The Finance Minister of the Government of Somalia Mr. Mohamed Adan Ibarhim (Farkeeti) stated before parliament last week that all public servants have been without salary for four months. This extraordinary confession was public knowledge for months and public... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Madaxweynaha Dowlada Jubbaland Sayid: Axmed Maxamed Islaam waxaa uu maanta qasriga Madaxtooyada kulan kula qaatay Wakiilka Xog-hayaha Guud ee Qaramada Midoobay u qaabilsan Soomaaliya Nikolas Kay oo goor hore oo saaka ah soo gaadhay Magaalada Kismaayo ee Caasim... More »
Is the leak genuine? Our Chinese source gives us little on the credibility of the document other than that it was being passed on directly, not anonymously, by the TFG. Without direct contacts to the inner circle of the UIC, we have no way of directly verifyin... More »
Public Diplomacy and Daily Security Briefing for Regional Security News. Ambassador Tina Kaidanow is an envoy of U.S. teamwork with other nations key to fighting terrorism. Fighting terrorism globally requires partnerships with other countries, such as Somalia... More »