Mogadishu, Wednesday, 15^th  May, 2024

• President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has officially opened the meeting of the National Consultative Council which will discuss the issues of completing the constitution and speeding up the fight against the Kharijites Al Shabab.

• President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud congratulated the Somali people on the 81st anniversary of the founding of the Somali Youth League (SYL), which played a major role in the Somali independence movement.

• President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud once again spoke in depth about the completion of the constitution, the election process and the struggle to liberate the country from the Kharijites.

• President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has cut the cord on the Cooking Gas Storage Center which was implemented by businessmen in Mogadishu.

• Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre held a meeting with Somali businessmen in Kenya, discussing their role in the reconstruction and development of the country.

• Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has attended a meeting to discuss peace talks in the Republic of South Sudan chaired by the President of Kenya Dr. William Samoei Ruto.

• Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre, met with the US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Mike Hammer, and discussed the strengthening of relations and cooperation between the two countries and the support of the US Government to Somalia.

• Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has returned to the country after completing his state visit to Kenya.

• The Minister of Interior, Federal and Reconciliation of Somalia Mr. Ali Yusuf Ali Hoosh has welcomed the heads of the Federal Member States who are participating in the meeting of the National Consultative Council in Mogadishu.

• The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs held an exhibition in Mogadishu on the preparation of the strategy of the Somali Justice Association, which was launched by the President of the Supreme Court of the country Mr. Bashe Yusuf Ahmed.

• The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Ahmed Macallin Fiqi, participated in a conference organized by the African Union in Nairobi, which analyzed the growth of agricultural production in Africa and its development.

• The Somali diaspora investment conference was held in Mogadishu in which emphasis was placed on the important role they have in investing in the country.

• The Minister of Finance of Somalia, Mr. Bihi Iman Ige, has attended the 33rd Session of the Ministers of Finance of the Arab League in Manama, the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

• The Minister of Defense Mr. Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur has appointed Abukar Mohamed Hassan Mohamud as the new Spokesman of the Ministry of Defense of Somalia.

• The Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing of Somalia, Mr. Abdisalan Ali Dhay, had a meeting with the head of the UNDP in Somalia, Lionel Laurens, who discussed strengthening the cooperation between the two sides.

• The Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing of Somalia Mr. Abdisalan Ali Dhay had a meeting with the Head of UN-Habitat in Somalia, Sebastian May.

• The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ambassador Ahmed Maallin Fiqi, received the Ambassador of the Government of Qatar to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi, and discussed the strengthening of relations and cooperation between the two countries.

• The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Ambassador Ahmed Maallin Fiqi, received the Ambassador of the Government of Qatar to Somalia, Dr. Abdullah bin Salem Al Nuaimi, while discussing the strengthening of relations and cooperation between the two countries.

• The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation of Somalia, Mr. Mohamed Abdi Hayir Maareye, attended the meeting of African Ministers of Agriculture in Nairobi, Kenya, where the health and fertility of agriculture was discussed.

• The Minister of Interior, Federal and Reconciliation of Somalia, Ali Yusuf Ali (Hoosh), said that the Somali people should be regularly informed about the flood situation so that they can be aware of possible threats to their lives and property.

• The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Ahmed Macallin Fiqi has attended the pre-summit Arab League in Manama, Bahrain.

• The Chairman of the National Disaster Management Agency, Mr. Mohamud Maallin Abdulle, received the Head of the International Refugee Agency – UNHCR in Somalia, Md. Charles Mballa.

• The Director of the National Security and Intelligence Agency, Mr. Abdullahi Mohamed Ali (Sanbaloolshe) held a meeting with some members of the Federal Parliament in Beledweyne, some traditional elders and other civil society groups of the Hiran community.

• The Auditor General of Somalia Mr. Ahmed Isse Gutale has signed a bilateral agreement between the Office of the Auditor General of Somalia and the National Auditor Office of Sweden.

• The Somali Police Force arrested two suspected criminal gangs in Waberi who were robbing the people living in one of the areas within the district of.

• The security forces of Puntland in Bosaso, have captured a suspected Kharijites member of Al Shabab who was armed with explosives.

• The Chairperson of the National Agency for Refugees and Displaced Persons, Ms. Safiya Hassan Mohamed, held a meeting with some international human rights organizations, where they discussed how to strengthen the care of displaced persons and refugees who have returned home.

• The 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) was concluded in Banjul, Gambia. The communique issued by the summit supported Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity following the illegal MOU in which Ethiopian government has unlawfully signed with the Somaliland administration of Somalia.

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