Somali President Says Government Has No Hostility Towards Its People
MOGADISHU — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Friday that the federal government had no hostility towards any Somali citizen, insisting that the country’s...
Puntland puts forces on alert over reported Hassan Sheikh visit to Galkayo
GAROWE — Somalia’s Puntland administration said Thursday it had placed its security forces on heightened alert and warned against a reported visit by President...
Somalia, UK discuss disaster preparedness and climate risks
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) chairman Mahmoud Moallin Abdulle met with UK Development Director Chris Pycroft in Mogadishu to discuss the...
Somalia rights commission chief meets new UNDP representative
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The chairwoman of Somalia’s National Human Rights Commission, Dr. Maryam Qasim, met Thursday in Mogadishu with the United Nations Development Programme’s...
Somalia’s Lower House committee sets agenda for upcoming parliamentary sessions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s House of the People Standing Committee met at the Villa Hargeisa parliamentary complex in Mogadishu to review legislative work and...
Mogadishu residents protest home demolitions, allege forced evictions
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Residents of Mogadishu's Waberi district took to the streets on Thursday to protest forced evictions and the demolition of homes, accusing...
Somalia courts foreign investors for affordable housing projects
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Ayuub Yusuf, met a delegation of businesspeople and investors from Turkey, Djibouti and...
Somalia’s president urges security agencies to build skilled workforce
MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has called on Somalia’s national security institutions to develop a highly trained and skilled workforce capable of...
Somalia’s PM meets Qatari delegation over food production and healthcare investment
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has received a Qatari delegation led by Talal bin Rashid Al-Hajri, a senior adviser and...
Somalia’s NISA says seven Al-Shabaab members killed in Lower Shabelle operation
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), backed by international partners, said Wednesday that seven Al-Shabaab members were killed and several...
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Somalia Says 75 Al-Shabaab Fighters Killed in Fighting Near Buurhakaba
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali government forces killed about 75 Al-Shabaab fighters and wounded 56 others during a prolonged offensive in Jameeca, near Buurhakaba district...
Somalia Urges Local Investors to Tap Marine and Agricultural Resources
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Abdisalam Abdi Ali on Tuesday urged local businesses to invest in the country’s marine resources, fisheries, livestock...
Somalia’s Human Rights Minister Inspects Newly Opened UN Office in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s Minister of Family and Human Rights Development, Khadija Mohamed Al-Makhzoumi, has visited the Office of the UN High Commissioner for...
