News Puntland Forces Seek to Rescue Chinese Ship Abducted by Pirates Dec 8, 2024Garowe(Mogadishu24)-Puntland State maritime forces are actively working to rescue a Chinese fishing vessel abducted by pirates off the coast of Somalia, officials reported. The ship, registered under Puntland authorities, was…
News Djibouti Rescues Crew of Attacked Cargo Ship in Red Sea Dec 8, 2024Djibouti(Mogadishu24)-A swift and coordinated rescue operation led by the Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority (DPFZA) successfully saved the crew of the MV/ISA STAR cargo ship after it was attacked…
News Somalia Reacts to Syria Crisis, Calls for Peaceful Power Transition Dec 8, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-The Somali Government has reacted to the developing situation in Syria, where President Bashar Al-Assad reportedly fled the country, and opposition forces claimed control. Drawing parallels to Somalia’s own turbulent…
News Somalia Receives Emergency Vehicles from World Bank to Boost Crisis Response Dec 7, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-Somalia’s Disaster Management Agency (SODMA) announced on Saturday the receipt of ambulances and firefighting vehicle provided through the World Bank’s Somalia Crisis Recovery Project. The vehicles aim to strengthen emergency response…
News Somali Government Launches Mission to Repatriate Migrants Stranded in Madagascar Dec 7, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-The Somali Government announced on Saturday that it has dispatched a plane to Madagascar to repatriate over 40 Somali migrants who were rescued after two boats capsized near the coast of Madagascar…
News Chinese Hospital Ship ‘Peace Ark’ Arrives in Djibouti to Provide Free Medical Services Dec 7, 2024Djibouti(Mogadishu24)-The Chinese naval hospital ship Peace Ark has arrived in Djibouti for a week-long visit, offering free medical services to the local population from 6 to 13 December. This marks the ship’s third…
News Djibouti and France Sign €40 Million Deal to Boost Urban Sanitation Dec 7, 2024Djibouti(Mogadishu24)-Djibouti’s Minister of Economy and Finance, Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh, signed an agreement today with France’s Ambassador to Djibouti, Dana Purcarescu, to provide additional financing for a large-scale sanitation project covering…
News Horizon Fiber Initiative: Transforming Africa’s Global Connectivity Dec 5, 2024Addis Ababa(Mogadishu24)-Ethio Telecom, Djibouti Telecom, and Sudatel Telecom Group have announced the launch of the Horizon Fiber Initiative, a groundbreaking project designed to establish a high-capacity terrestrial fiber optic network connecting…
News Somalia’s Lower House of Parliament Goes on Two-Month Recess Dec 5, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-The Lower House of Somalia’s Federal Parliament has officially closed its fifth session, granting members a two-month recess from December 6, 2024, to February 6, 2025. Speaker Sheikh Aden Mohamed…
News Somalia Repatriates 161 Stranded Youth from Libya in Humanitarian Effort Dec 5, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-The Federal Republic of Somalia has successfully repatriated 161 Somali youth stranded in Libya through the Voluntary Humanitarian Return (VHR) program. The initiative, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs…