Somalia's New ambassador to South Africa Pledges Focus on Diaspora

PRETORIA, 14 Nov. 2026 Somalia's new ambassador to South Africa, Aden Ishaq Ali, presented his credentials to President Cyril Ramaphosa at a ceremony at the presidency in Pretoria on Friday. Ali said he would give particular priority to the situation of Somali nationals living in South Africa and to improving the services they receive from the embassy. He said he would work to strengthen diplomatic relations and develop cooperation between the two countries in their shared interests. Ali takes up the post after the embassy was run for a period by charge d'affaires Ismail Abdalla Somane. His predecessor as ambassador was Mohamed Sheikh Ishaq. Somalia and South Africa cooperate in education and military affairs. Diplomatic relations were strengthened in 2013, when Somalia opened an embassy in Pretoria and appointed an ambassador. South Africa is home to a large Somali community, many of whom run small businesses and have been targeted in xenophobic attacks in recent years.

Somalia's New ambassador to South Africa Pledges Focus on Diaspora

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