Somalia

Mogadishu, 20 November 2020 – The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today that large populations of Desert Locust in Somalia have moved towards southern parts of the country while widespread hatching and hopper band formation continues. The areas most affected include Sool,...

By: STAFF WRITER The leaders of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi and Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud have met in Djibouti to resume talks between the Somalia federal government and Somaliland. Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh...

By:The Peninsula Qatar Airways has announced the resumption of three-weekly flights to Mogadishu, Somalia from September 6, 2020. Service to the capital city of Somalia will be operated by an Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats in Business class and 120 seats in Economy class. The airline will...

Heavy fighting between pro-Islamic State (IS) militants and Somalia's Puntland state forces for the control of the port town of Qandala has displaced 25, 700 people since late October, a UN body said Wednesday. The UN Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said a...

All planes flying to Kismayo Airport will first have to land in Aden Abdille International Airport in Modadishu, federal government of Somalia has announced. The directive comes amid deteriorating relationship between Kenya and Somalia, with Nairobi accused of meddling in the internal affairs of Modadishu. Last...

WASHINGTON — Somali farmers say al-Shabab is targeting them and stealing their livestock. Farmers in the Jubbaland and Galmudug regions said al-Shabab militants are systematically confiscating livestock from certain clans. The group is accused of driving clans they view as hostile to their administration into poverty. For...

MOGADISHU, September 6, 2018—The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the World Bank launched the flagship infrastructure project in Somalia. The Somali Urban Resilience Project (SURP), worth US$ 9 million, will be the country’s first national test case for municipal infrastructure delivery. “The World Bank’s role...

By:Christopher Williams, chief business correspondent The embattled energy explorer Soma Oil has failed to seal a deal with the Italian giant ENI to fund the next phase of its effort to open up Somali oil fields. Talks between the two for a “farm-in” partnership to share the...

  The newly elected leader of Somalia President Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo, has offered a glimmer of hope in the plan by African peacekeepers to quit the country by December 2020. There is a general optimism within the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom) rank and file,...

Top officials from both countries inaugurate joint economic commission meeting, sign cooperation protocol By Duygu Yener and Mustafa Calkaya ANKARA -Turkey and Somalia on Friday signed a pact to boost their strategic economic partnership. “We wish to deepen relations with Somalia. Turkey’s investment in Somalia stands at...