Month: March 2021

Puntland In A Dragon Den

The Halane compound, a heavily fortified compound in Somali’s capital, is preparing for an eventual meeting between the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia and regional leaders to sign the final deal on the federal elections under the UN and foreign representatives watch. It took some time for Said Deni, the Puntland leader, to […]

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Farmajo Calls Regional Leaders For 6th Meeting

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo calls regional leaders for 6th meeting to continue the talk and resolve the stalemate on the elections. President Farmajo, on March 22, 2021, convened a meeting to conclude the efforts and negotiations on electoral issues between the Federal Government of Somalia, the Regional Governments […]

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Tanzania: Magufuli May Have Died Of Covid-19 Says Opponent

Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Wednesday evening the death of President Magufuli, 61, officially due to heart problems, from which he had suffered for ten years. At the head of the country since 2015 and re-elected for a second term last October, the president had not appeared in public since February 27. […]

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Somali Sea claimed by Kenya

How Kenya’s Claim To Somalia’s Sea Could Backfire

On Sunday, Kenyan media reported about the withdrawal from the Maritime case now in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, Kenya’s claim to the Somali Sea is still intact and could backfire. The reasons for the withdrawal that the Kenyan administration had put forward are the challenges posed by COVID-19 (financial, mobility, […]

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President Farmajo Receives COVID-19 Vaccine

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo receives the Covid-19 vaccine recently delivered by COVAX. He has reaffirmed our strong commitment to the people and the government to save the health and life of our country. The President reiterated his concern that there is a low level of vigilance on the […]

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Galmudug President Arrives In Mogadishu

Galmudug President Mohamed Ahmed Abdi Kariye “Qoorqoor” who was on a business trip the last few days in Turkey has recently reached the capital. He was welcomed at the airport by members of the Benadir regional administration, ministers, elders and intellectuals in Mogadishu. Ahmed Abdi Kariye “Qoorqoor” is expected to attend an election consultative conference […]

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First Batch Of COVID-19 Vaccine Delivered

The first batch of 300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Somalia today, FGS Minister of Health Fowziya Abikar Nur, UN Special Representative to Somalia James Swan and other officials witnessed the launch of the vaccine Oxford Astrazeneca. Today was the first phase of WHO’s delivery of 1.2 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to […]

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ICJ Begins Hearing The Maritime Dispute

The Hearing on the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya began at The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ). A Somali delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled and lawyers hired by Somalia attended the hearing. Somali Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Mohamed Guled delivers a sweeping speech at the maritime hearing saying Kenya […]

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Relief Committee Responded To Drought-stricken Regions

Government-tasked disaster relief committee responded to drought-stricken regions saying that their call for actions have been answered by several international agencies. At a press conference in Mogadishu today, the chairman of the committee, the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Information and the Minister of Aid for Somalia, said that other international agencies and organizations […]

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Maritime case at the ICJ

Kenya Withdraws From The ICJ Maritime Case

To everyone’s surprise, Kenya withdrew from the maritime dispute case before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ahead of a hearing scheduled for Monday, following months of delays at the request of Nairobi authorities. Kenyan media have reported that Kenya has withdrawn from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) case ahead of a hearing scheduled […]

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