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President Isaias and President Hassan Sheikh further agreed that Eritrea and Somalia would work in concert to foster peace, stability, cooperation, and regional economic integration in the Horn of Africa.

He said he will also work on how to get women and young men involved in peace-building and peace mediation in the region.

Located in an area of 80,000 square meters (over 861,000 square feet), Türkiye's largest embassy building in the world is located in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Erdogan said, adding that his country is proud of it.  

He said what they have seen in the drought and the famine-like situation in Somalia is that there is always a “disease between hunger and death and between malnutrition and diseases.”

The UN General Assembly proclaimed June 19 of each year as the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict in 2015.

Russia’s war on Ukraine is further deepening a dire food crisis in the Horn of Africa, as already elevated food, fuel, and fertilizer prices soar even higher and shortages worsen.

They said some 7.1 million Somalis or nearly half the population face acute levels of food insecurity, meaning they will be barely able to get the minimum calories they need and might have to sell assets to survive.

The city has been relatively calm since the presidential election on May 15 with no security incidents reported. The security experts say whenever Al-Shabaab remains silent, it is orchestrating an attack.

Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of Defense Forces said the early morning sting operation was conducted near War-Ise village in the Middle Shabelle region where the troops confiscated al-Shabab's military trucks and equipment.

He expressed the Arab League's support for Somalia in combating all challenges, especially the threat posed by terrorist groups.

He underlined the vital need to scale-up air support with transport and attack helicopters, as well as adequate offensive weapons, for both ATMIS and the Somali security forces. 

The police on Saturday imposed a curfew starting in the evening ahead of the elections which will be contested by 39 presidential candidates.