Mogadishu, Somalia — Somalia’s presidential envoy for stabilization and civilian protection, MP Omar Hashi, met on Wednesday with El-Hadji Ibrahima Diene, the African Union’s special representative and head of AUSSOM, to discuss security and recovery efforts in recently liberated areas. The meeting focused on the progress of Somalia’s National Plan for Civilian Protection, which is…
Somalia’s Ambassador to Tanzania and the East Africa Community, Ilyas Ali Hassan, arrived in Kinshasa on Sunday for a high-level working visit. The Ambassador was warmly received by officials from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as well as members of the Somali diaspora residing in the city. The primary objective of the visit is…
Addis Ababa — Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud attended the 2nd Africa Climate Summit in Addis Ababa, where he held bilateral talks with Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and Kenya’s President William Ruto. During the meetings, the leaders discussed regional cooperation in combating terrorism, strengthening peace efforts, and enhancing bilateral relations. President Hassan emphasized Somalia’s…
The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) has welcomed Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, the newly appointed Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) and Head of the African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). Today, Ambassador Diene received Omar Faruk Osman, the Secretary General of NUSOJ, at the AU Mission…
– Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, where he is attending a high-level summit of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC), a key body tasked with addressing conflicts across the continent. The summit, convened by the African Union (AU), focuses on the prolonged crisis in Libya,…
Addis Abeba — In August 2022, President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced that his administration would launch a “total war” against the Al-Qaida-linked militant group Al-Shabaab. The declaration came in the aftermath of a deadly hotel siege in Mogadishu, which left at least 21 people dead and more than 100 wounded. In his address,…
