Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Secretary-General Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi met yesterday with Somalia’s Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development Jamal Mohamed Hassan. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of developing them, in addition to matters of common concern $200m worth of projects in the fields of infrastructure, education, economic empowerment,

Mogadishu – Once, in the 1960s and 70s, it was known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” That was before decades of armed conflict and instability drove visitors away from Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, leaving a once-thriving tourism a distant memory. However, there are steps underway to return it, and the rest of

Kenya could be forced to compensate Somalia over oil exploration on a disputed sea area if the neighbouring country wins a case being adjudicated at the International Court of Justice. The case lodged by Somalia on August 28, 2014 is set to gain full steam after Kenya lost preliminary objections last year. The government was

Garowe-Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Sunday arrived in following an expected two day visit in the state. The president along top Gov’t officials including his enctourges has been received by the state president Abdiwali Moahmed Ali Gaas at the airport. Hundreds of regional security forces backing by federal troops have been assigned to secure

Late last year, the Turkish authorities opened their largest military base abroad in the Somali capital Mogadishu as a step towards consolidating ties with Somalia and establishing a presence in East Africa. Since then they have been seeking a military base in Sudan as the second Turkish base in Africa. Turkey signed an agreement with

Patients in African hospitals are twice as likely to die after surgery than the average patient across the globe, and the most common complications suffered after operations are infections. These are the findings of a new study, which reports on a survey covering 11,422 patients in 247 hospitals in 25 low- and middle-income countries The

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said history taught them not to “blindly” trust the U.S. in response to statements from top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, accusing Islamabad of providing safe haven to militants fighting in war-torn Afghanistan.in a series of tweets, Asif defended his country and mentioned a number of its

Mogadishu-Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Ali Kheyre on Thursday morning sacked three Ministers and appointed three other new ministers for the posts, Minister of Information of Somalia, H.E. Abdirahman Omar Osman told Somali National News Agency that Ministers of Interior, Trade and Industries and foreign Affairs were discharged. Minister of

The Chinese-built 756-km electrified rail project connecting landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti officially started commercial operations on Monday with a ceremony held in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Contracted by two Chinese companies, the first 320 km of the rail project from Sebeta to Mieso was carried out by the China Rail Engineering Corporation while the remaining

Djibouti is open to any kind of approach from Turkey such as building a military base to secure the Red Sea, Djiboutian ambassador to Ankara Aden H. Abdillahi has said, pointing to possible steps that could be taken to strengthen military ties between the two countries. Citing the Red Sea as the second-busiest sea way