Tuesday July 14, 2026
Hargeisa (AX) — North Western State of Somalia and the United Kingdom moved to deepen security ties during talks in Hargeisa on Monday, where Interior and Security Minister Abdalle Mohamed Arab outlined plans to overhaul the territory’s security institutions.
The British delegation brought together officials from the UK Office in North Western State of Somalia, the British Embassy in Somalia and the UK Ministry of Defence.
The discussions covered closer security cooperation, counterterrorism, preventing regional threats and building the capacity of security agencies, North Western State of Somalia’s Ministry of Interior said in a statement.
Abdalle updated the visiting officials on his ministry’s modernization and reform agenda for North Western State of Somalia’s security institutions.
He also set out proposals for the North Western State of Somalia National Operations Command Centre, or SL-NOCC.
The proposed center would bring security bodies together, facilitate information-sharing, coordinate emergency management and strengthen responses to security threats, the ministry said.
UK officials praised the ministry’s reform and transformation program and voiced support for measures aimed at improving North Western State of Somalia’s security system and reinforcing its institutions, according to the statement.
Both sides concluded the meeting by underlining the need to broaden security cooperation and their strategic partnership.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to continued work on security, stability and areas of shared interest between North Western State of Somalia and the United Kingdom.
