Mohammed Omer Mulla

Puntland's incumbent president: Abdiwali Mohamed Ali Gaas Abdiweli Mohamed Ali Gaas, the incumbent President of Puntland state of Somalia, announced within this month, that he would run again for Presidential election. Abdiweli made his announcement in a ceremony held in Garowe ,where more dignitaries including traditional leaders and his government officials also attended. In the ceremony, he delivered a long speech he focused on his performances during the five-year office. More than 20 candidates including ex-officials and neophytes are opposing the incumbent president. Puntland presidential election will take place on January 8, 2019, as planned.  He remarked, that during his 5 years term made a tremendous achievements on areas include, infrastructures, and sustaining peace and stability, and nurturing Somalia's Federalism model. While his opponents, include local Puntland argue that he failed his promises in delivering One-man-one-vote elections, securing the b

The country with mainland Africa’s longest coastline is inviting China to its shores. Somalia  granted fishing licenses  to 31 Chinese vessels to exploit tuna and tuna-like species off its coast in a bid to tap the sector for economic growth. The vessels are associated with the China Overseas Fisheries Association, a distant-water trawling group created in 2012  to promote  the East Asian giant’s competitive fishing edge abroad.  Starting this month, ships will be allowed to operate for a one-year period in Somali waters, with the agreement  stipulating an automatic renewal  for an additional year. Foreign fishing vessels will also not be permitted to operate between 24 nautical miles (44 kilometers) to the seaward side of the Somali baseline and the Somali baseline in order to protect small-scale fishing operations. Upon entering or leaving Somalia’s Exclusive Economic Zone, the boats will also have to declare their positions, besides the weight of catch on board by species. The