Federal Government of Somalia’s Weekly Briefing
Mogadishu, Friday, 12th April, 2024
1- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held an important meeting with Kenyan President William Ruto in Nairobi.
2- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has congratulated the Somali National Army which is celebrating its 64th anniversary since its establishment.
3- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud congratulated the Somali people on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr and delivered messages about politics, preserving the country’s independence, security, reconciliation and stability of the country.
4- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a motivational meeting with some female officers in the Armed Forces.
5- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud shared the joy of Eid al-Fitr with some of the children of the veterans of the National Armed Forces who were martyred in the war to liberate the country from the Kharijites Al Shabab.
6- President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud held a meeting in Makkah with the Crown Prince of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
7- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has congratulated the Somali National Army which is celebrating its 64th anniversary since its establishment.
8- Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has congratulated the Somali people on Eid al-Fitr.
9- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has made a mini reshuffle, with the appointment of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi and others.
10- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre participated in an iftar meeting in Kahda district to highlight the security and various developments in Mogadishu.
11- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has opened the international market LC WAIKIKI branch in Mogadishu.
12- Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre has met the Turkish Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Alper Aktaş in Mogadishu, and discussed strengthening relations and brotherly cooperation between the two governments.
13- The Cabinet of the Federal Republic of Somalia has approved the amendments and supplements to the Financial Institution Bill.
14- The governments of Somalia and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have agreed to cooperate on security and economy after the visit of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
15- The Somali National Disaster Management Authority has reiterated that the spring rains that have started in the country will bring floods and floods, and it is feared that they will affect 800,000 people.
16- The mayor of Mogadishu, Mr. Yusuf Hussein Jimale, said that they will focus on eliminating drugs that are a threat to the lives of the people.
17- The Military Court sentenced Abdifatax Mohamed Hassan Qosaye, the Ex-Police Commander of Heliwa District, and Mohamed Abdi Mohamed Qone, to death, after they were found guilty to have killed a businessman in Mogadishu.
18- The Somali National Army with the help of friends of the international community carried out an attack in areas in Harardhere in Mudug region, killing around 50 Kharijites Al Shabab militants.
19- The Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs of Somalia, Mr. Hassan Macallin Mohamud, expressed his condolences to the Turkish ambassador, Alper Aktaş, over the killing of a Turkish citizen in Mogadishu after a terrorist attack.
20- The National Army has expanded to a large area in the Lower Shabelle region while conducting military operations against the Kharijites Al Shabab.
21- The Commander of the Somali Police Force, Brigadier General Sulub Ahmed Firin, attended an iftar with members of the Police Force, urging them to speed up security.
22- The Somali National Army has killed 27 Kharijites Al Shabab militiamen in Baar Sangouni area of Lower Jubba region, and captured others alive.
23- The armed forces foiled an attack that the Kharijites Al Shabab wanted to carry out in Balcad district, killing 11 of the terrorists.
24- The Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy of the Federal Government of Somalia has sent a warning to all vessels and companies fishing in Somali waters to avoid illegal fishing.
25- The Minister of Health of Somalia Dr. Ali Haji Adam received in his office the new representative of UNFPA Somalia Dr. Mary Otieno.
