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Somali President arrives in Uganda on an official visit

08/08/2022 - 17:38:01
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Kampala (Diplomat.so) - Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived today in Kampala for a two-day official visit during which he will meet with his Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni to discuss strengthening relations and multi-field cooperation with him.

Somalia firmly supports the principle of the one-China policy

06/08/2022 - 19:14:15
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia issued today a press release in which it supported the territorial integrity of China, including the island of Taiwan, which is an inalienable part of the People's Republic…

United States of America congratulates the new president of Somalia

17/05/2022 - 08:20:57
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Washington (Diplomat.so) - In a press release issued by the US State Department, it congratulated the people of Somalia on the conclusion of their national electoral process, and also congratulated Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on his election as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, announcing its…

International partners welcome plans to conclude Somali elections this week

10/05/2022 - 21:37:31
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somalia's international partners* welcome the announcement by the parliamentary organizing committee that the election of the President will take place on Sunday, 15 May 2022. We are encouraged by the positive progress in registering presidential candidates and other…

United Nations Security Council on attack against ATMIS

07/05/2022 - 08:58:52
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New York (Diplomat.so) – The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest possible terms the heinous terrorist attack by Al-Shabaab against the AU Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) Forward Operating Base in Elbaraf, Middle Shabelle region, on 3 May 2022. They paid tribute to the…

Somalia parliament picks new speaker amid security standoff

29/04/2022 - 09:22:02
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Mogadishu (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Somalia's lawmakers elected a new parliamentary speaker on Thursday following a tense standoff between African Union peacekeepers and police, underscoring bitter divisions within Somalia's security forces exacerbated by delayed elections.

International partners welcome election of Somalia's parliamentary leadership

29/04/2022 - 08:57:06
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somalia's international partners* welcome the successful elections for leadership positions in the Upper House on 26 April 2022 and the House of the People on 27-28 April 2022. We congratulate the newly elected Speakers and Deputy Speakers as they assume their important…

Somalia's stable internet connectivity real boon to online freelancers

23/12/2021 - 21:27:21
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Mohamed Hirsi grew up and studied in Mogadishu, finishing his telecommunication engineering degree at one of the universities in Mogadishu two years ago. Hirsi doesn't currently work as a telecommunication engineer. He isa graphics gesigner and motion creator, freelancing…

Humanitarian Partners Release 2022 Response Plan for Somalia

20/12/2021 - 18:47:18
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The United Nations and humanitarian partners in Somalia have released the 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) for Somalia, which is facing three consecutive failed rainy seasons for the first time in 30 years.

High-level STP Strategic Steering Committee meeting launched in Mogadishu

08/12/2021 - 20:20:47
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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Abdisaid Muse Ali, opened, on Wednesday, the inaugural session of the Strategic Steering Committee (SSC) of the Somali Transitional Plan (STP), which will be concluded in Mogadishu on 9th December.