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Ambassador Mehmet Yilmaz: Turkey will continue to provide support to Somali People

Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz
By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Turkey Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz gave an exclusive Interview to Voa Senior Journalist Harun Maruf said that the Turkish Government will continue to provide support to the Somali government and the Somali people. He said Turkey does not have an agenda in Somalia other than...

Turkish Airlines to transport 60 tons of aid to Somalia

ANKARA-Turkish Airlines will send 60 tons of humanitarian aid worth $2 million to famine-struck Somalia as part of a campaign by Vine and Snapchat star Jerome Jarre. Hollywood star Ben Stiller had asked Turkish Airlines via Twitter to offer one of its aircraft to send...

Somalia steps up security in Mogadishu ahead of election

Somali authorities have begun a lockdown of Mogadishu in order to step up security across the capital ahead of a planned presidential election. Mohamed Sheikh Hassan Haamud, Somalia's police commander, said on Tuesday that security forces had blocked main roads and barred vehicles from driving...

Somali youths challenged to help fight discrimination and gender-based violence

Somali youths have been challenged to play an active role in fighting discrimination against women and minorities. The plea was made at a workshop attended by youths, members of the civil society and representatives from regional administrations among others. Speaking at the meeting, Galmudug Minister for...

Somalia:International community welcomes the progress made in clarifying the electoral model-Press statment

The United Nations, the African Union, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the European Union (EU), Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States of America welcome the progress made in clarifying the electoral model, takes note of the details set out...

Somalia President formally renounces his US citizenship

Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo renounces his United States citizenship despite Somalia constitution allowing for dual citizenship. According to Senior Journalist Harun Maruf, a statement released by Villa Somalia says legal experts, and nationalities and citizenship authorities from Somalia and US were involved in the...

Saudi Arabia strongly condemns terrorist bombing in Mogadishu

RIYADH, 23rd March, 2018 (WAM) -- An official source at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday, expressed strong condemnation and denunciation of the explosion that took place in front of an hotel in Somalia's capital of Mogadishu, leaving...

Somalia: president Farmajo opens fourth round of electoral talks in Mogadishu

Somalia: President Farmajo opens fourth round of electoral talks in Mogadishu
By: Staff writer Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has today chaired the opening session of the National Consultative Summit between the Federal Government of Somalia and The Federal member states and Banadir Regional Administration at the Presidential palace. according to villa Somalia, The opening of the...

Somalia: Radio Kulmiye journalist detained in an undisclosed location after interviewing a businessman in Mogadishu

Radio Kulmiye journalist, Abdullahi Kulmiye Addow's
MOGADISHU, Somalia 18 October 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and Somali Media Association (SOMA) vehemently condemn the raid on the prominent Radio Kulmiye journalist, Abdullahi Kulmiye Addow's home and his illegal detention by officers from the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) in Mogadishu...

Somalia turns down $80m to cut ties with Qatar

Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80 million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar, the New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has revealed. “After two hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,”...