Empowering Somali women in maritime sector calls for joint efforts and cooperation of several actors that include, but not limited to, Federal ministries, international partners and civil society activists. Since the Consultative Conference for Women in Maritime sector, held in September 2019, this cooperation has brought outstanding results. ‘Women in the Maritime Sector’ workshop, convened…
Maa’ida Cabdullaahi ayaa sheegtey in tan iyo yaraanteedii ay jecleyd iney ka mid noqoto Ciidanka Booliska Soomaaliyeed. In kastoo dumarka qaarkiis marka ay arkaan qof dumara oo Boolis ah ay la yaaban. Hadana waxaa jira qaar kale oo ku farxa. ‘’qaar ka mida dumarku marka ay arkaan gabdho Boolis ah waxaa laga yaaaba inay is…
Maida Abdullahi says she has wanted to be a police officer since she was very young. She thinks though, in Somalia, when other women see female police, some may be happy but some may be shocked. “They might say ‘why are they not at their homes,’ but I think that some will be proud to…
EUCAP Somalia waxay u hambalyaynaysaa haweenka Soomaaliyeed Maanta, oo ku beegan Maalinta Haweenka Dunida, waxaan u dabaaldegeynaa guulaha ay haweenka ka gaareen shaqooyinka kala duwan oo ay u hayaan bulshada. Waxaan si gaar ah ugu mahadcelinayaa haweenka Soomaaliyeed ee saamaynta weyn ku leh bulshada dhexdeeda iyo kuwa ka shaqeeya amniga dalka. Sidoo kale, waxaan qireynaa…
The February edition of EUCAP Newsletter is out. Read, for example, about work and life in EUCAP Field Office Hargeisa and the graduation of 300 Darwish police: Newsletter Feb 2020.
We have over 40 new seconded and contracted positions now open for EU and international colleagues from contributing third states. How to apply: Instructions on how to apply via EEAS Goalkeeper can be found here. Seconded candidates from EU Member States apply through the EEAS Goalkeeper system at : https://goalkeeper.eeas.europa.eu/registrar/ Contracted candidates from EU Member…
Three hundred Somali special federal police called “Darwish” have graduated from a month long pre-deployment orientation training at a passing out ceremony in Mogadishu this week, where they demonstrated their skills in patrolling, stop and search, and field and weapon awareness. The Federal Darwish are a robust civilian unit of the Federal Somali Police Force…
The reestablishment of the Somali maritime sector took a step forward when an induction training for the newly established Somali Maritime Administration (SMA) was conducted in Djibouti at the Djibouti Regional Training Centre from 19-23 January. The training, delivered by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in partnership with United Nations Assistant Mission in Somalia (UNSOM)…
Police are standing beside soldiers in a sand-filled training ground: they are gathered around a stationary car, going through the procedures needed to search it and secure the environment around it. This is the main police academy in Mogadishu and Somali police officers are training to become a specialised robust police unit called “Darwish” who…
Officials from the recently formed Puntland State Security Office (PSSO), including both of its Directors, General Bashir Abdi Mohamed and General Khalif Issa, have met with international counterparts this month as part of a series of steps in coordinating security sector reform and governance in Puntland. The PSSO was set up in November 2019 by…