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Since the appointing of Waaberi district commissioner, Ahmed Mumin Mohamed spoke out for the first time about the district’s going and what his administration aims to tackle. He promised that his administration will support the rights of civilians living in Waaberi.

“Recently, the rain season in Mogadishu has started and therefore we are taking this opportunity to open the roads in the district.” Said Mr. Mohamed

President of Somalia's federal state of Puntland Abdiweli Mohamed Ali met with a ministerial delegation from the Somaliland region in Addis Ababa on the sidelines of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, Somalia's RBC Radio reported Wednesday (April 30th).

The meeting comes amid heightened tensions between the two regions over border disputes

Cabinet approves Central Bank Governor and his deputy and discusses the establishment of regional administrations

Mogadishu, April 24, 2014 – The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia His Excellency Abdiweli Sheikh Ahmed chaired the Somali Cabinet’s regular session today, during which cabinet members discussed the approval of the Governor of the Central Bank and his deputy. Members also discussed the formation of administrations in the country’s regions and districts.

In an official handover ceremony held today in Mogadishu, Deqo Abdikadir Ahmed, former district commissioner of Warta Nabada was replaced with Yasin Nur Isse.

The ceremony was attended by officials from the Benadir regional administration and other representatives from the Somali Federal Government.

Before Deqo Ahmed handed over the title as district commissioner to Yasin Isse, she reminded the guests of all the development projects she implemented in Warta Nabada as commissioner and requested Yasin Isse to continue what she started.

The Somali parliament held a special session Tuesday (April 22nd) to discuss the safety of lawmakers following the assassination of two of their colleagues in 24 hours.

Revising the provisional constitution, forming regional administrations, and establishing democracy across Somalia form the core priorities of the current government, according to Somali Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs Farah Sheikh Abdulkadir Mohamed.

According to our correspondent Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali Hajji, a car bomb blasted this morning in Mogadishu’s Hamarweyne district.

The bomb said to be an IED, was tied to the car of Members of Parliament and unexpectedly blasted as they were driving by Hamarweyne, a district only minutes away from the presidential palace.

The explosion instantly killed Isaak Mohamed Riino, a Member of Parliament whereby four others were seriously wounded.

After a closed session on Sunday (April 20th) attended by the speaker of the Somali parliament, his two deputies, the 15 parliamentary committee chairs and ministry officials, lawmakers said they were still unsatisfied with Ministry of Finance's budgetary accounting.

The details about last year's expenditures remain "unclear" and other requested changes to this year's budget were not included, Defence Committee Chairman Hussein Arab Isse told Sabahi after the meeting.

Lawmakers gave the ministry another week to provide the necessary information, he said.

Mohamed Weli Ugaas Hussein, and elder representing Bal’ad in Middle Shabele, featured in an exclusive interview with Radio Shabelle in Mogadishu and called upon the Somali Federal Government to appoint a new district administration for Bal’ad.

The elder strained the importance and significance of having a stable, functioning administration to deal with the needs of all the citizens living in Bal’ad.