Somalia plans for stability and development: international community strengthens support

The Forum, organised by the European Union together with the Federal Government of Somalia and the Kingdom of Sweden, gathered representative from 58 countries and 6 international organisations. It brought together the Somali President Abdullahi Mohamed, High Representative Federica Mogherini and Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström. The conference aimed at raising awareness and support for

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EU welcomes lifting of the state of emergency in Turkey

Brussels -The European Union welcomed on Thursday Turkey’s move to lift the state of emergency, imposed after July 15 defeated coup attempt in 2016 in the country. In a written statement, EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said: “The end of the state of emergency in place in Turkey since the coup attempt of 2016

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Somalia ‘s President meets Hargeisa officials in Brussels

The president of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed held a special meeting in Brussels with a political party, including Faisal Ali Warabe, chairman of the Hargeisa opposition party UCID and former Khatuma Governor Mr Ali Khalif Galeyr. Mr Faisal  Ali Warabe, who spoke to the media at the conference, said that

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The Mayor of Mogadishu “The Brussels conference has made great progress in the country.”

The mayor of Banadir region Eng. Abdirahman Omar Osman at the Somalia Partnership Forum said the international community has welcomed and assured the huge progress of the country through its followed by strong support from Somalia. Eng. Osman said that during the 10-year period of politics he was the first time the international community agreed

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Originated from Somalia elect york west Neighborhood seat in Toronto

Toronto– Mr Faisal Hassan, Elect mp in york west neighbourhood seat in Toronto on June 7, has been sworn in as Canada’s Queens Park in Ontario. The swearing-in ceremony was attended by a large number of Somalis, who succeeded Mr Faisal’ successor as a major contributor to the rising number of young Somali young men

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Opening remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini at the EU-Somalia Partnership Forum

Dear President of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, Margot Wallstrom, Foreign Minister of Sweden, dear friends, It is a pleasure for me to see so many of us gathered today with a commitment to a peaceful and stronger Somalia. I would, first of all, convey our appreciation and our thanks to all of you and your

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Somalia New Commander for The European Union Training Mission in Somalia

Mogadishu -The European Union Training Mission Somalia (EUTM-S) Mission Force Commander, Brigadier General Pietro Addis, has handed over the Command of EUTM-S to his successor Brigadier General Matteo Spreafico.The ceremony for the transfer of authority took place at the EUTM-S Headquarters in Mogadishu, attended by European Union Military Staff Deputy Director M.G. Giovanni Mangione, the

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Eritrea reopens embassy in Addis Ababa in a fresh sign of thaw with Ethiopia

Eritrea reopened its embassy in Ethiopia on Monday in further evidence of a rapid thaw between two countries that a week ago ended two decades of military stalemate over a border war in which tens of thousands died. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Eritrea’s President Isaias Afwerki re-opened the embassy in the capital Addis

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Somali National Intelligence spy chief suspends his two deputies

The commander-in-chief of Somalia’s National Intelligence and Security Agency, known as Nisa, Mr Hussein Osman Hussein has suspended two of his deputies on Monday. In a decree from his office, Nisa boss indicated that he sent home Mr Abdalla Abdalla Mohamed and Mr Abdikadir Mohamed Nor after considering the security challenges in the spy agency.

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Emirati prince flees to Qatar, exposing tensions in U.A.E.

The defection of an Emirati prince to Qatar has provided a rare glimpse into tensions among the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and added an awkward complication to its feud with Qatar, its regional rival. The prince, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamad al-Sharqi, 31, is the second son of the Emir of Fujairah, one of

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