Somalia

By: MoDuale Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo has congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris on winning the U.S. presidential election. Farmajo says he looks forward to “closing cooperation and partnership.” "Congratulations President-elect of the United States of America JoeBiden and VP-elect Kamala Harris. Somalia wishes...

By: Staff writer Turkey, IMF and Somalia, which has contributed to the payment of a past-due debt. This is the contribution of Turkey, Somalia's debt with the IMF has decided to pay 3.5 million dollars. International Monetary Fund (IMF) Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative of the...

By: THE STAR Dry fish traders in Lamu county are pleading for the reopening of the Lamu-Somalia border to enable them to access their markets in the neighbouring country. A cross-border ban forbids traders from the two countries from interacting and doing business. The Kenyan government imposed...

ANKARA Several African nations offered condolences Saturday to Turkey after a deadly earthquake hit the Aegean coast. Thirty-nine people were killed and nearly 900 injured after a magnitude-6.6 earthquake jolted Izmir on Friday, the country's health minister said Saturday. Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo said: “We...

By MoDuale Somalia Ambassador to Turkey Jama Abdullahi Mohamed on Thursday congratulated Turkey on the 97th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. "I congratulate the Turkish government and people for their 97th anniversary of the RepublicDay. I wish peace and prosperity for Turkey. Somali and...

Mogadishu, 28 October 2020 – The United Nations in Somalia strongly condemns the murder of two humanitarian workers, who were reportedly killed yesterday in the capital, Mogadishu, by suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists. The two Somali humanitarian workers were involved with an ongoing polio vaccination campaign, organized by the...

Welcoming the role played by the President of Galmudug in helping Somalia set on a path towards elections, representatives from some of the country’s key partners today called for more of the recent collaboration among its leaders which led to a national elections agreement. “I...

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the battle against poverty and hunger can be won. He made the remarks at today's opening of the Ministerial segment of the 31st Session...

The COVID-19 pandemic, rising levels of hunger and malnutrition, and growing swarms of locusts are the backdrop for the 31st Session of the Regional Conference for Africa, starting today, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. More than  80 Ministers and...

By: Staff Writer Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, received on Sunday at his office in the Ministry in the capital Mogadishu, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Qin Jian, and discussed with him bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation...