21st December 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
With 2011 drawing to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect on the past year, and look ahead to the next. 2011 has been a particularly tragic year for Somalia and, most importantly Somalis. Despite a great deal of effort and goodwill by many people both outside and inside of Somalia, the country remains […]
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15th November 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
The past few weeks have been dominated by military issues: AMISOM’s ongoing campaign and Kenya’s fight against Al Shabaab. On 8 November, Lord Howell, the Foreign Office Minister, made clear our support for Kenya in the House of Lords. Kenya bears much of the burden of the threat emanating from Somalia and the UK shares […]
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28th October 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
This week sees the fifth year of the Somali Week Festival in London, organised by the Kayd Somali Arts and Culture organisation. The British Office for Somalia is a proud sponsor of this event, which brings together poets, writers and musicians from across Somalia to perform in the UK. This year’s artists and performers include […]
22nd August 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
My name is James Hooley and I’m currently part of the British Office for Somalia team in Nairobi. My boss, Matt Baugh, has very kindly lent me his blog so I can tell you a little bit more about our trip to Mogadishu on Wednesday with Andrew Mitchell, the UK Secretary of State for International […]
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2nd August 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
Together with my colleague Alistair Fernie, Head of DFID Kenya and Somalia, I recently visited Dadaab, the largest refugee camp in the world. There among the crowds of newly-arrived people, I met one young mother, Sarura who, along with her 2 small children and other members of her family, had trekked for weeks to reach […]
19th May 2011 Nairobi, Kenya
I’d like to welcome you to my first blog as the UK Senior Representative to Somalia and the first-ever one on behalf of the new British Office for Somalia. My name is Matt Baugh. You will find a link to my biography elsewhere on this page, in case you would like to know a […]