Uganda has formally bid farewell to the new contingent of the 12th United Nations peacekeeping force, which is being deployed to Somalia to participate in peacekeeping operations.
The farewell ceremony took place at the International Peacekeeping and Support Operations Training Centre (IPSO-TC) in Ssingo.
Addressing the troops being deployed to Somalia,...
Former Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has called on the Somaliland government to publicly disclose its agreement with Israel, while also warning the Egyptian and Turkish governments that strongly oppose the recognition of Somaliland.
Bihi said that the agreement between Somaliland and Israel needs to be fair and protect the...
Somaliland has announced its readiness to enter into a deal with the United States regarding its mineral resources and allow Washington to establish military bases on the Gulf of Aden, Somaliland’s Minister of the Presidency, Khadar Hussein Abdi, told AFP.
The minister made it clear that Somaliland is seriously interested...
The British Ambassador to Ethiopia, Darren Welch, said that the UK supports the progress made at the Berbera port, and the implementation of a cargo agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia, as previously stated by the President of Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro.
Welch, who gave an interview to Ethiopian media,...
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at some of the US Supreme Court justices after they blocked his tariffs on several countries, calling them “unpatriotic and dishonest.”
Trump told reporters at the White House, saying he was “ashamed of the members of the court,” and claiming the court’s decision...
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that its life-saving aid programmes for millions of people could be disrupted in the coming weeks if it does not urgently secure sufficient funding to continue emergency food and nutrition assistance in Somalia.
A senior WFP official, Ross Smith, Director of...
The Turkish government has officially denied reports circulating on social media that Ankara is seeking to gain special benefits from Somalia’s energy resources, especially in matters related to oil exploration.
A statement from the Turkish Presidency’s Counter-Fake News Center stated that the agreement between the Turkish Petroleum Corporation (TPAO) and...
Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Abdisalan Abdi Ali (Dhaay), has said that Somalia does not need any external guarantees to defend its unity and borders.
The Foreign Minister made this statement after being asked if the government was confident that other countries would not recognize Somaliland following...
Some of the leaders of the Somali Future Council have provided brief details of their meeting today at the National Palace with the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
The officials who spoke said that the meeting focused on important issues for the future of the...
The Somali Presidency is set to officially open today with a consultative meeting between the Federal Government of Somalia and the Somali Future Council.
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, will open the meeting, which will initially focus on assessing the general situation in the country, especially political issues,...