Federal Government of Somalia’s Weekly Briefing
Mogadishu, Friday, 2nd May, 2025
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud congratulated all Somali workers on International Workers’ Day, praising their efforts, abilities, and the significant role they play in the country’s development, state-building, and national defense.
- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held talks at Villa Somalia with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bodanov.
- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre sent his congratulations and appreciation to all Somali workers on the occasion of International Workers’ Day.
- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has attended an event in which the new Second Deputy PM Jibril Abdirashid Haji Abdi assumed office from his predecessor Abdisalam Abdi Ali..
- The Speaker of the House of the People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madobe), has referred parliamentary seat number HOP#201 back to the House of the People’s Subcommittee on Legislation, Welfare, Ethics and Immunities for advice.
- The Speaker of the House of People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur, met in his office with the Ambassador of the Republic of China to Somalia, Ambassador Wang Yu.
- The Speaker of the House of People, Sheikh Aden Mohamed Nur (Madobe), and a delegation he led went on a working trip to Algiers, Algeria, to participate in the Conference of Speakers of Arab Parliaments.
- Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Saleh Ahmed Jama has attended a ceremony in which the new Defence Minister Ahmed Moallin Fiqi has assumed his duties after being appointed last week.
- Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Yusuf Mohamed Adan, has sent a congratulatory message to all Somali workers, saying that the government has made strong efforts to protect their rights and their role in job creation.
- The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs has welcomed the move by the Somaliland, SSC Khaatumo, and Puntland administrations to exchange prisoners of war, following the successive efforts led by Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre.
- The National Consultative Council (NCC) meeting has been rescheduled for May 5, 2025.
- Voter registration process is progressing smoothly in Mogadishu.
- The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Daud Aweis Jama, received the Representative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) for East Africa, Ms. Louise Haxthausen.
- Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mahmoud Adan Geesood, met with the Ambassador of Qatar to Somalia, His Excellency Dr. Abdullah Salem Al Nuaimi, to discuss strengthening trade relations between the two countries and developing investment opportunities in Somalia.
- The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mohamed Farah Nuh, received Ed Norris, a senior the commander with the US Special Operations Forces East Africa (AFRICOM).
- The Minister of Internal Security, Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail (Fartaag), and the Governor of Banadir Region and Mayor of the capital, Mohamed Ahmed Amiir, attended a conference to discuss accelerating security in the capital and the adoption of voter registration cards.
- The Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Daud Aweis Jama, opened a workshop on Media Ethics in Election Coverage, which benefited 25 journalists from independent and state media.
- Egyptian Foreign Minister Dr. Badr Al-Atty congratulated the new Somali Foreign Minister, Mr. Abdisalam Abdi Ali, over the phone.
- The Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Dahir Shire Mohamed, visited the Di Martino Hospital in Mogadishu to see the injuries of some of the veterans of the war against the Kharijites who were injured in the ongoing war against the Khawarij in the country.
- The Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, Yusuf Mohamed Aden, attended the African Innovation Summit in Addis Ababa, which was officially opened by the Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Mr. Temesgen Tiruneh.
- The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mohamed Abdulqadir Ali, met with the Chinese Ambassador to Somalia, Mr. Wang Yu, to discuss strengthening cooperation in the fields of youth and sports between the two countries.
- Minister of Ports and Maritime Transport Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur received the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia, Ambassador Alper Aktaş.
- Somali local defense forces have taken control of the Iid-Iidka forest area in Mahadaay district in the Middle Shabelle region, killing a number terrorist militia there.
- Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune received his credentials from Somali Ambassador Yusuf Hassan Jeego.
- Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry Mohamud Abdullahi Ahmed attended the 11th China-Arab States Business Cooperation Forum held in Haikou, China.
- State Minister of Health and Social Welfare Dr. Maryan Mohamed Hussein participated in the World Immunization Day celebration held in Mogadishu.
- The Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation held a general meeting of Somali traditional elders in the capital, Mogadishu, which focused on the awareness campaign and mobilization of the public in the fight against terrorism.
- The Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Housing, Dr. Elmi Mahmoud Nur, met with the Country Director for UNDP Somalia, Mr. Lionel Lourense, to discuss the country’s infrastructure development, urban modernization, and climate change resilience.
- The Somali National Army and local forces have achieved great success in a military operation they carried out in the mountainous areas of Yasooman and Aboorey in the western Hiiraan region.
- Some members of the cabinet and parliamentarians have delivered medical supplies to the National Army Hospital, including to the wounded members of the National Army Force who were injured in the fighting.
- The Somali Ambassador to Tanzania attended the 47th East African Community Council of Ministers meeting.
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