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Somalia’s prime minister opened the Blue Economy Investment in Mogadishu

Photo Somali Times/Somalia prime minister Hamza Abdi Barre The Prime Minister of the Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hamza Abdi Barre, opened the Blue Economy Investment Conference in Somalia presenting investment opportunities in our marine resources. The Prime Minister encouraged local and international investors to take advantage of the many opportunities available

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Somalia announced 40,000 troops to take over security of the country

File Photo Somali Times/Somalia special forces The Federal Government of Somalia has announced that it is preparing thousands of police and armed forces to take over the security of the country when the ATMIS forces leave the country in December next year. These forces amounting to 40 thousand, 20 thousand of them will be prepared

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Somalia president Hassan Sheikh underwent surgery in the UAE and then left for Saudi Arabia

File Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, who has been in the United Arab Emirates for the last 10 days, left for another trip today from Abu Dhabi. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and a leading delegation have left for Saudi Arabia and are heading to the capital city of Riyadh. Read: Why

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Well known Somali social media creator Captain Ayub’s welcome to Garowe results in violence and deaths

At least one civilian, a young girl, was killed and several others were injured in the violence that took place this afternoon in Garowe, the capital of Puntland. This violence between Puntland forces and other militia forces, resulted from the welcoming of one of the popular social media creator named Captain Ayub. Read: Why is

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Somalia’s Minister Juha says Puntland has successfully completed the election process by one person, one vote

File Photo/Somali Times The Minister of Internal Affairs of Puntland, Abdi Farah Juha has announced that he has successfully completed the first phase of the election process one person, one vote in the district councils. Minister Juha said that the first phase of the elections based on the multi-party system of people and votes were

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Flash floods in Somalia killed at least 14 people

Flash and riverine floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 14 people in Somalia, the United Nations humanitarian agency said Saturday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said since the start of the 2023 seasonal deyr (October to December) rains, floods have affected at least 405,652 people, with deaths

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Hassan Sheikh and Said Deni’s conflict has caused a severe demand from the UN

File Photo/Somali Times The new envoy of the Secretary General of the United Nations in charge of Somalia, Catriona Laing issued a new demand related to the political conflict between the federal government and the Puntland administration. Catriona called on the president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud and the president of the Puntland administration Said Deni to

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President Ali Jayte affirms the issue of Hiran State remains unchanged

File Photo/Somali Times President of Hiran State in Somalia, Ali Jeyte Osman, after 24 hours, clarified his position on the new position he was appointed yesterday by the President of the Federal Government, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Ali Jeyte was assigned to the office of President Hassan Sheikh for

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Somalia’s Puntland opposition says Deni has declared a new conflict to stay in office

Somalia opposition of the Puntland administration today issued a press release accusing the president of Puntland, Said Deni, of declaring a new conflict in order to remain in power. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? The opposition said that President Deni had a meeting with Puntland military officials and instructed them to defend his

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Why Puntland opposition allowed Said Deni’s extension in office?

File Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s Puntland Electoral Commission (PEC) has officially announced the schedule for the Puntland presidential election in 2024, which has been extended to President Said Deni. A statement issued by the Puntland Elections Committee has announced that the Puntland Presidential and Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held on February 25 of next

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