Somalia

By: Staff writer Somalia accuses Kenya and Djibouti of "interfering" with its internal affairs, alleges the two countries are engaged in "diplomatic campaigns" to influence the outcome of the African Union Peace and Security Council Meeting. " it has come to our attention that two AUPSC...

By :U.S. Embassy in Somalia The United States urges President Farmaajo and Somalia’s national leadership to act now to resolve the political impasse that threatens Somalia’s future and find agreement with Federal Member State leaders to allow the conduct of parliamentary and presidential elections immediately....

The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of Qatar Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and the Prime Minister of Somalia Hassan Ali Khayre witnessed the signing of a number of agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between the governments of Qatar and...

By:Agence France-Presse At 19 years old, Asha Mohamed is divorced and drives a taxi in Somalia, defying conventions to support her family in one of the world's most conservative and dangerous countries. For the past year, the young woman has crisscrossed the capital Mogadishu in her...

Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy traveled to Mogadishu, Somalia today.  He and Prime Minister Hassan Khayre had a productive meeting in which they discussed security sector reform and economic development. The Assistant Secretary underscored the United States commitment to supporting...

Horndiplomat-The IGAD Heads of State and Government held the 33th Extra-ordinary session at the UNECA in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, September 12. The Presidents of Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda and Kenya’s Foreign Minister were present as well as representatives of the...

Horndiplomat-Two explosions and gunfire are reported in Mogadishu near Sayed Mohamed monument which is not far from the parliament building and offices of the government. A Witnesses in Mogadishu says a suicide car bomb was detonated outside the building opposite Sayidka junction. Soon after gunmen...

IS’s foothold in Somalia has caught the attention of the Australian government with the group’s ties there being formally denounced. The Somali arm of IS has been listed as a terror group for the first time, after Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee signed off on...

Riyadh- The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo have discussed aspects of bilateral cooperation and the developments in the region. Farmajo’s trip to Riyadh was his first official foreign visit after his Feb. 8 election. Thursday’s...

Three rural Somali women are being trained as solar-power engineers in India and are hoping to bring new technology to their villages in remote parts of Puntland. The women from Taleh, Badhan and Alula districts were selected by Puntland’s ministry of women’s development and family...