Somali government donates $ 1 Million dollar to flood affected people

Mogadishu -Somali Times The Deputy Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia  Mr. Mahdi Mohamed Gulleid . announced the government’s assistance to the people affected by the devastating flood. One-million dollars $ 1,000,000 Mr. Mahdi Mohamed Gulleid Deputy Prime Minister pointed out that public and governmental cooperation should be provided with emergency assistance and

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Ethiopian Prime Minister visits GERD site, heads to Sudan for an official visit

Ethiopia Prime Minester Abiy Ahmed has visited the Grand Ethiopia Rennaissance Dam GERD site. The Prime Minester was accompanied by his deputy Demeke Mekonnen and other top government officials on the trip. The entourage were given an update on work at the facility being built in the Benishangul Gumuz regional state. They were conducted around

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Nigeria: We Won’t Allow Killings of Nigerian Christians – Trump

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari met with United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Their discussions it is said, centered on cooperation especially in the area of anti-terrorism combat and other matters of mutual concern President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States will not condone the ongoing killings across central

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Somali Prime Minister travels to Belgium for the summit

Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hassan Ali Khaire is expected to leave Mogadishu for Brussels, the capital of Belgium on Tuesday, sources at his office confirmed . Prime Minester Khaire accompanied by members of his cabinet and other government officials are expected to attend an International conference on Somalia set to open in Brussels. Sources say the

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President Mohamed visits Beledweyne town after floods displaced over 90 Percent of the population

Mogadishu-President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdulahi Mohamed on Monday visited Beledweyne town in Hiiraan region to observe the situation of people displaced by heavy rains and river, Hirshabelle State , President Mr.Mohamed Abdi Ware and other regional officials welcomed President Mohamed delegation who reached the town mid today. Ninety percent of the

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Somali Former Defense Minister elected as Lower House Speaker

Mr.Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman, elected new Speaker of the House of the PeopleThe first deputy speaker of the House of the People of the Sultan Abdisamad Sheikh Muudey announced the election results saying that MP Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdi Farah has won the new Speaker of the House of the People of Somalia after receiving

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Parliament Speaker in Lower House to Elects new Speaker

Members of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament today will elect the chairperson of the House, after the former governor resigned from the post. Candidates for this post are eleven candidates who meet all the required criteria, including a resignation of minister of defense to compete with the minister of defense. According

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Ethiopia Prime Minester Abiy Ahmed visits Djibouti on his first foreign trip

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in neighbouring Djibouti on Saturday in what was his first foreign trip since taking office in early April 2018. Abiy met with Djiboutian president Omar Guelleh with the two leaders discussing issues of mutual interest to their countries and the Horn of Africa region at large. The Prime Minister

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UN envoy calls for more investment in Somalia’s renewable energy sources

Mogadishu- The top United Nations official in Somalia today highlighted the challenges and potential of the country’s energy sector, while appealing to investors to support its development of renewable energy sources. The UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Somalia, Mr Michael Keating, made the call during a visit to the Enee thermal power-generating plant in the

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Hiraan region:25,000 people displaced by the recent floods in the river

Photo/Somali Times Many areas under Beledweyne town, Hiraan region, flooded the river of Shabelle, flooding caused by the flooding of many IDP settlements in Beledweyne and the surrounding areas. Hiraan Governor Mr.Sheikh Hussein Osman, in a interview with  Media Groups, said 25,000 people have been displaced by the effects of floods caused by the recent

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