Somalia

President Lays Flowers At SYL Monument

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, lauding the role of the Somali youth in the freedom, unity and state building of our country, laid a wreath at the SYL Monument in Mogadishu which is a cornerstone of the Somali people’s struggle against colonialism. The president congratulated Somali youth on […]

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Kenya Allows Flights To Hargeisa

The Kenyan government allows two planes to leave Kenya and deliver electronic equipment to Hargeisa, Somaliland, although it has unilaterally banned flights to and from Somalia just few days ago. The planes, authorized yesterday by the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will allow two aircraft operated by Astral Aviation to carry a cargo from Jomo […]

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Finance Ministry Issued Statement On Flood Control Project In Hirshabelle

The Somali Ministry of Finance has responded to allegations from the Hirshabelle administration that it has withheld funds intended to address the Shabelle River floods. A statement from the Somali Ministry of Finance reads: The Ministry of Finance of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), following a press release from the Hirshabelle Disaster Management Committee, […]

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Somali Ministry of Education launches Braille textbooks for Primary and Middle School Curriculum

The Deputy Minister of Education, Culture and Higher Education of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ms. Nuriyo Adan Isse, has unveiled Braille textbooks for the Primary and Middle School Curriculum for the Braille. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, the Deputy Minister of Education, Ms. Nuriya Adan Isse, said that the Ministry of Education is committed […]

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Somalia Pressured To Mend Fences With Kenya

Somalia has resumed diplomatic relations with Kenya with which it severed all ties in December 2020 following a series of destabilizing activities. This rapprochement was facilitated by the Qatari emissary, Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, who visited the region recently and met with leaders from both nations. The two neighboring countries had stormy relations since 2009 when Kenya […]

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Army Deserters Responsible For Mogadisho Violence Will Reintegrate SNA

At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble at the Galmudug President’s residence, the decisions of the technical committee tasked by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble to resolve the recent crisis in Mogadishu were announced. The terms of the agreement reached this afternoon in Mogadishu. 1. That all troops who arrived in Mogadishu […]

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Opposition Militias Refuse To Leave Mogadishu If Conditions Are Not Met

A meeting was held last night in Mogadishu by militias leaders and high-ranking army deserters loyal to the opposition united under the National Salvation Forum. These officers appointed a seven-member committee consisting of members of the militias, which consisted of a chairman, deputy chairman and spokesperson. General Ali Osoble Araay (Gacma-dule) was selected as the […]

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Is PM Roble Appeasing The Beast?

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s speech at the extraordinary session of the Parliament on May 1 was generally well received by the population, but with a great deal of sadness as it appears that some leaders are appeasing the opposition that turned the country upside down lately. President Farmajo called on Parliament to annul the law […]

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President Farmajo Briefs Parliament On Elections Issues

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, addressed a special session of the House of the People of the Federal Parliament of Somalia on the situation in the country and the electoral process, and called for a return to the September 17 agreement governing the country’s electoral process. The President […]

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President Farmajo’s Full Speech

This is the translated version of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo’s Full Speech on May 1st at the Somali Parliament. In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful • Speaker of the House of the People Honorable Mohamed Mursal Sheikh Abdirahman and his deputies • Honorable Members • Members of the Council of Ministers of […]

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