #EidMubarak
The ability to read through and understand maritime safety and security related information can save lives at sea. It is also a tool for ensuring rule of law in the maritime domain. This is why EUCAP Somalia Mission promoted the creation of the Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) in Garowe, a new organisation…
As the first step in co-operation aiming to develop capacities of the Mogadishu Police Academy, EUCAP Somalia donated a series of IT equipment. EUCAP Somalia’s Police Advisory Unit invited the Deputy Head of Somali Police Force (SPF) Training and Planning Directorate, Brigadier General Mohamad Mahamud Mohamad to the EUCAP HQ for a handover ceremony…