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  • This week at the Foreign Office

    A look at the work of the Foreign Office and its embassies overseas this week.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary discusses progress in Somalia with Foreign Minister

    The Foreign Secretary William Hague met the Somali Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Fawzia Yusuf H. Adam today.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Piracy Ransoms Task Force publishes recommendations

    Today the Piracy Ransoms Task Force presented its conclusions on how to work together to reduce the threat of piracy and ultimately ransom payments to pirates.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Somalia: UK support for new government

    Britain will work in partnership with the new Government of Somalia to help 20,000 Somalis benefit from better schools, sanitation, roads and health clinics.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • British Government condemns attacks in Mogadishu

    Foreign Office Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds: "These attacks only strengthen our determination to continue supporting the Somali people as they seek to build a secure and stable future."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa condemns bomb attacks in Mogadishu

    Minister for Africa Mark Simmonds condemned the attacks on a hotel in Mogadishu where the President of Somalia and Kenyan Foreign Minister were staying.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • A significant moment for Somalia: Prime Minister congratulates new president

    Prime Minister David Cameron spoke following the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Progress on transition in Somalia

    "Convening a new federal national parliament gives the people of Somalia a stake in their political future for the first time in a generation." said Foreign Office Minister Alistair Burt.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Somali Olympic team: participating against all the odds

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has praised the "genuinely inspiring" Somali Olympic team and attended the Olympic athletics with Somali Minister for Sport Mohamoud Jirdeh Hussein.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa welcomes approval of a new national constitution for Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham welcomed the news that the constitution has been approved and urged Somalia's leaders to maintain the momentum and press ahead with ending the transition.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Horn of Africa food crisis - latest updates

    Lifesaving UK government help for more than a million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Horn of Africa: British aid has saved millions of lives

    Although the international response has so far reached millions of people across the Horn of Africa, serious concerns remain about the situation in Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa condemns murder of former Somali Trade Minister Mohamed Abdinur Garweyne

    Foreign Office Minister Henry Bellingham: "This is yet another sad reminder that Somalia desperately needs peace and stability if it is to trade, develop and prosper."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary welcomes historic talks between Somaliland and Transitional Federal Government of Somalia

    Foreign Secretary William Hague: "I congratulate the Somali Transitional Federal Government and Somaliland representatives on agreeing the Chevening House Declaration yesterday."

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Piracy ransoms task force holds inaugural meeting

    The international task force announced by the PM at the London conference on Somalia to look at the issue of ransom payments in piracy cases met for the first time on 30 May in London.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Secretary attends Istanbul Conference on Somalia

    Ahead of the conference, Foreign Secretary William Hague talks about significant progress made in Somalia in the three months since the London Conference on Somalia.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Foreign Office Minister condemns murder of journalist in Somalia

    Minister for Africa, Henry Bellingham, has condemned the murder of Shabelle Media journalist Ahmed Addow Anshur.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa offers condolences after the death of a journalist in Somalia

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has spoken of the ongoing struggle for press freedom around the world after Somali journalist Farhan James Abudlle was killed.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • Minister for Africa condemns the murder of Somali journalist

    Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham has condemned the killing of the Director of Somaliweyn Radio, Abukah Hassan Mohamoud.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

  • London Conference on Somalia: Full coverage

    The London Conference on Somalia takes place today. Foreign Ministers from around the world are attending, including both the President and Prime Minister of Somalia. See our coverage and join the debate.

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    First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government