Viral Video From A Somali Comic Conquers The Internet
The music video went up on December 22. It's got all the ingredients to go viral: a catchy beat, smooth vocals and easy-to-copy dance moves.
It's garnered over two million views so far and inspired copies around the world.
But it's definitely not your typical internet...
RAMLA: FIRST SOMALI BOXER TO COMPETE GLOBALLY
"I want to be the first boxer, male or female, to compete for Somalia. hopefully - Insha-Allah and represent Somalia in the 2020 Olympics."
SOURCE: DALSOOR
Turkish agencies bring modern agriculture to Somalia
Somalia does not have sufficient agriculture culture says TIKA’s Somalia Coordinator
By Sinan Uslu
MOGADISHU
Students have grown a variety of agricultural products for the first time at the Agriculture School in Somalia, founded by Turkey-based agencies.
Melon, cucumber, aubergine, bean and tomato varieties were successfully cultivated for...
One Year After US Travel Ban, Dying in a Refugee Camp
At Dadaab, the world's largest refugee camp in northeast Kenya near the Somali border, they were the lucky ones. They had tickets to American destinations like St Louis, Missouri; Buffalo, New York; Fargo, North Dakota, and others.
But all the euphoria and preparations died at...
Statement of Special Representative of UN Secretary-General to Somalia to UN Security Council
Mr. President
It is now almost one year since Somalia underwent a peaceful transition of power and the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo’.
Like many new governments, his has been through a steep learning curve. In the process, it has crafted a commendable national...
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia
Security Council Press Statement on Somalia:
On 24 January, the members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Michael Keating and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Madeira on the...
Blind Somali pianist opens music school for the disabled
Mubarak Farah was eight years old when he began teaching himself to play the piano. A refugee who came to Ottawa with his family when he was three, Farah listened to the Somali folk music played from his family’s cassettes, matching the notes on...
Somalia voices support to Turkey’s Afrin campaign
'Turkey has a right to defend itself,' says Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia
Somalia on Friday expressed its support for Turkey's military operation in Syria's Afrin.
Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad spoke to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of top...
Somalia’s foreign Minister Meets Ethiopian FM Workneh Gebeyehu in Addis Ababa
Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ahmed Isse Awad on Thursday met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Workneh Gebeyehu in the Ethiopian capital.
The official discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and how to promote them.
Last year, Ethiopia released...
Somalia reiterates appeal to lift arms embargo
Somali envoy to Ethiopia speaks to Anadolu Agency prior to AU summit
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Somalia has appealed to the United Nations and the United States to lift the arms embargo they imposed during the civil war.
Anadolu Agency caught up with Somali Ambassador to...