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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Communiqué of the 41st Extraordinary IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government
BY: IGAD
The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, on the situation in Sudan and was chaired by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President...
Somalia President Meets Turkish Military Delegation
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with a delegation of Turkish military experts and officers on Friday at his office in Villa Somalia, the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
according Somalia news agency sonna , The meeting was...
UK announces further humanitarian support in response to El Niño in Somalia
The British Embassy Mogadishu announces almost $7 million to support the humanitarian response to El Niño in Somalia.
British Embassy Mogadishu announces £5.5 million of humanitarian funding for El Niño response in Somalia.
