In this blog Jamillah Mwanjisi, Somalia Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communications and Media highlights the particular implications of the pandemic on Somali children
Late last year,15-year old Sahra spoke at the Mogadishu Tech Summit about challenges children in Somalia...
BY AMANDA SPERBER
In 2013, Somalia’s federal government wanted to create a counter-terrorism combat force to take on Islamist militants al-Shabab, which seeks to overthrow the government. After negotiations with the United States, an elite special forces unit was created...
Al-Shabab has particularly profited from the illegal export of charcoal, said UN special representative for Somalia Nicholas Kay. (AFP)
Remittance companies are a crucial mechanism for transferring cash to Somalia, where the fledgling formal financial sector remains largely isolated. Despite...
National pride and the love the country - Eid-ul-fitri in 1964 the then president of Somalia Aden Abdulle Osman and his Prime Minister Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke join the residents of Mogadishu for a congregation Eid-ul-fitri prayers. Credit Mohammed Omar Hussein @shiinetown
According to the dictionary...
Mogadishu, 19 March 2021 - Over the past week and a half, Mogadishu has seen a much welcomed and intense interaction among Somali Political Stakeholders.
Since their arrival in Mogadishu, the Special Representative of the African Union Commission Chairperson, (SRCC)...
Somali ministry responsible for issuing business licenses
Somalia, just like many fragile states which are recovering from long periods of instability, has laid its focus on improving investment laws, streamlining business registration and licensing, establishing efficient tax systems, and increasing access...
by Dr. Suleiman Walhad
Executive Summary
In many ways, the state of Somalia has become synonymous with resilience and fortitude unparalleled anywhere else in the world, despite harsh forces and ceaseless attacks aligned against it for decades. Somalia has survived unending assaults...
Somalia’s parliamentary and presidential elections are scheduled to be held by Oct. 10.
After protracted discussions ending on September 17, 2020, the government and federal member states opted for an electoral model similar to the 2016 elections.
However, the number of...
Dahabshiil Group as part of its corporate social responsibility is committed to assisting the affected and vulnerable people in Somali-speaking regions made a donation in form of cash.
Persons evicted from Las Anod got a boost Friday with an additional...
By Abdiaziz Amalo
The chances of winning for a candidate with a verifiable criminal record for a seat in the 2022 Somali Federal Parliament is 85 percent whereas the chance of winning for a candidate with a clean background is...