Cape Town, South Africa — A high-level delegation from the Federal Government of Somalia, led by the country’s Second Deputy Prime Minister, Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi, is currently in Cape Town to attend the Africa Water Investment Summit. The summit brings together African leaders, policymakers, and development partners with the goal of accelerating investment in…
Mogadishu — Somali government forces, backed by troops from the AU forces, launched large-scale military operations on Sunday targeting Al-Shabaab strongholds in and around Bariire, a strategic town in the country’s southern Lower Shabelle region, officials said. The coordinated offensive comes amid renewed efforts by the federal government to dismantle Al-Shabaab’s remaining footholds in the…
Mogadishu — Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday received the African Union’s newly appointed Special Representative to Somalia, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, for talks centered on the country’s fragile security transition and ongoing counter-terrorism operations. The meeting, held at the Prime Minister’s office in Mogadishu, was also attended by Diene’s deputy, Mouktar…
