EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission and the whole staff are mourning the death of AMISOM Police Commissioner Christine Alalo, who perished in the Ethiopian Airlines plane crash on 10 March. We will always remember her vibrant energy, her wisdom and poise, her positive outlook on life and the glint in her eyes. Over the years,…
Berito, oo ah Maalinta Haweenka ee Dunida, waxaan u dabaaldegeynaa guulaha ay ka gaareen haweenka shaqooyinka kala duwan ee ay hayaan. Waxaan si gaar ah ugu mahadcelinayaa haweenka Soomaaliyeed ee saamaynta weyn ku leh bulshada dhexdeeda iyo kuwa ka shaqeeya fulinta sharciyada rayidka ee badaha. Sidoo kale, waxaan qireynaa inay jiraan wax badan oo innoo…
On 8 March, International Women’s Day, we are celebrating women’s achievement from all walks of life. My appreciation goes to the remarkable, strong Somali women who have made an extraordinary impact in their communities and also in civilian maritime law enforcement. At the same time, we acknowledge that that there is still a lot to…
“Not only have I learned how to teach, but also my self-confidence has increased. I believe that now I can do something good for other police officers by sharing my knowledge with them”, said a police officer with 20 years of experience after the Training of the Trainers course in Garowe. A specialist course on…
Vessel documentation & information and Search and Rescue (SAR), are the two most important factors for securing ports all over the world. For one thing, there are un-licensed or illegal vessels that dock at ports and change their vessel ID and information by putting fake names or flags on their vessel, while carrying illegal material…
There are places in this world where girls still playing with dolls have their basic human rights violated since an early age. According to UNICEF, at least 200 million girls and women alive today living in 30 countries have undergone Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). In Somalia, the prevalence of FGM from the ages of…
Lieutenant-General Vincenzo Coppola, former Deputy Commanding General of the Italian Carabinieri, visited Somalia in his capacity as the EU Civilian Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) Mission Operation’s Commander (CivOpsCdr) from 10-12 February. Discussions were held with Somali authorities, international partners, EU officials and CSDP Mission’s personnel. The CivOpsCdr met with the Somali National Security Advisor,…
The JMICC is a new Puntland Government Agency established with the support of EUCAP Somalia to improve the sharing and utilization of information to counter maritime crimes. Yesterday, The Puntland’s staff of the Joint Maritime Information and Coordination Centre (JMICC) in Garowe participated in a training session for duties in their new centre. The activity…
EUCAP Somalia is hiring: new Call for contribution launched
The Somali Police Force Maritime Police Unit (SPF-MPU) joining a complex international exercise, Cutlass Express 19, ongoing in Djibouti, trained yesterday on subjects such as evidence handling techniques and underwent different “Visit Board Search and Seizure- VBSS” scenarios, in preparation for more exercise to be conducted at sea over the next days. Cutlass Express (CE),…