ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s air force has carried out air strikes against al-Shabab militants in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle Region, Ethiopia’s state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported on Friday. The air strikes came after the signing of a security pact between Somalia and Ethiopia last month. “No air strikes can take place in Somalia without the...
By Mohamed A Yasin Somalia’s government appears to be caught in an alternate reality, where the security situation is “better than ever,” despite international airlines canceling flights, Western embassies sounding alarm bells, and Al-Shabaab gleefully proving them all right. While EgyptAir, Qatar Airways, and Turkish Airlines scramble to avoid an impending disaster, President Hassan Sheikh...
CAIRO (AP) — At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, the U.N.’s migration agency said on Friday. Two vessels capsized off Yemen late Thursday, said Tamim Eleian, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, or IOM. Two crewmembers were rescued,...
By Wilo Abdulle Osman What Stands Between Somalis are the root causes of the national problem – The Root factors of Somalia’s Challenges and the Path to Unity. Somalia, a country with immense potential and a proud cultural heritage, has long been mired in a cycle of challenges that obstruct its path toward peace, stability,...
(ERGO) – Buuxo Maxamed Muuse waa 50 jir leh mehrad lagu gado kalluunka iyo doon kalluumeysi oo loogu shaqeeyo. Waxay heshaa dhaqaale ay ku maareyso nolol maalmeedka reerka iyo mid ay keydsato. Noloshan waxaa u horseeday agab kalluumeysi oo lagu taageeray bishii December ee sanadkii hore. Mehradda oo ay ku gaddo kalluun bisil iyo mid ceyriin...
(ERGO) – Thousands of displaced families in Washaqo in southern Somalia’s Bakool region are struggling to afford food, education, and care for their children because the cash aid they relied on has stopped. Abdiwahab Hassan Mohamed is finding it increasingly difficult to support his four wives and 16 children. He now relies on begging in the...
ITEN, Kenya (AP) — As dawn breaks over the sleepy town of Iten, its dusty tracks come alive with packs of runners keeping rhythm, often followed by cheerful children headed to school. Some of the athletes are elite Kenyans. Others travel from farther afield. All are here because this unassuming little town lies at about...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State Department said Wednesday that its...
By Muhumed Haji Kaahin, a senior Prosperity Party memberof the Somalia Region The Somali region, one of Ethiopia’s most resource-rich yet historically marginalized territories, has long been subjected to political manipulation and economic exploitation. Successive governments, from the days of the TPLF-controlled EPRDF to the current Prosperity Party, have treated the region as a...
By Abdiqani Haji Abdi There’s an old Somali saying: “If you see your neighbor being shaved, wet your beard.” Puntland saw the razor coming and ran. Jubaland followed suit. And now, South West State has taken one long look at Mogadishu’s failing leadership, sighed deeply, and said, “We’re out.” If Villa Somalia is a sinking...