Somali News Agency (SONNA) is 59 years old today.
SONNA celebrated its 59th anniversary on Thursday, January 5.
Daud Aweis, the federal Minister of Information, Culture, and Tourism, led the government in congratulating the organization.
Ismael Mukhtaar Omar, the SONNA Director, also joined Aweis in extending congratulatory messages to the agency.
An event to commemorate this special occasion was held at SONNA’s main headquarters.
The agency’s headquarters are at the offices of the information ministry in Mogadishu.
SONNA has been in existence since January 5, 1964. It is the oldest media house in Somalia after Radio Mogadishu.