Jubaland, The African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has concluded Phase Three of its drawdown. The Burgavo Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Jubaland State is the last base to be transferred to the Somali National Armed Forces (SNAF). Located in Somalia’s southern coast, 530 kilometers from Mogadishu, the ATMIS Kenya Defence Forces (KDF)-controlled military...
Addis Abeba– Ethiopia announced that its efforts to “weaken al-Shabaab will continue in any way possible” to ensure the group does not pose a threat to national security and that “the victories achieved thus far are not reversed.” In a weekly briefing on 14 November, 2024, Ambassador Nebiat Getachew, spokesperson for the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighted...
By Mohamed Olad Hassan washington — Polls have closed across Somaliland after presidential elections, and it appears Wednesday’s voting across the breakaway region has gone smoothly. The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) said polls closed across the region at 6 p.m. local time. More than 1 million people were registered to vote across some 2,000 polling stations...
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia summoned Sudan’s ambassador on Wednesday to protest comments by Sudan’s acting foreign minister suggesting possible war with Ethiopia if disagreements over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) are not resolved. Acting Foreign Minister Ali Youssif said in a recent television interview that Sudan could side with Egypt if talks on the...
(ERGO) – Fadumo Hasan Mohamed, an entrepreneur in Mogadishu, is facing the collapse of her beauty salon that she opened in January and was once bustling with clients and employees. In October, she faced a turning point when her staff began to leave due to unpaid wages, and shortly afterwards her electricity was cut off because...
The UK Foreign Office and many other Western nations advise against all travel to Mogadishu, Somalia’s capital city, due to the threat of terrorist attacks and kidnappings By Harry Thompson Senior News Reporter & Kris Boratyn Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia and one of Africa’s largest coastal cities, is now considered too perilous for tourists to visit....
Will Ross Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered what he called “total support” for Africa, including in the struggle against terrorism and extremism. The speech was read out at a summit in the Black Sea resort of Sochi by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to his African counterparts. Several African governments have cut ties with...
Somalia insisted Saturday that Ethiopia will not be part of a new African Union peacekeeping mission, as the two nations remain locked in a dispute that has sent shivers through the Horn of Africa. African Union troops have been engaged in the fight against Al-Shabaab jihadists in Somalia since 2007, with the aim of eventually...
By Abdushakur Aboud MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA — Huldah Momanyi Hiltsley made history November 5 by becoming the first Kenyan-born immigrant elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives. She describes her victory as a testament to resilience, determination and the realization of the American dream. Standing in the State Capitol for the first time on the morning of her...
Kaohsiung, (CNA) A court in Kaohsiung on Thursday upheld the conviction of a Chinese man and increased his prison sentence, on charges of killing four people at sea in 2012 when he was captain of a Taiwanese fishing boat. In the fourth appeal of the case, Wang Fengyu (汪峰裕) was sentenced to 26 years in...