Somalis in Mombasa to field governor candidate in 2022

The Somali community in Mombasa is preparing to front a governor candidate in 2022 who will “protect the President’s legacy”.They have formed a committee to look for a potential candidate. This will be the first time the community fields a candidate in a Mijikenda-majority county. The committee, which has so far held three meetings, is

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UN envoy hails role of women in promoting a more inclusive and equitable Somali society

Muqadishu-Marking International Women’s Day, the top United Nations official for Somalia today congratulated Somali women for achieving significant progress in recent years – especially in the political and economic affairs of the country. “Women kept Somali families together during their country’s long years of chaos and armed conflict,” said the UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for

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Banadir region commemorates reconstruction project in Mogadishu

Mogadishu – Governor of Banadir region and Mayor of Mogadishu  Mr Abdirahman Omar Osman opened the first phase of the reconstruction project in Mogadishu funded by the German government. The first phase of the project will begin with the construction of 19 roads in Hamarweyne, Shingaani, Abdiaziz, Hamar Jajab, Operations, Bondhere, Warta Nabada and programs

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Britain hosts a meeting to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Somalia

Birmingham- An international conference on the promotion of security in Somalia and the establishment of international support has opened today in London, UK. The aim of the conference is to help governments and international donors provide the best ways to prevent the humanitarian situation in Somalia and to curb global awareness of Somalia and are

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Somaliland charges jailed Somali poet Naema Ahmed

On 4th March 2018, the Office of the Attorney General charged Neama Ahmed Ibrahim who was arrested on 27th January 2018 from Hargeisa Egal International Airport while she was traveling to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia. The prosecution charged Naema of two accounts: Anti-national Activity of a citizen abroad (article 212 of the Penal Code)

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Ministry of Constitutional Affairs held consultative meeting with Banadir Regional Administration

Mogadishu  – The joint Parliamentary Constitutional Review Committee  have said they have no confidence in the Minister of Constitutional Affairs, Mr Abdi Jibril Hosh, according to a statement released by the group on Monday evening. In the statement, the committee accused the minister of intentionally dragging the constitutional review process for his personal benefit. “He

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Ethiopia-UAE Joint Technical Committee Meeting commences in Addis Ababa

Ethiopia-UAE Joint Technical Committee Meeting opened in Addis Ababa on Monday March 05, 2018, serving as an effective platform for the development of the bilateral cooperation at various levels within a range of economic sectors, and contributing towards the success of the Join Ministerial Commission meeting to be held over the week. The Ethiopian delegation

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Somali Ministry of Agriculture and Turkey signed a Memorandum of Understanding

Mogadishu – This event was attended by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tika Development Bank of Turkey aimed at addressing riverine, river and water basins,Deputy Prime Minister of Somalia Mahdi Mohamed Guled, some of the cabinet ministers, the farmers of the country, the Turkish ambassador to Turkey and the Tika officials. The Minister of

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Sergei Lavrov calls for strengthening Somalia’s army

Moscow –-Russia is calling on the international community to undertake measures to strengthen Somalia’s army and the African Union Mission in Somalia Amisom, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview. Amisom’s military contingent remains the key component of supporting the Somalian federal government in fighting the al-Shabab terrorist group, which threatens the entire

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The Federal Government of Somalia declares the deal on port of Berbera Illegal.

SOMALI FEDERAL REPUBLIC  Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport Office of the  Minister It has come to the Ministry of Ports and Marine Transport’s attention an alleged investment agreement between DP World, the state of Somaliland and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia regarding the port of Berbera, in which DP world would hold 51% stake

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