{"id":441586,"date":"2025-05-19T10:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T07:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=441586"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:04:36","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T08:04:36","slug":"prime-minister-hamza-engages-somali-youth-on-national-defense-and-electoral-participation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/prime-minister-hamza-engages-somali-youth-on-national-defense-and-electoral-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Hamza Engages Somali Youth on National Defense and Electoral Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2014 The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, held a high-level meeting with prominent Somali youth to strengthen their role in national defense and public electoral processes.<\/p>\n<p>The meeting aimed to encourage greater youth participation in safeguarding the country and advancing preparations for inclusive, citizen-led elections.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Barre emphasized the importance of empowering young people as key drivers of Somalia\u2019s stability and democratic development.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-441587\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/893e00c1-8245-4778-9715-fd8cd6a994dc-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/893e00c1-8245-4778-9715-fd8cd6a994dc-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/893e00c1-8245-4778-9715-fd8cd6a994dc-300x200.jpeg 300w, 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