Abdullahi Salad, transport minister in the northern region of Galmudug, told Reuters the two aid workers were taken in the southern part of Galkayo on Tuesday afternoon.
Abshir Diini Awale, minister of the interior and national security in Galmudug, told Reuters one was American and one was Danish. He said both worked for DDG.
He said the aid workers were seized shortly after arriving at Galkayo airport.
“We don’t know who kidnapped them but we have alerted our security forces to track down the hostages,” he said.
Somali gunmen kidnapped two Spanish aid workers from the Dadaab refugee camp in northern Kenya earlier this month.