Somalia’s president names prime minister
Somalia New president Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo has appointed Hassan Ali Khaireh
as the country’s new Prime minister.
The New Prime Minister Hasan Ali khayre has been working for Humanitarian and business for many years, he worked for NRC.
Currently he's living in Britain and head of the...
Breaking:UAE disbands training mission in Somalia
ABU DHABI, 15th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The UAE has decided to disband its military training programme in Somalia which started in 2014 to build the capabilities of the Somali army.
The decision comes in response to Somali security forces' seizure of a UAE-registered civil...
Tensions between Somalia government and Kenya over Kenyatta’s surprise Somalia visit
Horndiplomat-Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta today made a historic visit to Somalia, meeting Kenyan troops serving under the African union mission in Somalia at Dhobley military camp. Dressed in military fatigues, uhuru met KDF and thanked them for their sacrifice and service to Kenya.
The visit...
Somalia says relationship with Türkiye ‘growing by day and night’
By:Anadolu Agency
The Ankara-Mogadishu partnership is "extremely positive and growing by the day and by the night," said the visiting Somali president on Tuesday.
Speaking at a panel titled Benefits of the Türkiye-Somalia...
IGAD Leaders Hold Virtual Summit to Consult Response Strategy to Curb COVID-19
By:Jama Farah,HornDiplomat Contributor
Heads of State and Government of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today (March 30) convened a Virtual Summit to discuss coordination & regional response to curb the spread of COVID19.
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu announced on his...
Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Kenya Leaders arrive in Mogadishu for security summit
By: Staff writer
Djiboutian President, Ismael Omar Guelleh, Kenyan President, William Ruto, and Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived in the Somali Capital Mogadishu to attend the regional security Summit.
The...
Op-Ed: Is the Character of War with Al-Shabaab in Somalia has Changed
By: Mohamed Mohamoud Muse
Locals from the Hiraan region in central Somalia have started to oppose Al-Shabaab's conduct after indiscriminate attacks against locals, and after Al-Shabaab destroyed their waterwalls and communication masses. It seems that bloodshed angered the locals who stood to take arms to...
Somalia Job Opportunities:National Logistics Officer FT NOA (WFP In Galkacyo)
Employer:World Food Programme
Job Title: National Logistics Officer FT NOA
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Galkacyo - Somalia
Category: Other
Description:Organizational Background
The World Food Programme Somalia activities include food assistance for relief, emergency school feeding, humanitarian air and logistics services, food coordination and emergency rehabilitation projects.
This position is open to...
1.4m people at risk of displacement as drought worsens in Somalia
By The East African
Several lives might be lost and over a million people displaced if no action is taken to avert the effects of the worsening drought in Somalia, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in Mogadishu has warned.
Currently, 245,000 Somalis have been displaced due...
Somalia records 79 new COVID-19 cases, 3 Deaths
By: Jama farah, HornDiplomat Contributor
Somali health ministry on Tuesday confirmed 79 new cases of novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 835.
Fawziya Abikar, health minister said 38 of the latest cases were found in Banadir, an administration area which covers the capital,...