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IGAD Appeals for Enhanced Engagement from Somali Diaspora at Istanbul Summit

Mogadishu (AX) — The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has urged the Somali diaspora to engage more actively in fostering economic prosperity and regional stability. This appeal was made during the 10th International Somali Diaspora Conference held in Istanbul.The assembly saw representatives from the Somali diaspora meet with international allies. IGAD's Health and Social Development Director, Fathia Alwan, highlighted the vital role of remittances in supporting the economies of IGAD member nations.…

IGAD and Somalia Pledge to Bolster Regional Peace and Security

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the Federal Government of Somalia have doubled down on their pledge to foster regional peace, security, and economic cooperation. During a pivotal meeting, IGAD Executive Secretary Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud discussed bolstering these shared goals. The IGAD head honcho landed in Mogadishu, Somalia, to engage in high-stakes talks with the Somali government. In his speech, Dr. Workneh zeroed in on the indispensable part Somalia…

IGAD Executive Secretary Travels to Mogadishu to Bolster Collaboration and Address Regional Concerns

Mogadishu (AX) — Workneh Gebeyehu, Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), landed in Mogadishu on Monday for high-stakes powwows with Somali leaders. Somalia's Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallin Fiqi, along with other dignitaries, greeted the IGAD delegation upon their arrival at Aden Adde Airport. The visit aims to bolster ties between IGAD and Somalia, honing in on critical matters like regional security, climate change, and the inception of a Blue Economy Centre of Excellence in…

How Djibouti’s relationship with Somalia practically collapsed within the face of Kenya’s

NAIROBI, Kenya - Aden Hassan Aden is leaving Somalia after a rather smooth but difficult stint as Ambassador of Djibouti, which has almost strained relations between the two sister nations, which share almost historic socio-economic and political fortunes. Last week, Aden Hassan Aden bade farewell to Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Gulaid, ending his tenure, in which Somalia nearly severed ties with your small country in the Horn of Africa, whose influence is growing rapidly in the…

AU rejects Farmajo’s period extension and describes the move as “unprecedented”

DJIBOUTI - The African Union Peace and Safety Council, a high physique of the AU, has unanimously rejected Somalia's decrease home determination to prolong Farmajo's time period by two years, arguing that the motion was "unprecedented". About three weeks in the past, the decrease home defended the determination, arguing that the motion would assist the nation maintain common suffrage opposite to the settlement on September 17 earlier than the election, wherein each events agreed to conduct clan-based elections. In what…

IGAD calls for dialogue in Somalia as leaders in disagreement

IGAD calls for dialogue in Somalia as leaders in disagreement over elections DJIBOUTI - Regional security and development giant; Intergovernmental authorities and development has called for dialogue in Somalia, a step once again striking outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, whose term expired on 8 February. The political impasse in Somalia has almost threatened to throw…

Inside the last marathon to save Somalia from collapsing

MOGADISHU, Somalia - For over nine months now, several meetings have been held in the Federal Republic of Somalia over forthcoming elections that could determine the future of the nation of Horn of Africa, which has been fighting for decades. Since 1991, there have been genuine efforts to find a lasting solution that includes the creation of both the Transitional Government and later the Federal Government, with the international community credited for these impressive gains. But the last few months have been tough for…

IGAD member states strongly urged to enhance the useful resource

IGAD member states strongly urged to increase resource allocation All eight Member States of the Intergovernmental Development Agency are called upon to increase the allocation of resources to disaster risk management. The IGAD 12th Steering Committee and 7th General Assembly, held in Mombasa, were also asked to step up cooperation efforts that will protect people vulnerable to…

Djibouti sends fact-finding group to Somalia-Kenyan border amid stress

Djibouti sends fact-finding team to Somalia-Kenyan border amid tension DJIBOUTI - Djibouti has sent a commission of inquiry to the Kenya-Somalia border to assess the situation following allegations by Mogadishu that the KDF is mobilizing and arming militias to attack the SNA in the Gedo region. Djibouti Foreign Minister Mahmud Ali Yusuf told reporters that the team included diplomats and senior military…

“We have been confused into discussion with Kenya,” Somalia FM stated

MOGADISHU, Somalia - AU and the intergovernmental authority for building may additionally have confused Somalia to hang a discussion with Kenya on diplomatic spitting, Mogadishu has prompt, an afternoon after a summit in Djibouti that desirous about the duel between the 2 international locations. Tensions have constructed up alongside the border between Kenya and Somalia in Mandera and the encircling places close to Gedo with Somalia, which is expounded to have uncovered extra infantrymen to "give protection to our…

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