MOGADISHU, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) — A new website has been launched by the Somali government to promote and inform about its policies to the public and the world.
The site of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) of Somalia, www.tfgsomalia.com, represents the only media for the beleaguered government to propagate itself to its people and its partners around the world.
The site, slick and glossy as it is, still remains under construction with much of its links not yet operational. But Minister of information Farhan Mohamoud promises the site will soon improve.
The website “is still under constant improvement in terms of contents, context and design”, said the minister in an email sent to the media.
The Somali government, which has been beset by persistent deadly insurgency since its establishment, does not have radio or television station or newspapers to compete with the dozen independent radio and televisions stations as well as newspapers in Mogadishu.
The opposition groups have their own sites where they propagate attacks on the Somali government forces and African Union peacekeepers as well as their ideology.
The official government site, available both in Somali and English, has sections about the president, the prime minister, the parliament as well as latest news.
There are also links to the various government ministries along with a section on official government documents, such as the Transitional Federal Charter of the current government.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Editor: Xiong Tong
