July 2015
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Mogadishu: Communique of High-Level Partnership Forum
Jul 30, 20151. The second Ministerial High-Level Partnership Forum was held in Mogadishu 29-30 July 2015, co-chaired by HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, President of the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the United Nations Special Representative of... -
IMF Sees Somalia Imports Growing by 25% as Growth Recovers
Jul 30, 2015Somalia may increase imports by about a quarter over the next three years to support a recovering economy, the International Monetary Fund said. Imports are expected to grow to $4.32 billion by 2017 from $3.48... -
Somalia: No Popular Elections in 2016
Jul 30, 2015The president of Somalia has told VOA that his government will not hold popular elections next year, due to continuing insecurity in the country. In an interview Wednesday with VOA’s Somali Service, President Hassan Sheikh... -
Kenya military given Sh9bn from US to fight Al-Shabaab
Jul 30, 2015The US Government has given the Kenya Defence Force Sh9.5 billion in aid this financial year to enhance the fight against Al-Shabaab. The money will be used to buy equipment, train soldiers and support the... -
Somalia may lose Chinese assistance after terror attack
Jul 30, 2015China’s hopes of resuming assistance in various projects in Somalia have been dashed after the latest suicide attack in the capital Mogadishu. A Chinese security official at the embassy in Somalia was one of 13... -
EXCLUSIVE: The High Level Partnership Forum kicks off in Mogadishu
Jul 29, 2015Mogadishu, Somalia (SOMALI AGENDA) – SOMALI AGENDA has obtained an exclusive copy of the agenda for the High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) to be held in Mogadishu starting today. The High Level Partnership Forum (HLPF) which... -
Dan Simpson: The U.S. isn’t helping Africa
Jul 29, 2015We cause our African allies more problems than we help them solve President Barack Obama’s choice of countries to visit in Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia, was understandable in political and personal terms. But visiting these... -
Somalia suicide bomber was German
Jul 29, 2015The worldwide community has strongly condemned a suicide attack on a hotel in the Somali capital of Mogadishu which killed at least 15 people. The Chinese embassy, located on the top two floors of the... -
Puntland Ventures with an Impatience Strategy of Zero-Sum Game
Jul 29, 2015By: Dr. Said Mohamud Puntland was established in 1998 with a self-destructive ambition to make the north eastern province a de facto substitute of Somali state. Apart from Somaliland, all other regional leaders were motivated to...