somalia economy Stories

Somalia Minister Bihi Iman Igeh named African Finance Minister of the Year 2025 at ALM Africa Summit
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jul 10, 2025

The award recognises his leadership in advancing Somalia’s financial reforms and managing the country’s debt relief process.

Somalia at 65: What’s needed to address its dismal social development indicators
The Conversation  |  Jul 07, 2025

The Somali state collapsed as a cohesive national entity in 1991. The military government that had been in power since 1969 was overthrown by armed op...

World Bank urges Somalia to strengthen revenue efforts to support economic stability
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 30, 2025

Somalia's domestic revenue, which comes second as the country's source of resources, has over the years remained low, with the World Bank now urging r...

Somali Government terminates MGS Soft's tax collection deal
Amina Wako  |  Jun 16, 2025

Finance Minister Bihi Iman, in a letter to the company, said that the termination came as a result of documented violations and ethical misconduct.

Somalia PM Hamza Barre launches five-year National Transformation Plan
Hassan Mohamed  |  Mar 19, 2025

Prime Minister Hamza said the National Transformation Plan seeks to strengthen and capacitate various government agencies and Ministries to better ser...

Egypt and Somalia sign strategic partnership agreement
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Jan 23, 2025

The meeting, held in Cairo, marked a pivotal step in strengthening cooperation between the two nations across a range of areas, including trade, cultu...

Somalia secures agreement to settle $36 million debt with OPEC Fund
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 27, 2024

The Saudi Finance Minister highlighted the Kingdom's efforts to boost non-oil revenues and diversify its economy as part of Saudi Vision 2030 through...

Journalist’s memoir reveals story of Somalia’s resilience
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 24, 2024

Mogadishu has been undergoing an economic renaissance few would have imagined five years ago.

Somalia, Ethiopia to have stronger GDP growth this year - World Bank
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2024

Somalia's gross domestic product growth pace has been set at 3.7 per cent, compared to 3.1 per cent last year, while Ethiopia's was 7.0 per cent, 0.2...

Somalia assures commitment to stability, economic growth as G7 praises key progress
Hanifa Adan  |  Apr 20, 2024

The G7 commended Somalia on its progress in the institutional, macroeconomic and security sectors.

Livestock insurance offers hope to drought-hit Somalia pastoralists
Agency  |  Feb 21, 2024

The Horn of Africa nation is only just beginning to emerge from the worst drought in four decades that left millions of people hungry across East Afri...

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