{"id":458056,"date":"2026-03-30T12:42:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:42:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=458056"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:42:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T09:42:40","slug":"somalia-launches-first-phase-of-strategic-communications-training-in-mogadishu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/somalia-launches-first-phase-of-strategic-communications-training-in-mogadishu\/","title":{"rendered":"Somalia Launches First Phase of Strategic Communications Training in Mogadishu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2014 The Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia today launched the first phase of a strategic communications training program focused on strengthening security messaging and public engagement.<\/p>\n<p>The program, titled \u201cStrategic Communications for Security: Enhancing Information Verification, Storytelling Skills, and Social Cohesion,\u201d brings together media and public relations officers from government ministries and institutions, journalists from private media outlets, and youth influencers with a positive presence on social media.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative aims to improve the quality and credibility of information dissemination, while equipping participants with skills in fact-checking, effective storytelling, and community engagement.<\/p>\n<p>Officials say the training is also designed to raise awareness among young people and promote responsible media practices that uphold societal values and contribute to national stability.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-458057\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4735.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4735.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4735-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4735-330x220.jpeg 330w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4735-420x280.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-458058\" src=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4736.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"860\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4736.jpeg 860w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4736-300x202.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_4736-768x517.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mogadishu \u2014 The Ministry of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation of the Federal Government of Somalia today launched the first phase of a strategic communications training program focused on strengthening security messaging and public engagement. The program, titled \u201cStrategic Communications for Security: Enhancing Information Verification, Storytelling Skills, and Social Cohesion,\u201d brings together media and public [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":458058,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-458056","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\/458056","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=458056"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":458059,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/458056\/revisions\/458059"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/458058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=458056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=458056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=458056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}