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U.S. Embassy in Somalia
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United States Awards $2 Million to United Nations Support Office in Somalia Trust Fund

The award will finance transport and in-theater medical evacuation for Somali Security Forces in line with the UNSOS mandate

The U.S. Department of State has awarded $2 million to the UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) Trust Fund to bolster the fight against al Shabaab. UNSOS supports Somali Security Forces and the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) in their joint operations against al-Shabaab. The award will finance…

U.S. Embassy in Somalia
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United States (US) Sanctions Al Shabaab Financiers and Arms Traffickers

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed the sanctions on more than a dozen individuals from Somalia and Yemen who are involved in al-Shabab’s financing operations

The US Treasury Department sanctioned a group of high-ranking members of the Somalia-based al-Shabab militant group, who act as key middlemen between the group and local companies in Somalia. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed the sanctions on more than a dozen individuals from Somalia and Yemen who are…

U.S. Embassy in Somalia
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United States Donates Training Center to Strengthen Somalia’s Maritime Security

The United States has provided more than $3 million to support Somali-led maritime capacity building programs that develop the capacity of security and justice partners in Somalia

United States Ambassador to Somalia Larry André joined Minister of Internal Security Mohamed Ahmed Sheikh Ali and Somali Police Commissioner Major General Abdi Hassan Mohamed Hijaar on Wednesday, October 5, to open the newly constructed Maritime Training Center in Mogadishu. “Somalia has the longest coastline in continental Africa and rich…

U.S. Embassy in Somalia
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Arrival of U.S. Ambassador to Somalia Larry E. André, Jr.

Ambassador André is enthusiastic to begin work in Somalia

The U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu is pleased to announce the arrival of Ambassador Larry E. André, Jr.  Ambassador André is a career diplomat with extensive experience on the African continent, including two previous ambassadorships in Djibouti and Mauritania.  He is keen to present his credentials to the Federal Government of…

U.S. Embassy in Somalia
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The U.S. Government and Federal Government of Somalia announce a New Effort to Promote Youth Workforce Development

This new effort will be implemented through the existing USAID-funded Growth, Enterprise, Employment and Livelihoods Program (GEEL)

On January 27, 2020, during the Somalia Youth Investment Expo, U.S. Ambassador Donald Y. Yamamoto joined H.E. Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire announced a new joint effort to support young entrepreneurs and innovators to contribute to Somalia’s stability and prosperity through employment, skills development, and entrepreneurship. This new effort will…