Joint communique by FGS, FMS and FAO on the critical desert locust situation and Emergency response in Somalia
On 3rd of February, the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation Federal Government of Somalia together with Federal member state (FMS) ministers from Jubaland, Hirshabelle and South West States, and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) held a meeting in Mogadishu...
Abiy Ahmed helps Somaliland put more facts on the ground
BY: INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 1 June, Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi Abdi officially inaugurated the first 12 km of Berbera Corridor, a trade and transport route that connects landlocked Ethiopia to Somaliland’s Port of Berbera on the Gulf of Aden.
The Addis Ababa-Berbera highway is...
How a soccer player from Somalia found his new home with Bradley
BY:Journal Star
PEORIA — The phrase, “You can’t gsSomo home again,” is too much of a reality for Bradley soccer player Saadiq Mohammed.
The redshirt senior is listed as a midfielder from Somalia. But he actually has two home countries — Kenya, where he was born, and Somalia,...
Eritrean Delegation Arrives in Mogadishu for State Visit
By:Mohamed Duale,
HornDiplomat-High level Eritrean delegation led by Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Gebreab have arrived in Mogadishu .
Upon arrival at Mogadishu International Airport, the delegation received a warm welcome from Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Isse Awad.
The Purpose of...
Somalia Condemns Saudi Arabia on refugee boat attack
The Somali government condemned a helicopter attack on a boatload of Somali refugees off the coast of Yemen and called on the Saudi-led coalition fighting in the country to investigate, officials said on Saturday.
At least 40 Somali refugees were killed when a helicopter attacked...
Somalia President Meets with Emir of Qatar in Doha
His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani today meets the visiting Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo to discuss the distinguished fraternal relations between the two brotherly countries besides Arab and international issues of common concern.
This is the Somali president’s second official visit...
We’re not open for talks, Somalia says as Kenya seeks more time
By: HOL
Somalia has stood ground against any talks with Kenya over the maritime case at the International Court of Justice noting it had vested its confidence on the UN court.
Deputy PM Mahdi Guled who led the Somali delegation to the ICJ at the Hague,...
Somalia’s Jubbaland region rejects national president’s inclusion in election talks
By:REUTERS
One of five of Somalia’s regional governments said on Sunday it had rejected the inclusion of national President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed in talks aimed at resolving a deadlock on a delayed election, exacerbating a crisis on the vote.
Leaders in the two federal states, Puntland...
African Force in Somalia Gets New Commander as Uganda Plans Exit
Horndiplomat-A new commander took control of the African Union force battling al-Qaeda-linked militants in Somalia as Uganda said it wants to withdraw its troops from the war-torn nation by the end of next year.
Lieutenant General Osman Noor Soubagleh arrived Monday in the capital, Mogadishu,...
Ten soldiers killed in suicide bomb attack at military base in Mogadishu
By:Horndiplomat staff
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military base in Mogadishu’s Wadajir district Tuesday morning killing at least ten soldiers and injuring ten others.
Sources said the bomber detonated his suicide vest during a morning parade causing death and injuries in its wake.
It...
