24 Feb2020 REMARKS BY UN ENVOY JAMES SWAN TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA ON 24 FEBRUARY 2020 Mr. President, 2020 has the potential to be a transformative year for Somalia.  A number of key national priorities are due to conclude and will impact Somalia’s trajectory for years to come. Last October […]

Saturday February 15, 2020 The expansion of the Somaliland Port of Berbera and the meeting between Somaliland and Somalia leaders will be among the discussions points between Ethiopia Prime Minister Aby Ahmed and the United Arab Emirates leadership this weekend. Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed landed in Abu Dhabi on Thursday evening for a round […]

February 13, 2020 The Executive Boards of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank met, on February 12 and 13, respectively, to consider Somalia’s eligibility for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. The Executive Boards commended the authorities’ sustained commitment to economic and institutional reforms under challenging circumstances and […]

The United States urges the Federal Government of Somalia and the Federal Member States to renew their mutual commitment and coordination, in cooperation with regional and international partners, to defeat al-Shabaab and reestablish governance, security, and prosperity for all Somalis. The United States has continued outreach efforts to the Federal Government and all the Presidents […]

Puntland Government Policy Paper On Constitutional Review Process of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Puntlandes.com

19 Dec2019 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS JOINT PRESS STATEMENT ON ELECTIONS IN SOMALIA Mogadishu – Somalia’s international partners* reaffirm the importance of timely and effective preparations of the 2020/21 federal elections. At the Somalia Partnership Forum on 2 October, the Federal Government committed to enact the Electoral law and the amended Political Parties Law by December 2019.  The […]

Press releases from  United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) intended to express collective view on  the situation in Somalia are becoming statements of the absurd. For the last three weeks news from Somalia gave a clearer picture of the progress the Somali Federal Government has made since February 2017, when President  Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was elected to become the second President of post-transition Somalia. The […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan (as well as a national of the United States) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, where he will also serve as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). He will succeed […]

Somalia, a country dominated by warring parts including radical religious fanatics, is yet to stand on its feet despite the international efforts to rehabilitate the country. The epicentre of the current chaos is the Somali capital which is the headquarter of the national leader, the Prime Minister and his cabinet. Similarly, it hosts the representatives […]

SRSG JAMES SWAN REMARKS TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON THE SITUATION IN SOMALIA 21 August 2019 Puntlandes.com