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Guriga Oranje members meet with Vice President of Galmudug State of Somalia

Mohamed Bashir Osman, Chairman of Guriga Oranje and members of the board along with some of the community members have organized a welcome meeting for fellow countryman Ali Dahir Eid, newly elected Vice President of Galmudug State of Somalia in Mogadishu. Meeting was discussed on how the Dutch-Somali diaspora can contribute to the development of Galmudug.

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  • August 27, 2020

Dutch-Somali Owned Companies Present the Kickstart of World Bank Off-Grid Solar Grant

Mohamed Bashir Osman, Chairman of Guriga Oranje part take the launching of Somalia Off-Grid Solar Grant Facility — a project of International Bank of Somalia and the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources, financed by the World Bank. Abdirizak Warsame, Vice Chairman of IBS Bank, opened the project and invited energy companies to participate the grant. Sharmarke Abdulkadir, founder of …

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  • August 10, 2020

Dutch-Somali elected as Vice President of Galmudug State

The Dutch-Somali Community in Somalia have offered their congratulation to Ali Dahir Eid, who has been elected elected as the Vice President of Galmudug State of Somalia in Dusma Reeb, Somalia. Ali is a member of Guriga Oranje and a diaspora returnee from Delft, Netherlands. He is the second Dutch-Somali elected for the same position. His successor Mohamed Hashi Abdi …

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  • February 22, 2020

Guriga Oranje Chairman part takes Netherlands Partner Day in Nairobi

he Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Kenya has organized the annual partner day. The two days consultations were participated by current and possibly future partners (development organizations) of the embassy to brainstorm on the Netherlands development cooperation program for Somalia. This year’s forum was presented a report on the Socio-economic Consequences of Climate Change in Somalia. The …

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  • February 19, 2020

Orange House Somalia community meets with the Netherlands Deputy Ambassador to Somalia

he Dutch Community in Somalia have met with the Netherlands Deputy Ambassador to Somalia, Roloef Haveman, and a Senior Policy Officer for Somalia Elin Hilwig. The meeting was organized by the Orange House Somalia. A good number of prominent influential Dutch-Somalis  have attended the meeting and presented their business and programs in Somalia.  The meeting focused on different topics with …

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  • December 5, 2019

A GO member visits Amsterdam International Water Week

Guriga Oranje business member visited the Amsterdam International Water Week and Aquatech Trade Exhibition for Wastewater & Drinking at RAI convention center in Amsterdam. Abdulkadir Hassan, CEO of Mogadishu Water Supply and co-founder of Blue-Sky Energy have participated the annual Amsterdam International Water Week, and Aquatech Trade Exhibition for Wastewater & Drinking, world’s leading water trade show for process, drinking and wastewater. With over …

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  • November 5, 2019

Guriga Oranje establishes an office in Mogadishu

The Dutch Community in Somalia have established an office in Mogadishu, Somalia. This office will serve for the members of Guriga Oranje and will enhance build bridges between Somalia and the Netherlands. The office was opened today by Mohamed Bashir Osman, Chairman of Guriga Oranje along with board members and some of the community members. A great step taken towards …

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  • July 25, 2019

Guriga Oranje Chairman visits IOM Netherlands’ headquarter

Mohamed Bashir Osman, Chairman of Guriga Oranje have paid a courtesy visit at the headquarter of International Organization for Migration in the Hague, Netherlands.  He was welcomed by Adri Zagers, Head of Migration and Development and Zia Gulam, CD4D Programme coordinator. The meeting follows a previous meeting in Mogadishu, March 2019.  IOM Netherlands is planning to start soon implementation of …

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  • June 14, 2019

Guriga Oranje meets with a Dutch firm to assist Somali Businesses

Mohamed Bashir Osman, Chairman of Guriga Oranje met with founders of DIBCoop, a Dutch International Business Development consultancy firm based in Wageningen, the Netherlands. The meeting highlighted the opportunities for firms like DIBCoop in Somalia that already has ongoing projects. Mr. Osman has underlined businesses in Somalia face lack of a bankable business plan, something that DIBCoop can assist and …

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  • June 12, 2019

Netherlands recognizes Somalia’s diplomatic and service passports

The Kingdom of the Netherlands have recognized officially the diplomatic and service passports of the Federal Republic of Somalia. Roloef Haveman, Deputy Ambassador for Somalia have confirmed for us that the Dutch authorities have granted permission for travel to the Netherlands for diplomatic and service passports from the Federal Republic of Somalia.  This news has been welcomed by the Somali …

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