By: Spahic Omer Life on earth is a constant confrontation between truth and falsehood. If the notion of a level playing field is applied, there will always be only one winner: truth. This is because truth, to succeed, only needs to be asserted and brought to light in its full strength. When this happens, no form...
There were voices that proposed a confederation government arrangement Toronto – The National Dialogue Commission on Sunday gathered agenda in the Somali region of Ethiopia, according to a report by BBC Amharic. Government structure, constitutional amendment, flag. Official language and interpretation of Ethiopia’s history are among issues that were raised during the session. Agenda items related to boundary...
By Ashenafi Endale Mogadishu is adamant that only the Somali government should decide who will be contributing troops in the AU-led peacekeeping mission slated to begin in January 2025. In a statement released this week the Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated its intentions to exclude Ethiopia from involvement in the upcoming African Union Support...
By Okumu Modachi Two of the three Eastleigh family members were brutally tortured while the other was suffocated before their bodies were dumped in different locations, an autopsy has revealed. Government Pathologist Johansen Oduor who led the autopsy exercise at Nairobi City Funeral Home said that Waris Daud and her niece Amina Abdirashid faced severe torture that...
Rukia Bulle BBC News Komla Dumor Award winner Outrage has erupted on social media after Somalia’s Family Minister Gen Bashir Mohamed Jama shared photos on X of himself and another male delegate representing Somalia at a UN meeting about women’s issues. “It is tone-deaf for the Somali government to have men on the frontline, representing...
Jonathan Beale & Thomas Mackintosh The UK has said it is willing to provide intelligence gathered from surveillance flights over Gaza to the International Criminal Court (ICC) if requested. The ICC is already carrying out an investigation into alleged war crimes committed by both Hamas and Israel. The Royal Air Force (RAF) has flown hundreds...
Türkiye’s seismic research vessel Oruç Reis has arrived off the coast of Somalia as it prepares to begin searching for oil and natural gas, a senior official announced on Friday, after the countries agreed on energy cooperation. “Oruc Reis has reached its mission location after its journey across continents,” Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan...
(ERGO) – Nasteho Mohamud Hashi, a single mother, has been struggling to provide for her nine children after aid she was receiving from the World Food Programme stopped in June. The $85 monthly WFP aid that Nasteho was receiving in Hilac IDP camp in Dusamareb, in central Somalia’s Galmudug state, was critical for her family’s...
By PCS Kenya and Somalia have welcomed the establishment of the new African Union Support and Stabilisation Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). President William Ruto and his Somali counterpart Hassan Sheikh said the mission would build on the achievements of its predecessor, the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia. The leaders emphasised the need for a...
Addis Abeba -The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced the suspension of eleven political parties, citing non-compliance with audits, financial support for female members, and general assembly procedures. In a letter dated 22 October, 2024, to the Ethiopian Political Parties Joint Council, NEBE indicated that the suspended organizations include the Gedeo People’s Democratic Organization, Harari...