The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, today announced, on behalf of the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of International Development and La Francophonie, that Canada will provide $10.4 million for humanitarian assistance to vulnerable communities in Somalia. Minister Hussen made the announcement during an event with members of the Somalian community at

US. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday that he was optimistic about improving Somali accountability concerning the distribution of American aid to Somali armed forces, much of which was suspended because of corruption concerns. “I’m sure we can get this thing under control, even if it’s not for the whole, but for parts of

Somalia’s defense minister is calling for more U.S. support and drone strikes in the fight against al-Shabab because without more backing, the counter-terror effort is doomed. Local al-Qaida affiliate al-Shabab controls about 30 percent of Somalia’s territory, and international military efforts in recent years to rid the country of Islamic extremism haven’t produced any real

Discussion conferences between the Federal government and the Federal member states are Mainly progressing ,according to the last meeting productive agendas for the future of the Nation and its citizens. The dialogue forum continued for the last two days in the capital city, which was granted to double efforts against Al-shabaab militants, in order to

An Islamic extremist suicide bomber disguised as a police officer killed at least 17 and injured 20 at a police academy in Somalia’s capital on Thursday, police said. Col. Mohamud Aden said that 20 other officers were wounded by the blast, some of them seriously. The bomber, with explosives strapped around his waist and torso,

The head of U.S. Africa Command has asked for an additional investigation into whether civilians were killed during a deadly August raid in Somalia involving American and Somali forces. Army Col. Mark Cheadle, a spokesman for Africa Command, said Wednesday that Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser has asked the Naval Criminal Investigative Service to look into

The meeting of Somali’s House of Representatives has been approved budget Government’s of 2018 prepared by Ministry of Finance for the Federal Government of Somalia. It was chaired by the First deputy Speaker of the Assembly H.E Abdiwali Ibrahim Mudey,162 members accepted and approved on 2018 budget of the Somali Federal government,one refused,while other one

implementation under the Staff Monitored Program in a difficult environment. IMF staff supports the authorities’ corrective measures to prevent a shortfall in domestic reIMF welcomes the Somali authorities’ strong commitment to policy and reform venue and improve domestic revenue mobilization. An International Monetary Fund team led by Mohamad Elhage visited Nairobi, Kenya during December to

TurkeyThe Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will send a “strong message” against the United States decision on Jerusalem, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Tuesday. Speaking to a private broadcaster in a live interview, Cavusoglu said an Islamic summit in Istanbul will focus on U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of

The National Union of Somali Journalists is deeply shocked and condemns by the senseless murder of the Somali journalist in Mogadishu on Monday December 11, 2017 . Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Gaabow was killed in Wadajir district on Monday evening when a bomb believed to have been attached to his car exploded around 5:45 PM, according