Hamza Abdi Barre is the first sitting prime minister of Somalia to visit the state. A packed ballroom in Bloomington gave him a warm welcome late Sunday night. “It’s amazing.

Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre addresses the United Nations Sustainable Development Forum, Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) ...

By Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia's president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister.

Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Wednesday received the African Union's newly appointed Special Representative to Somalia, Ambassador El Hadji Ibrahima Diene, for talks centered on the ...

Somalia citizens wishing to open a new bank account or update an old one must present a national digital ID issued by NIRA.

After a 34-year absence from the skies, the Government of Somalia has announced the revival of its national flag carrier ...

Somalia's central government collapsed as a state in 1991 after the ouster of Siad Barre. After the appointment of Hamza Abdi Barre, several stakeholders called and backed the decision with most ...

In a formal ceremony held today at the Prime Minister's Office, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre presided over the official handover of duties from the outgoing Second Deputy Prime Minister ...

Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre on Tuesday named a co-founder and spokesman of the Islamist al Shabaab as minister for religious affairs, a move that could either help strengthen the fight ...

Somali authorities have spent years working to restore the national stadium in Mogadishu, and on Dec. 29 Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre inaugurated the national soccer tournament.

MOGADISHU, June 15 (Reuters) - Somalia's president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. "I ask the parliament ...

MOGADISHU, June 15 (Reuters) - Somalia's president nominated on Wednesday Hamza Abdi Barre, a former chairman of the Jubbaland state election commission, as prime minister. "I ask the parliament ...