Members of the Somali Federal Parliament have publicly accused the Federal Government of Somalia of being responsible for the heavy fighting that has taken place over the past two days in Baidoa, the capital of Bay region.
The lawmakers said the violence was the result of actions taken by the...
The Cabinet of the Federal Government of Somalia held its regular meeting today, which focused on the drought situation across the country and its severe impact on access to water and food.
The meeting, chaired by the Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Hamsa Abdi Barre, presented detailed...
The city of Baidoa, the interim capital of the South West State of Somalia, has been rocked by renewed fighting for a second day, with heavy weapons being used and clashes spreading to new neighborhoods in the city.
The spokesman for the South West State Presidency, Mohamed Ibrahim, said that...
Somali Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre has said that the Federal Government is committed to completing the revision of the Transitional Federal Constitution, despite disagreements within the Federal Parliament and opposition from some regional state leaders.
The Prime Minister made the remarks at an event held at the Ministry of...
The election of the Chairperson, Deputy Chairperson and Secretary of the Somali Independent Human Rights Commission was held in Mogadishu, an election that was closely watched as it determined the direction and process that the commission would take over the next four years.
The election of the Chairperson was won...
The new Commander of the Somali National Army, General Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud, officially assumed the position of Commander of the Somali National Army today, following a handover ceremony held at the Ministry of Defense Headquarters in Mogadishu.
The handover ceremony took place between the outgoing Commander, General Odowaa Yusuf Raage,...
The Security Advisor to the President of Puntland, Abdi Hirsi Ali Qarjab, said that illegal weapons easily enter Puntland, and that there are businessmen who specialize in importing such weapons, who are able to quickly import various types of weapons when they receive money.
Abdi Hirsi Ali Qarjab pointed out...
The Finnish government has denied a post on social media that it is considering direct cooperation with Somaliland and will campaign for Somaliland’s recognition.
“The post circulating on X-site claiming to have originated in Finland is false,” said an official statement released by the Finnish Embassy in Somalia, adding that...
The Minister of Health and Social Welfare of the Federal Government of Somalia, Dr. Ali Haji Adam, and the Deputy Minister of Health of the Russian Federation, Oleg Salagay, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva to strengthen cooperation in the field of health between the two countries.
Reflecting...
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Water Resources of the Republic of Yemen has strongly condemned the ongoing abuses and violations against Yemeni fishermen working in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which it accused of the Eritrean forces and the Puntland administration, describing these acts as...