Today, I joined my Bazukulu Muslims at Kololo for dua prayers and also launched Salaam Bank, Uganda's first-ever licensed Islamic Banking institution.
My message was for them to engage in income generating activities to fight poverty and improve their livelihoods through the

Uganda
Uncle Bob

Good discussions with the Japan Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Amb. Shimizu Shinsuke. We explored opportunities to strengthen IGAD-Japan relations and delved into the peace and security situation in the region, placing specific focus on Sudan. Grateful for the Japan support

I had the privilege of attending a workshop on Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) organized by the African Union (STATAFRIC) in Cairo, Egypt, representing the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).

WATCH #IGAD launches cross border development facilitation office in Moyale
#IGAD inMoyale
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Description of Somalis by a prominent singer K'nan
- @UncleBobUganda

The House of People of #Somalia ’s Federal Parliament approves the Refugee and Asylum Seekers Bill, on Wednesday.

Some airports in Africa are mess!
Unneccessary number of porters
Lack of respect for diplomats
Unorganized systems.
It is time to redeem the image of Africa through improvement in immigration systems and airports that symbolize the entry to the continent.

If you can feed Stomach infrastructure and put your mental infrastructure to work - others will feed you and others will think for you - or you will flock to Russia asking for grain - idinkaay idiin taala.

Had the pleasure facilitating an exchange/Learning workshop on durable solutions for displacement affected communities between Somalia and South Sudan in Nairobi Kenya.
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Concentration at an important meeting in Djibouti

The optimistic Dream
The future is bright for Somalia.
Plz read this piece and let me know your interpretation of the dream.

#Beloved #Mogadishu : Words of a Warm Heart

From the plane's window, I behold
Mogadishu's white beaches, pure as gold.
I strain my eye, my camera in hand,
Afraid to miss this breathtaking strand.

No guilt or weakness shall cloud my view,
For nostalgia won't hinder what is true.

Qof Soomaali ah Hadii uu Koomo galo 1977 oo uu soo kaco 2023 waxaa qasab ah in uu waalan

🔹Labadii qaybood ee ugu muhiimsanaa midowgii Sovietka ee itoobiya gacanta siinaayay dagaalkii 77 uu dagaal xun u dhaxeeyo ( Ruushka iyo Yukrayn )

🔹Soomaaliya waxaa joogo ciidamo

It is very unfortunate to hear the death of 4 brothers between the ages 10-15 years after the house they lived collapse on Saturday 6th May.
Mohamed Sheikh Ahmed

Surreality of Khartoum. Totally empty streets. A homeless man sings alone amidst sounds of shelling and gun fighting. A stray dog comes along and sits besides him. He tries to comfort the dog by patting on him. #Sudan

Eid Mubarak to all Muslims celebrating across the world.

Somalia is not just a story of violence and state failure. Focus on our strengths - Pres Hassan Sheikh Mohamud writes in new op-ed

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#VillaRossaAttack update

Quote of the day:
Instead of belittling others, uplift them
Instead of demolishing, rebuild
Instead of misleading, light the way for others.