Moagadishu's budgetary headache in face of dual threat of al-Shabaab and drought
With drought hitting the country hard, Somalia is facing a major contraction of its revenues. But its security requirements have not diminished.
Cash-strapped PM cuts salaries of ministers, civil servants
Late last month Somali Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre requested ministers pay be temporarily cut by 20 percent and civil servants' pay by 5%. [...] (127 words)
Published on 02/11/2022 at 05:00 GMT
