Somalia

Pirates leave a Ukrainian merchant vessel for Somalia’s shore in 2008. Getty Images In 2011, pirates carried out 212 attacks in a vast area spanning Somali waters, the Indian Ocean, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, actions that the World Bank...

The Ministry of Information Culture and National Guidance of the Republic of Somaliland strongly denounces the recent statements made by the government of Somalia, which undermine the existence of Somaliland. The accusations made by Hassan Sheikh and his government,...

Ethiopian and Somali government soldiers line-up before embarking on a joint patrol in areas south east of Dusamareeb, March 19, 2014, as they prepare an offensive advance against al Shabaab militants, who have retreated into the central areas of...

A mere promise by Somalia to “revisit” the actions of an international company at the core of maritime dispute between Kenya and Somalia is at the centre of the diplomatic row between the two neighbours. According to minutes of a...

“My old shop was a stress shop”. That is how Nuro Adan Ali, 33-year-old mother of eight children, felt about her shop in Somalia. She says: IT WAS A STRESS SHOP BECAUSE I NEVER MADE ANY PROFIT. WHEN I STARTED, I...

Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar reportedly filed for divorce from her husband Ahmed Hirsi on 7 October, with the 38-year-old Somalia-born politician describing the marriage as “irretrievable.” US Rep. Ilhan Omar has reportedly claimed that attacks in the media and speculation...

The UN Panel of Expert on Somalia's (formerly SEMG/Monitoring Group) 2019 final report, which was recently made public. The group managed to produce the report under very difficult circumstances during this mandate, in the face of obstructionism by the Federal Government...

CIPFA’s work to improve public financial management, reporting and public audit around the world continues at pace. Bid and programme manager Sara Breen speaks to PF International about training civil servants in Somalia and Somaliland. Tell us about the project The World Bank...

In July 2019 Somalia’s president his excellency Mohamed Abdillahi “Farmaajo” set up a commission to revive talks with Somaliland. His move came three years after Somaliland’s former president Silanyo appointed Dr Edna Aden to lead on the talks. No...

Mogadishu, Monday, April 13, 2020— After holding a press conference in Mogadishu, Somali police commander; General Abdi Hassan Mohamed (Hajar), Sunday announced that the Somali government enhances measures of combating COVID-19. The police commander underlined that number of Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases...