Somali News & Politics

MAKKAH — In a development marking the ties between Saudi Arabia and the Federal Republic of Somalia, a joint statement was issued on Sunday at the end of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s official visit to the Kingdom, underscoring the mutual … Continued

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia has, since the start of February, been trying to rewrite the Constitution, redirecting focus on a document that could encompass the basic principles and laws and determine the powers and duties of the government and its … Continued

Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre on Sunday made a Cabinet reshuffle. According to Somali national new agency (SONNA), Barre appointed Ahmed Moalim Fiqi as Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Ali Yusuf Ali … Continued

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia has signed a financial agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) which will see Mogadishu receive up to $31.22 million for support programmes related to food security in rural areas. The money is to … Continued

Turkish aid to Somalia will continue despite terrorist attack on Turkish aid workers in Somalia, says embassy in Mogadishu Mohamed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia The body of a Turkish humanitarian aid worker who lost his life in a “heinous” terrorist attack … Continued

By Ashenafi Endale The AU has yet to secure the financing needed to implement a replacement peacekeeping program in Somalia next year, according to the organization’s Peace and Security Commissioner. The African Union Transition Mission for Somalia (ATMIS) program is … Continued

Somalia has expelled the Ethiopian ambassador, ordered the closure of two Ethiopian consulates and recalled its own ambassador over Addis Ababa’s plan to build a naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland. Authorities in Mogadishu say they’ve given Ethiopia’s … Continued

In an unprecedented escalation of diplomatic tensions, the Federal Republic of Somalia has taken decisive action against the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia for what it describes as violations of its sovereignty and meddling in internal affairs. Immediate Expulsion Ordered The … Continued

More than 1,000 former pastoralists have turned to salt harvesting to make ends meet, digging out the salt deposits in caves located in Hinlabi, on the coast of central Somalia’s Mudug region. Mohamed Ahmed Adan, 42, started salt mining in … Continued

Michael B. Bishku Ethiopia and Turkey, which have had cordial ties since the early 20th century, have drawn even closer in recent years as both battle criticism from the west over domestic policies. But new developments are putting the relationship … Continued

Kenya will not reopen its border posts with Somalia anytime soon because of the security implications of doing so at a time when the African Union peacekeeping mission in the neighbouring country is winding down.  Interior Principal Secretary Raymond Omollo told Nation.Africa in … Continued