Somalia

MOGADISHU, August 1, 2017- Somalia’s economy is projected to grow at a steady, nominal annual rate of 5% to 7% over the medium-term, according to the second Somalia Economic Update to be published by the World Bank Group. "Mobilizing Domestic Revenue to Rebuild" assesses...

BY:Joshua Meservey / @JMeservey / Seth Moreida / August 02, 2017 / The East African country of Somalia recently concluded a 60-day amnesty program for anyone willing to defect from the Islamist terrorist group, al-Shabab. It is too soon to judge how effective this amnesty program...

MOGADISHU, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The World Food Programme (WFP) on Tuesday held a hand-over ceremony in Mogadishu to welcome the arrival of more than 2,800 tonnes of rice assistance into the drought-hit country from China. China's rice contribution will enable WFP to sustain ongoing...

by Heikal I. Kenneded Monday, July 24, 2017   President Farmajo came to office scarcely five months ago.  His election was a transformational moment for Somalia has rarely appeared more united than when he was elected as a president.  He campaigned to eradicate corruption from the ranks...

Ahmed Hussein’s perfectly white teeth seem too big for his mouth; his upper arms look like they belong to a little boy, not a 23-year-old man. Propped up on an iron bed, Hussein laughs and says he always was slim. But he is clearly malnourished....

Trans India and Somalia on Tuesday signed a bilateral agreement for the transfer of sentenced persons, thus deepening humanitarian cooperation between the two countries. The agreement was signed between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia Yusuf Garaad Omar. "An...

The U.S. military said Monday it carried out a drone strike in Somalia that killed a member of the al-Shabab extremist group, while a Somali intelligence official said an al-Shabab leader was targeted but it was not clear whether he had been killed. A statement...

Doctors at a city-based private hospital were astonished when they found hundreds of small stones in a Somalian’s kidney. They suspect the man suffers from a unique condition that causes his kidneys to produce more stones. The patient from Galkayo in Somalia Abdi Rahman had...

EDAM’s latest analysis covers Ankara’s military basing strategy beyond its borders, that currently consists of military bases in Northern Cyprus, Qatar and Somalia, as well as deployments in Iraq and Syria. The report finds that the political-military rationale is different in each case, presenting a...

RIYADH/JEDDAH: Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohammed Salih Bentin on Thursday received Somali Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs Iman Abdullah Ali and his accompanying delegation in Jeddah. Bentin discussed strong bilateral relations and topics related to Somali pilgrims, briefing Ali on Saudi efforts to...