{"id":122485,"date":"2026-04-22T21:52:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T18:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/?p=122485"},"modified":"2026-04-22T22:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T19:01:27","slug":"122485","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/2026\/04\/122485\/","title":{"rendered":"President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said that the Somali Sea is the backbone of economic growth."},"content":{"rendered":"

The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has said that the Federal Government is focusing heavily on developing and utilizing the Somali sea as a backbone for the country\u2019s economic growth.<\/p>\n

The President made the remarks at an event marking the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport, stating that the government\u2019s plan is to upgrade the country\u2019s ports to a world-class standard to boost trade and connect with global markets.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe government is committed to making the Somali sea the backbone of the country\u2019s economic growth,\u201d said President Hassan Sheikh.<\/p>\n

He also called for investment in the country\u2019s ports, noting that sea transport is cheaper and safer than land transport, which is a great opportunity for Somali and international businesspeople.<\/p>\n

The President stressed that developing the maritime sector is a key pillar of the country\u2019s economic strategy, noting that Somalia\u2019s long coastline is a national asset with the potential to generate significant growth and investment.<\/p>\n

He also said that the government is giving special priority to ensuring maritime security, combating illegal fishing, and protecting natural marine resources.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Federal Government of Somalia is committed to protecting the marine environment and preventing resource depletion, so that future generations can benefit from it,\u201d the President continued.<\/p>\n

While inspecting the new building of the Ministry of Ports, the President commended the ministry\u2019s staff for their efforts in developing essential services related to maritime trade and connecting Somalia to global markets.<\/p>\n

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The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, has said that the Federal Government is focusing heavily on developing and utilizing the Somali sea as a backbone for the country\u2019s economic growth. The President made the remarks at an event marking the inauguration of the new headquarters of the Ministry of Ports and Maritime Transport, stating […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":122483,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dhacdoyinka-caalamka","category-english"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122485"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122492,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122485\/revisions\/122492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/warsom.com\/wararka\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}