Situation "critical" in Mogadishu. EUTM Somalia deployment slowed

(BRUSSELS2) The security level in Mogadishu has been raised to the highest level by the European authorities. The alert level was thus raised from "very high" to "critical" at the last EU military committee, according to information received by B2. And the planned transfer of the Somali army training mission (EUTM Somalia) from Uganda to Somalia seems to be slowing down. The latest news from the Somali capital is indeed not encouraging.

In the line of sight, the rule of law

Thirty civilians had already been killed in a suicide attack led by nine people - all deceased - against the main court in Mogadishu on Sunday 14 April. Sixty people were injured. The same day, a car bomb attack against a Turkish humanitarian convoy near the secure area of ​​the airport killed 5 other people. And the assassination this Saturday (April 27) of Somalia's Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Ahmed Sheikh Malim Nour, only confirms this fear. Because the Shebab who suffered a military defeat seem determined not to let the new Somali state take its marks. Anything resembling the rule of law or democracy is a target. The High Representative of the EU was not mistaken, " strongly condemning these attacks, which in no way should diminish the remarkable progress in the country said C. Ashton in a press release released today. " The EU is fully committed to working closely with the government and the wider international community to support the development of security and the rule of law in Somalia. she added (*).

Journalists: a dangerous profession

The hunt for journalists continues. And carrying a pen in Mogadishu could not be more dangerous. Mohamed Ibrahim Rageh, journalist for Somali National Television and Radio Mogadishu (public media), paid with his life on the evening of April 21. He was chased and shot dead by two armed men near his home. At the end of March, a Somali journalist working for a local radio had already been assassinated in the city, using the same process (two men who had opened fire on her). Since the beginning of the year, 4 journalists have been killed in this way, according to the national union of Somali journalists.