Tuesday October 9, 2018
Mogadishu (HOL) - Germany has announced that it will spend $100 million USD in Somalia
to bolster policing programs in the horn of Africa country, German
ambassador to Somalia has announced.
Speaking at a ceremony to
mark the Day of German Unity held at the EU headquarters in Mogadishu,
ambassador Annette Gunther hailed Somali government's reform in the
economic and security scheme.
"We going to strengthen our
diplomatic ties and presence here, the government of Germany will
provide $100 million to the Somali government, " she said.
The
remarks of the ambassador come barely hours after the two countries
signed two deals aiming at strengthening the strategic partnership
between Somalia and Germany to move forward on effective national
development programs.Germany is a strategic ally of Somalia and
one of the major international donors in the development and
stabilization of the horn of Africa nation.