{"id":444060,"date":"2025-06-30T12:11:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=444060"},"modified":"2025-06-30T12:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T09:11:20","slug":"prime-minister-hamza-somalias-prosperous-future-lies-in-the-development-of-the-blue-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/prime-minister-hamza-somalias-prosperous-future-lies-in-the-development-of-the-blue-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister Hamza: \u201cSomalia\u2019s Prosperous Future Lies in the Development of the Blue Economy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2013 The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, has emphasized the critical role of the blue economy in shaping Somalia\u2019s economic future. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy\u2019s new headquarters, the Prime Minister highlighted the sea as Somalia\u2019s greatest untapped asset.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ministry is among the most vital in our national development agenda, as much of our country\u2019s wealth lies in the ocean,\u201d said Prime Minister Hamza.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that Somalia\u2019s future prosperity will be driven by the sustainable development of its marine resources, and the establishment of a modern, well-equipped facility for the ministry marks a major step forward.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe blue economy holds immense potential for Somalia. This is where the foundation of a thriving, self-reliant Somalia begins \u2013 harnessing our marine production and hidden natural wealth,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Prime Minister Hamza also called on Somali citizens to settle in coastal areas, noting that the government will invest in major road infrastructure to connect these regions, enabling better access to and utilization of marine resources.<\/p>\n<p>This initiative is part of the government\u2019s broader strategy to transform Somalia\u2019s economy through sustainable exploitation of its coastal and maritime assets.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-444064\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4560.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4560.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4560-300x232.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-444061\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4561.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4561.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4561-300x232.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-444062\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4562.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4562.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4562-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4562-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4562-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-444063\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4563.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"612\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4563.jpeg 612w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4563-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4563-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4563-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu, (SONNA) \u2013 The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, H.E. Hamza Abdi Barre, has emphasized the critical role of the blue economy in shaping Somalia\u2019s economic future. Speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Ministry of Fisheries and Blue Economy\u2019s new headquarters, the Prime Minister highlighted the sea as Somalia\u2019s greatest untapped [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":444061,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-444060","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-local"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444060","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444060"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":444065,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/444060\/revisions\/444065"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/444061"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=444060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}