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Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somalia's international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We reiterate our call for full transparency in all related processes.

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.

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.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somalia on Sunday received 500,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China to help intensify the fight against the pandemic in the country amid the Omicron variant.

Dhaka (Diplomat.so) – The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, participated, on Wednesday, in the 21st session of the Council of Ministers (COM) of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) and related meetings that kicked off in Dhaka, where…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia strongly condemns the twin terrorist attacks that killed and injured a number of police personnel and civilians in Kampala on Tuesday (November 16), and affirms that it stands united with the friendly Ugandan government and…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud, received on Tuesday the members of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), who arrived in Mogadishu on Monday for a three-day field mission, and discussed…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somalia has sent condolences to the friendly Republic of Korea on the passing of its former President Mr. Roh Tae-woo.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - As Somalia continued with electoral preparations, the month of September saw a round of United Nations-backed training completed for Somali journalists on reporting on elections and the importance of women taking part in the country's political life.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somalia's international partners* welcome the convening of the National Consultative Council (NCC) on 21 and 22 August, and commend the regular NCC consultation towards furthering the electoral process.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamud , commended the progress of the consultation process to finalize the Somali National Diaspora Policy.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Statement by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General, James Swan, to the Security Council on the Situation in Somalia.

Mogadishu (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - The African Union's peacekeeping mission in Somalia said it had started investigating reports that civilians were killed during a gunfight between its troops and al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab fighters.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – International partners* welcome the progress made in implementing the 27 May Agreement signed by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and the Federal Member State (FMS) presidents and call on the FMS to organize without delay the Upper House elections, which were to have…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, on Friday dismissed some operational officers of the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) for their involvement in undermining official orders issued a few days ago in accordance with the…

Dhusamareb (Diplomat.so) - The Minister of Internal Security of Galmudug State of Somalia, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, confirmed that the joint forces of the Somali National Army and the Galmudug Dervish forces achieved great victories, and the terrorist militias inflicted losses in equipment and lives on all…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), James Swan, to the Security Council on the Situation in Somalia, 25 May 2021 (As Delivered)

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) joins the rest of the continent in celebrating Africa Day, when we come together to commemorate the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), the precursor of the African Union.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somali Journalist Syndicate (SJS) calls for the Somali Prime Minister's office to allow journalists to get unhindered access to the national electoral conference, following the journalists' complaints that they were deliberately blocked from accessing the ongoing national…

Addis Ababa (Diplomat.so) - The Peace and Security Council of the African Union held a session at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, in which they discussed the issue of Somalia and the political and security process, including holding parliamentary and presidential elections.