A week-long programme of events and activities, based around the International Day of the Girl Child, is unfolding in Garowe, organised by the Puntland Ministry of Women Development and Family Affairs (MoWDAFA). The activities include: Media talk-show for young leaders and women activists to discuss girls’ education, ending violence and cultivating young girls to lead;…
EUCAP has facilitated the successful arrival in the port of the coastal city of Berbera of three boats donated by Sweden to the Somaliland Coast Guard. The boats arrived in Berbera on October 14th. This is part of an ongoing project, inclusive of advising and training, aiming at enhancing the Somaliland Coast Guard capacity in…
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The newly appointed Somali Minister of Fisheries and Maritime Resources (MoFMR) Abdullahi Bidhan Warsame met with EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission (HoM) Maria-Cristina Stepanescu in Mogadishu on August 25th . “EUCAP Somalia wishes to play a part in making the nexus between security and economic development a successful story in Somalia” said the Head…
EUCAP Somalia set up their annual stand in Brussels at the EEAS building at round point Schuman on May 5th, for the Open Day of the European institutions.
Many people attended the Open Day where EUCAP Somalia told visitors about the Mission in Somalia.
EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission and Somalia’s Deputy Minister of Internal Security chaired the first Comprehensive Approach to Security – Maritime Sub-Strand (CAS2b) meeting held in Mogadishu on April 29th. The role of the Strand 2B (Maritime) is to assist the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the Federal Member States (FMS) in delivering the…
The promotion of equal rights and opportunities for women across all sectors of society, including security, ensures that their voices and perspectives inform policies and actions. In order to enable women who wish to serve their country, EUCAP Somalia Head of Mission (HoM), Ms. Maria-Cristina Stepanescu met with the Minister of Women and Human Rights…
A delegation from EUCAP Somalia’s HQ in Brussels, the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability (CPCC) part of the Union External Action Service (EEAS) met Somali authorities and representatives from the international community, along with EUCAP Somalia’s Head of Mission Maria-Cristina Stepanescu for a second consecutive day, on March 13th in Mogadishu (see previous article: https://www.eucap-som.eu/eu-external-action-service-representatives-cpcc-meet-somali-interlocutors-mogadishu/).…
Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe and the United States, as well as several international organizations, began the seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express on January 28th ending on February 7th. Cutlass Express 2018 (CE18), sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and conducted by U.S. Naval Forces…
The seventh iteration of the annual multinational maritime exercise Cutlass Express began this week with maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe and the United States, as well as several international organizations joining in on January 28th. Cutlass Express 2018 (CE18) is designed to assess and improve combined maritime law enforcement capacity,…