UNITED NATIONS, (Xinhua) — A Chinese envoy on Thursday called on all Somali parties to keep up the momentum, strengthen dialogue and unity, and stay committed to resolving differences through dialogue. In remarks at the UN Security Council briefing on Somalia, Dai Bing, China’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations, noted that in recent...
Addis Abeba – Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced on Wednesday a major power outage impacting towns in eastern Ethiopia, the Ethio-Djibouti railway, and parts of Djibouti, caused by theft on the 230-kilovolt Kokaa-Hurso power transmission line. In a statement, Alemayehu Zeberga, Director of the Operations and Maintenance Directorate for the central two regions, stated that the damage...
The minister announced the deployment at a conference in the capital Ankara on Oct. 2. It follows a deal signed between Türkiye and Somalia for hydrocarbon exploration in three designated offshore blocks. Under the agreement finalized in July, Türkiye will hold exclusive rights to explore and produce hydrocarbons in the blocks, each covering around 5,000 square kilometers....
By Befekadu Disasa Lebanon is home to over 250,000 migrant domestic workers who come from African and Asian countries, most of them women, many of them from Ethiopia. Amid the intense clashes between Israel and militant group Hezbollah, highlighted by the Israeli airstrikes near Beirut that killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, some Ethiopians are calling for...
Mother of nine, Madino Ibrahim Hasan, a seasoned farmer with 23 years’ experience, is confronting the harsh realities of food shortage and homelessness for the first time, as severe drought hit their farm in southern Somalia’s Bay region. She has sought refuge at Buulo-keerow camp on the outskirts of Baidoa, where around 200 families including...
Wycliffe Muia At least 45 people have died and many others are missing after two migrant boats capsized off the coast of Djibouti, officials say. The boats left Yemen with 310 people on board before sinking in the Red Sea off the east African nation on Tuesday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said. “To...
(ERGO) – Since mid-June, Abdirahman Ibrahim Mohamed’s family of 10 has struggled to eat a meal once a day after he lost his construction job in Berbera, in Somaliland’s Sahil region, where he had been working for several years. He is one of hundreds of construction workers who have become unemployed as construction companies started hiring...
Anne Soy Members of parliament in Kenya have started the process of removing the country’s deputy president from office. Those who back the effort accuse Rigathi Gachagua of having a role in June’s anti-government demonstrations- which turned deadly – as well as an involvement in corruption, undermining government and promoting ethnically divisive politics. The deputy...
Addis Abeba – The Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), an armed group engaged in conflict with government forces in the Oromia region, has denied reports of an internal split following claims that the central zone command, led by Sagni Nagasa, has broken away from the group. Last week, Sagni told the media that his faction would no...
SALEH FAREED JEDDAH: A devastating fire ravaged large parts of Jeddah International Market, which at more than 50 years old is one of the oldest markets in the governorate. No casualties have been reported in the blaze at the famous market, which broke out at 6 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Civil Defense. More...