Somalia

By: HORNDIPLOMAT the Turkish government organised a massive ceremony in Mogadishu, coupled with an experts’ conference to mark ten years since Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan toured Somalia, then at the heart of a brutal humanitarian crisis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYVGEFPv_go&t=40s   Most of the government revenue comes from the Mogadishu...

By: Xinhua Somalia Prime Minister Mohamed Roble on Saturday ordered investigations into the deaths of seven civilians reportedly killed by the African Union troops during a counter-offensive in Golweyn, the southern part of the country. The prime minister's spokesman Mohamed Moalimuu said Roble has formed a...

By: UNSOM In 1989, just before the collapse of Siyad Barre’s regime, Dr. Hodan Ali, then a child, left Somalia with her family to settle in Canada. The family made home in Hamilton, Ontario, where she studied later studied at McMaster University for her Bachelor of...

For Somalia’s survival, peace, and well-being, its people must follow Turkey’s example and put aside their differences in times of crisis The author is Somalia’s justice minister Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur     The devastating 20-year civil war and the aftermath of terror had left the buildings of...

This policy outlook assesses three dimensions of Turkey’s engagement in Somalia, in a bid to gauge to what extent Ankara’s decade of aid and state-building in Somalia has been effective. Over the past decade, Turkish engagement in Somalia has served bilateral relations well. Somalia benefits...

By: Ahram Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed on Tuesday ways to boost relations with Somalia during a meeting with Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Roble, the Egyptian foreign ministry said. In their meeting in Cairo, the two top officials also discussed the latest developments in the...

The Independent Anti-Corruption Commission of the Federal Republic of Somalia (IACC) has on Saturday officially joined the international and regional anti-corruption laws, marking 14 August as Somalia’s National Anti-Corruption Day. IACC Chairman, Avv. Mohamed Hussein Hamud stated that corruption remains as the biggest obstacle to...

By: VOA The United Nations and the African Union urged Somalia on Thursday to hold already delayed national elections this October despite attempted intimidation by Islamist militants. “Preparations for election security are key due to the continuing threat posed by al-Shabab,” U.N. Special Representative for Somalia...

By: Maritime Executive Somalia has rejected pressure for a diplomatic resolution to a longstanding maritime dispute with Kenya, maintaining the matter will be decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite a charm offensive by Kenya, Somalia reckons the ICJ must provide the final...

By: The Star Somalia has maintained that the maritime dispute with Kenya will be decided by the International Court of Justice. This emerged on Sunday during Foreign Affairs CS Raychelle Omamo's maiden official visit to the country. In a statement after their bilateral meeting, Somalia PM...