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Somalia’s longest-serving female politician dies

Khadijo Mohamed Diriye passed away in Djibouti on Wednesday afternoon.
By: BBC AFRICA The longest-serving woman in Somali politics has died after a brief illness.Khadijo Mohamed Diriye passed away in Djibouti on Wednesday afternoon. She had been in politics - a male-dominated field - for almost three...

Op-Ed: Somalia’s Accession to the East African Community: Pitfall and Benefits

Somalia was admitted into the East African Community (EAC) on Friday as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand free trade across the region.
By:Mohamed Raage I.          Introduction At an ordinary summit held in Arusha, Tanzania, on November 25, 2023, the heads of the East African Community states marked the acceptance of Somalia's bid to join the EAC. Somalia's interest...

Op-Ed: From Restrictions to Uncertainty: Assessing The Consequences of The UN’s Arms Embargo Lift in Somalia

African Union peacekeepers stand next to armoured personnel carriers (APC) as they provide security for members of the Lower House of Parliament who are meeting to elect a speaker, at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia, April 27, 2022. REUTERS/Feisal Omar/File Phot
By: Abdirisak Ahmed Ali Introduction: The Horn of Africa has long been marred by political instability, armed conflicts, and humanitarian crises, with Somalia standing at the epicenter of these challenges. One crucial aspect of...

Commercial ship still hijacked off Somali coast – sources

Commercial ship still hijacked off Somali coast - sources
By: REUTERS  A commercial vessel hijacked by unknown assailants remains off the coast of Somalia raising fears of further instability for global shipping as attacks escalate in the Red Sea, maritime security sources said on Monday.

AU Mission in Somalia Resumes Drawdown After 3-Month Pause   

(1/1) FILE - Ugandan peacekeepers with the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) stand next to their armored vehicle on a street in Mogadishu, May 10, 2022.
By : Harun Maruf, VOA The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia on Sunday resumed handing over security responsibilities to Somali government forces after a three-month pause, officials said. The mission known as...

Shipping firms pause Red Sea journeys over attacks

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By Mattea Bubalo, BBC News Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea. The decision comes after a spate of attacks on...

Dahabshiil lauds Somalia’s debt relief move

Dahabshiil Group Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale. PHOTO: COURTESY
By: Nairobi News The business community in the Horn of Africa has welcomed the move by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to offer debt relief to Somalia. Coming days after the...

Turkish justice minister says Somali president’s son will be tried

Photos of Yunus Emre Göçer are displayed on motorcycles of couriers in protest of the deadly traffic incident, Istanbul, Türkiye, Dec. 11, 2023. (İHA Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ustice Minister Yılmaz Tunç assuaged the public that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, son of Somalia’s incumbent president, will attend the hearing over the death of a Turkish man in Istanbul in a...

UK announces significant support for 500,000 internally displaced Somalis

Number of displaced people in Somalia continue to rise. | PHOTO by UNOCHA.
UK announces £25 million to support internally displaced Somalis. The funding is part of a £40 million package to be announced by the UK Development Minister at the Global Refugee Forum...

IMF and World Bank Announce US$4.5 billion in Debt Relief for Somalia

IMF and World Bank Announce US$4.5 billion in Debt Relief for Somalia
WASHINGTON, December 13, 2023 — The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank's International Development Association (IDA) have approved the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative Completion Point for Somalia, which provides total debt service savings for the country of US$4.5 billion. Following...