This week, the former Prime minister of Somalia, Abdiweli Ali Gaas has called on the Puntland authorities not oppress the people and the media, reports Horseed Media.
Abdiweli also called the regime of Abdirahman Farole not to delay the Presidential...
Many Somalis expressed optimism after Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon announced his cabinet nominees on Sunday (November 4th) and called on members of parliament to give their vote of confidence to the new administration.
Parliament is expected to confirm the...
Congratulatory messages have began pouring in for Somalia's first ever appointed woman deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister.
Women groups across east Africa have welcomed the naming of Fowziya Yusuf Haji Adan as the new deputy prime minister and...
Somalia unveiled a new cabinet on Sunday, keeping a delicate balance among rival clans as it tries to shake off years of conflict that still plagues the country despite a recent push against al-Qaeda-linked militants.
The formation of the government...
New Somali Foreign Minister Fowsiyo Yusuf Haji Adan (AFP, Mohamed Abdiwahab)
Somali Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon Said announced the members of his new government on Sunday, noting that a woman has been named as foreign minister for the first...
Photo: Ministry of Public Services Development Maryan Qasim (left) and Foreign Minister Fowziya Yusuf Aden
Somalia's new prime minister has named a leaner cabinet as the country attempts to establish its first fully functioning government after decades of anarchy.
Abdi Farah...
The European Union has given Somalia 158 million euros ($200 million) to improve education, the legal system and security, its new envoy said on Saturday, as the Horn of Africa nation tries to recover from more than two decades...
killing a security guard who stopped them entering the building, locals said.
It was not clear who was behind the bombings but Al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab insurgents have conducted similar previous attacks and remain a serious security challenge even after...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — A radio station editor in Somalia says a journalist who was attacked by gunmen last week has died of his wounds, bringing the number of journalists killed in targeted attacks in Somalia this year to...
Somali Ambassador to Turkey visits Somali students in Istanbul (Somali Embassy staff).
Somali students numbering 250 offered scholarships at higher learning institutions in Turkey flew from Mogadishu last week. Their destination was Istanbul, the most cosmopolitan city in the Euro-Asian...