Africa Somalia Somalia has formally joined the East African Community as the 8th member state; President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signed the bloc's accession treaty three weeks after being approved at a leaders' summit in Arusha, Tanzania
Africa Somalia The Federation of Somali Trade Unions has intensified its campaign against the Favori Company, a Turkish company that manages Mogadishu airport, accusing it of continuous and serious violations of human and workers' rights, including sexual harassment
Africa Somalia Turkey will start deepwater oil drilling operations from April 2025 off the Somali coast, announced Somali Minister of Petroleum and Minerals, Abdirisakh Omar Mohamed
Africa Somalia The militant group Al-Shabaab is now 18 years old, as it emerged in 2006 as an alternative to the degradation of the state; born out of a network of Islamic fundamentalist movements, it joined al-Qaeda in 2012 and counts between 7.000 and 12.000 soldiers
Africa Somalia The University of Mogadishu launched a pioneering faculty dedicated to civil aviation studies, a significant step to redefine the higher education landscape, to fill a gap in the system and to lay the foundation for the country aviation industry