President of the Federal Republic of Somalia 55th Anniversary of Independence (when northern regions of Somalia got independence from Britain) 26 June 2015. Today we celebrate one of the most significant moments in Somalia’s history – the moment of our indepen... More »
Chula (Tula )Island.-This island is second in point of population: it is 57 miles from Kismayu, is 11 miles in breadth, 8t miles in length. The water is the sweetest on the islands. There are two villages on this island, the one Tula, the other a mile or so di... More »
Somali Islamist group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for a car bombing in the capital, Mogadishu, that targeted a convoy of vehicles carrying foreign diplomats and left 10 people dead. A vehicle laden with explosives hit the escorts of United Arab Emirates ... More »
They have plotted deadly missions from secret bases in the badlands of Somalia. In Afghanistan, they have engaged in combat so intimate that they have emerged soaked in blood that was not their own. On clandestine raids in the dead of the night, their weapons ... More »
Six new districts have been opened in southern Somalia to help enhance voluntary repatriation of Somali refugees in Kenya, a tripartite commission formed to oversee the return said on Saturday. Representatives of Kenya, Somalia and UNHCR said in a joint commun... More »
Ministers/Members of parliament Ladies and Gentlemen There is a Somali proverb that says, ‘Sticks in a bundle cannot be broken. For too long, our nation has been bathed by the spilling of blood. Each one of us has been touched by hatred, by violence, by confli... More »
The Federal Government of Somalia, United Nations, and donor partners welcomed the signing today of six new Joint Programmes through the Somalia Development and Reconstruction Facility (SDRF), within the framework of the Somali New Deal Compact. These joint pr... More »
The barrier that the government seeks to build along the border with Somalia was a subject of heated debate in the Somali Parliament on Saturday. While debating a motion about the wall in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Somali MPs expressed reservations about th... More »
Wasaaradda Amniga Gudaha ee Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in la kordhiyay ciidamada ammaanka ee ka qeyb qaadanaya sugida Caasimada Muqdisho, iyadoo saacadihii la soo dhaafay Ciidamo la dhigay wadooyinka iyo Isgoysyada. Wasiirka Amniga C/risaaq Cumar Maxamed ayaa sh... More »
Elephants are being slaughtered and their tusks sold, in order to finance deadly attacks by Somalia’s terrorist group al-Shabaab. This narrative linking poaching and al-Shabaab financing has been widely touted. It hit the international spotlight thanks to high... More »
Ngumi lsland.-This island is close to Koyama, its greatest length being 41 miles and breadth 1 mile. It is uninhabited save by two or three fishermen. Water is obtained from Koyama. The island possesses considerable ruins of a walled-in village. In about 150... More »
Security forces foiled an attempted suicide attack by Islamist militants on a political conference in central Somalia on Thursday, killing three gunmen and the driver of a car packed with explosives, police said. The al Shabaab group, which frequently attacks ... More »