Somalia

Turkish envoy congratulates young doctors ‘who demonstrated that science is possible regardless of any challenge’ Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz on Thursday officially opened the third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days attended by medical professionals. It was a “great pleasure to participate in the opening ceremony of...

HORNDIPLOMAT-Mogadishu(SONNA)-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud condemned the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia and reiterated his call for global anti- terror response. “On behalf of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Somali people, I am deeply shocked and...

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) welcomed the initiative taken by Mr. Ismaïl Omar Guelleh, President of the Republic of Djibouti, to host a consultative summit between Mr. Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, and Mr. Musa...

Garowe- the state of Somalia’s Northeastern region of Puntland hosts A major Investment conference, a hub to attract both local and foreign investors. The president of Somalia's Puntland state, Saed Abdulahi Dani, officially opened the three-day investment conference which opened on Sunday. President Dani, in his...

On October 26th and 27th The Somalia's President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Somali leaders and representatives from the International community supporting Somalia, paid tribute to the Head of EU Delegation to Somalia, Ambassador Michele Cervone d’Urso, who is ending his tour of duty. On 27th October,...

Somalia’s Minister of Post, Telecom and Technology, Abdi Ashur Hassan, officially requested Turkish Post to help in the reconstruction of the country’s postal service that was completely destroyed during the long civil strife. During a meeting in Geneva with the Turkish delegation led by Mr....

By: Horndiplomat & africanews Somalia – Somaliland relations have gained traction on social media with the current buzz centering around a photo. Top cabinet ministers of Somalia including the Foreign Affairs and Finance Ministers met and took a photo with a Somaliland delegation – led by...

Somalia could attain the minimum quota for women in political leadership ahead of Kenya when it heads to the polls next month. A national leadership forum last week agreed to ensure at least 30 per cent of elective seats in Parliament go to women. It was...

Horndiplomat-Somali lower House of Parliament is wrestling with politically motivated motion against its speaker, Mr Mohamed Osman Jawari. The motion accuses the speaker of inability and power abuse, a case that speaker denies. Mr. Jawari, 72 Norwegian citizen of Somali origin, is in his second term of the...

Al-Shabab militants have attacked some 14 villages in southern Somalia, in an apparent attempt to disrupt a planned government offensive. Most of the villages that came under attack Tuesday are located near the towns of K50 and Murri, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of...