Somalia’s Federal Government has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Turkey’s OYAK aimed at intensifying efforts to curb illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing and to accelerate development of the country’s blue economy. The Minister of Fisheries and Blue Economy, H.E. Ahmed Hassan Aden, said the agreement will focus on protecting Somalia’s territorial waters, upgrading...
The federal government of Somalia has today signed a landmark agreement with the United Nations to protect children affected by war in Somalia. The implementation roadmap was signed by the minister of defense, H.E. Amb. Ahmed Moallin Fiqi; special representative of the UN secretary, Mr. James Swan; and UNICEF representative to Somalia, Ms. Sandra Latouff,...
The federal government of Somalia has signed a landmark strategic partnership with Turkey’s OYAK, the largest supplementary pension fund, to combat illegal fishing. The federal government of Somalia’s minister of fisheries and blue economy, H.E. Ahmed Hassan Aden, said the agreement is set to combat illegal fishing, upgrade port and processing infrastructure, boost sustainable fish...
KISMAYO, Somalia (Raxanreeb Online) — Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni arrived in the southern port city of Kismayo on Wednesday, leading a delegation ahead of the opening session of the Somalia Future Council meeting, which is expected to begin in the coming hours. Deni, accompanied by an armed security detail, was received at Kismayo airport...
Sweden has assured the Federal Government of Somalia of its willingness to invest and support the development of Somalia’s economic environment, as the country advances wide-ranging reforms and restructuring efforts. Speaking in Mogadishu after meeting Somalia’s Minister of Finance, H.E. Bihi Iman Egeh, Sweden’s Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, H.E. Benjamin Dousa,...
A coordinated raid led by Jubaland security forces and the Somali National Army’s elite Danab Commandos has recaptured the town of Camsuma in Somalia’s Lower Jubba region, which had been under the control of the militant group al-Shabaab. Officials said the operation, supported by the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), disrupted al-Shabaab’s local command structures...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Abdikariim Ahmd Hassan, chairperson of the National Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, has said Mogadishu’s upcoming local government election will be conducted as a single-day vote on Dec. 25, 2025. Speaking on election preparations, Abdikariim said the security situation was stable, citing the fact that registered political organisations have been able to...
KISMAYO- first delegation from Somalia’s opposition forum arrived in Kismayo on Tuesday, ahead of the forum’s senior leadership, which is currently based in Mogadishu, according to local reports. A high-level political conference is expected to officially open in Kismayo on Thursday, where participants are set to review the country’s overall situation, with a particular focus...
United Kingdom ambassador to Somalia H.E. Charles King has noted that Somalia is the most urbanized country in East Africa. Ambassador King attributed the urbanization to the current migration to urban centers that has been intensified by critical climate and environmental challenges in Somalia.“Urbanization is occurring at a time when the impacts of climate change...
South West State President Abdulaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen on Monday received a delegation led by Brigadier General Sebahattin, Commandant of Turkey’s TURKSOM Military Academy, at the presidential palace in Baidoa. According to officials, the meeting focused on strengthening security cooperation, expanding training programmes, and improving the professional capacity of Somali security forces—particularly units operating in...