Somalia

200 Turkish students visit several African countries as part of exchange program By Zuhal Demirci ANKARA -A group of Turkish students participated in renovation works at an orphanage-cum-school in Somalia on Sunday, as part of a visit to several African countries under an exchange program. The 2017...

The government of Somalia is paying a US lobbying firm Sh40 million ($400,000) through the end of this year to help it gain renewed funding for the country's army and to lift the Trump administration's ban on Somalis' travel to the US. The agreement with...

TRT World spoke with Olgan Bekar, Turkey’s ambassador to Somalia, about a new military training camp in Mogadishu – and the ongoing Turkish-Somali lovefest. Ankara and Mogadishu have long been friends. And a new military training camp might strengthen ties – or cause others to...

By: Mohamed Duale Somalia's health ministry on Saturday confirmed 62 new cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 390. the health ministry said two people succumbed to the deadly virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 18. The minister said two people recovered, bringing the...

By:MoDuale Somalia health ministry on Sunday confirmed 46 more cases of COVID-19, raising the national tally to 436. the health ministry said five patients succumbed to the deadly virus, bringing the total number of fatalities to 23. The latest cases come amid concern about the sharp surge...

By: Horndiplomat and Reuters At least 18 people were killed in two separate explosions in Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region, Wednesday. An Al-Shabaab suicide bomber in Marka town killed district commissioner Abdullahi Ali Waafow and 10 others: a...

By : Zakeriye ahmed Horndiplomat Correspondent After over 20 hours, Somalia's government forces ended Mogadishu's key hotel of Villa Rays' siege. The stormed hotel was located in Mogadishu's highly protected government areas, not far...

By: XINHUA Somalia's health ministry on Sunday confirmed 64 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total tally of infections to 1,421. Fawziya Abikar, the health minister said the majority of the latest cases were recorded in Banadir which have 33, Somaliland 16, Galmudug eight, and Southwest...

Horndiplomat-Statement of the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-general for Somalia, Mr. Nicholas Haysom, to the UN Security Council on 3 january 2019- Following is the Statement : Thank you Mr. President, I arrived in Somalia on 3 October and have been well received by prominent officials...

By: DAILY SABAH In a new step toward enhanced cooperation, Somalia's Cabinet approved a defense and economic pact with Türkiye. The two countries already enjoy close ties and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said...