Addis Ababa – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad meets with Ethiopian foreign Minister , discussed the strengthening of bilateral ties and multilateral cooperation between the two countries. Amb. Ahmed Awad and Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu has been devastated by security, trade, investment

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, HE Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, delivered a speech at the extraordinary meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers  of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation  in Jeddah on Sunday. The foreign minister stressed Somalia’s solidarity with Saudi Arabia in confronting the attacks by the Huthi rebels.

Former African and World Footballer of the year, George Manneh Weah, has officially been sworn in as president of Liberia at a ceremony in the capital Monrovia. The former AC Milan and Monaco forward took the oath from the Chief Justice at a packed Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex. The event was attended by about

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has said that while his country appreciates the goodwill of Ethiopia in protecting their Nile interests, the only viable resolution to the dam stalemate is the completion of technical studies to ascertain the effect of the dam on the Nile waters. Ethiopia hopes the hydroelectric Grand Renaissance Dam will make

The Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on Monday said his country is not conspiring against Sudan and Ethiopia stressing Egypt is not planning to go to war against its brothers Al-Sisi ‘s statements come amid rising tensions between Egypt on the one hand and Sudan and Ethiopia on the other. The are several issues between Cairo

Rwandan President Paul Kagame met Tanzania President John Magafuli on a one day state visit to the country where they agreed on a construction of the Standard Gauge Railway SGR. The 400 kilometre track aims to boost trade between the two countries. He further revealed that the design and feasibility study for the mega project

There is no question that Kenya and Somalia are two countries that are deeply linked economically, socially and culturally. Both countries would stand to benefit immensely from enduring peace and stability in Somalia due to the long-standing ties between the two countries which stretch back hundreds of years. Yet all is not well at present

Mogadishu HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad received a courtesy call from the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia HE Mr. Olgan Bekar, and discussed with him bilateral relations and cooperation. The Foreign Minister expressed pleasure at the good bilateral relations between the two countries and the rising trend in

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

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