Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, arrived in Mogadishu today to assume her duties with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

Washington (Diplomat.so) - Today's Senate confirmed of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations reinforces President Biden's commitment to restore and expand American leadership on the global stage.

Rome (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Italy said in a statement that its ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luca Attanasio , was killed today in Goma.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, received today at his residence in the capital Mogadishu, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mr. Qin Jian, and discussed…

Cairo (Diplomat.so) - His Excellency the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Somalia to the sisterly Arab Republic of Egypt and Permanent Representative to the League of Arab States, Ilyas Sheikh Omar Abubakar, handed over today a copy of his credentials to His Excellency Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry,…

Cairo (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Egypt and Qatar have agreed to resume diplomatic relations, the Egyptian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Kampala (Agencies + Diplomat.so) - Uganda has moved to clamp down on social media use in the country even as its diplomatic relations with the US have taken a bad turn after a tense and disputed election.

Ankara (Anadolu Agency + Diplomat.so) - Turkey's foreign minister will pay a two-day visit to Brussels on Wednesday, according to an official statement.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so)- The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, received on Monday at his office in the ministry in the capital Mogadishu a copy of the credentials of H.E. Mr. Valentin Zellweger, the new ambassador of Switzerland to the Federal…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Balal Mohamed Cusman, chaired on Monday in Mogadishu a meeting in which the arrangements for reunification of governmental and parliamentary protocol departments were discussed and the development…