Somalia

By:ANADOLU AGENCY The defence ministers of Turkey and Somalia discussed bilateral and regional issues in a meeting on Friday. Hulusi Akar welcomed Hassan Hussein Haji at Turkey’s National Defense Ministry in the capital Ankara. The ministers first held a one-on-one meeting before chairing talks between their delegations. They...

HORNDIPLOMAT-Federal Government of Somalia has pardoned inmates as sign of good gesture to honor the end of the holy month of Ramadan. More than nine prisoners were freed to join and celebrate with families in the middle Shabelle region/ . Middle Shabelle region governor Ali Abdullahi...

  Dahabshil Bank International (DBI), today, officially opened its doors to business in Kismayu of Jubbaland. Farid Jama Suleiman, Minister Commerce of the Federal State of Jubbaland, stated that he was honored to be part of the DBI event since the Bank symbolized another notch up...

By: DAILY NATION In Somalia’s political scene, the revolving door is brutal and not even presidents can be safe. Every sort of election held in and out of Somalia since the fall of Siad Barre has often produced a new leader, their legitimacy notwithstanding. In modern times,...

The United States is considering a sharp reduction in its special forces operations in Somalia and other African countries, the New York Times reported on Monday. As many as half of the US counter-terrorism troops based on the continent could be withdrawn over the next three years,...

By: XINHUA The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) marked a year of service in Somalia on Saturday with a renewed commitment to strengthening cooperation and building partnerships to enhance peace and stability in the country.

By: Mohamed Duale The Members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab in Mogadishu, on 29th October 2022, which killed at least 100 people and injured more than...

By:The Star The International Court of Justice has rejected Kenya's request to have the maritime delimitation case with Somalia postponed for a 4th time. The Court on Saturday informed the two parties that the hearings of the case would proceed as scheduled starting March 15 in...

By: The East African Kenya says it is prepared to reopen its embassy in Somalia, following an invitation by Mogadishu on Saturday. In a note sent to Mogadishu on Monday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kenya also asked Somalia to reopen its mission in Nairobi, which...

By:Anadolu Agency Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland on Thursday completely banned female genital mutilation (FGM), officials announced. The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by the state's President Said Abdullahi Deni in state capital Garowe, where the ministers voted to completely ban the practice,...