Somalia

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday for a one-day working visit, where he held talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries.

Somalia’s Cabinet held its weekly meeting on Thursday, focusing on preparations for the upcoming municipal elections in Mogadishu, scheduled later this month.

Somalia’s Minister of Interior, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), on Thursday officially closed a 90-day specialized training program for female officers of the Somali Police Force.

South West regional security forces on Wednesday seized a cache of heavy explosives allegedly intended for use by Al-Shabaab in planned attacks in Mogadishu, a senior military official confirmed.

The Minister of Defence of the Federal Government of Somalia, Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, on Tuesday officially handed over the leadership of the Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) to the Republic of Uganda, marking the end of Somalia’s one-year chairmanship.

Somalia’s Defence Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi on Wednesday held talks in Mogadishu with his Djiboutian counterpart, Hassan Omar Mohamed, focusing on strengthening bilateral cooperation in security and defence, officials said.

The Somali government and the United Nations on Wednesday officially signed the 2025 Implementation Guide, a strategic framework aimed at strengthening the protection of children affected by armed conflict across the country.

The Somali government has confirmed a delay in receiving its annual budget support from Turkey, one of Somalia’s key development and security partners, as the year approaches its end.