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Turkey to start 'drilling' oil off Somali coast in 2025

Nairobi, April 23 -- Somalia says Turkey will begin drilling oil off the Horn of African country's massive coastline from next year, according to the Director General of the Somali Ministry of Petrole... Read More


Turkey to drill oil off Somali coast starting in 2025

Nairobi, April 23 -- Somalia says Turkey will begin drilling oil off the country's massive coastline from next year, according to the Director General of the Somali Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral R... Read More


EU, UK to pump funds into Somalia security sector

Nairobi, April 21 -- Somalia has earned new money to help it upgrade its security services in what officials said will help combat its perennial problem of Al Shabaab. This week on Tuesday, the Europ... Read More


Somalia bans fishing trawlers from its waters

Nairobi, April 11 -- Somalia has banned fishing trawlers from fetching fish in its territorial seas, part of a new effort to stop overexploitation of the fishes in the Indian Ocean. The Ministry of F... Read More


Somalia constitutional review always raises dust before calm

Nairobi, April 7 -- Somalia has, since the start of February, been trying to rewrite the Constitution, redirecting focus on a document that could encompass the basic principles and laws and determine ... Read More


Somalia taps $31m Ifad funding for rural food programmes

Nairobi, April 6 -- Somalia has signed a financial agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) which will see Mogadishu receive up to $31.22 million for support programme... Read More


Somalia expels Ethiopia Ambassador Mukhtar Mohamed Ware

Nairobi, April 4 -- Somalia on Thursday expelled Ethiopian ambassador to Mogadishu as tensions between the two countries rise over the alleged interference in internal affairs. The decision came afte... Read More


Somalia law review divides political figures down the middle

Nairobi, March 29 -- Somalia is on Saturday expected to know whether a new constitution will be in place this year, becoming either the country's new success story or a retrogress. The Bicameral fede... Read More


Somalia's old rivals reunite in debate on constitution

Nairobi, March 26 -- Former Somali presidents Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Sharif Sheikh Ahmed are showing rare unity as the country debates how to write its new constitution. On Saturday, they con... Read More


Constitutional review generates heat and light in Somalia

Nairobi, March 21 -- Somalia's overdue constitutional review is generating a heated debate even as leaders and other stakeholders search for a way that could create a suitable supreme law. The review... Read More