The peace initiative announced by President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on the 15th of this month is unlike what we have come to expect from this government and its predecessors. Time and again, those in power have distanced themselves from engaging in dialogue with opposing parties or those contesting power. This tendency has consistently resulted in…
Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta xilka u kala wareejiyay Agaasimaha cusub ee Hay’adda Nabad Sugidda iyo Sirdoonka Qaranka (NISA) Mahad Maxamed Salaad iyo Agaasimihii hore Cabdullaahi Maxamed Cali Sanbaloolshe, kadib munaasabad kooban oo ka dhacday xarunta Taliska guud ee Hay’adda NISA ee magaalada Muqdisho. Madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud oo ku bogaadiyey Agaasimihii…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday attended the official handover ceremony marking the transition of leadership at the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA), where Mahad Mohamed Salad assumed responsibilities as the new director, succeeding Abdullahi Mohamed Ali Sanbaloolshe. The event, held at NISA headquarters in Mogadishu, was attended by key government and security…
In the midst of national and international efforts to save Somalia from sliding into civil strife and anarchy because of political deadlock and increased threats from terrorist group Al Shabab,President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, paradoxically ordered his State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to write a letter to the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (SRSG) and the Head of the African Union Transition Mission for Somalia (UNTMIS)for immediate end of the C6+ international Platform established under international partnership agreements to coordinate the international support for political,…