Nairobi: Somalia and Japan signed a landmark agreement in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, today to exempt Somalia from over USD 100 million in debt. The agreement was signed by Somalia’s Minister of Finance, Bihi Iman Ageh, and Deputy Head of Mission at the Japanese Embassy in Kenya, Ogihara Hiroshi. The Somali Finance Minister emphasized that...
Visiting Somali president holds talks with German chancellor in Berlin on deportation of migrants Mohamed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia Somalia on Wednesday urged Germany against the “forced” deportation of Somalis. Visiting Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Wednesday to discuss cooperation on the deportation of migrants from the...
Ethiopia’s army is arbitrarily jailing thousands of civilians in makeshift detention camps in the Amhara region, scene of an armed insurrection against the federal government, Amnesty International warned Wednesday. Since April 2023 the federal government has been locked in conflict with the Fano, a long-standing “self-defence” militia for the Amhara ethnic group, Ethiopia’s second largest....
Millions of Somalis are on the brink of starvation as hunger across Somalia intensifies. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) report warns that 4.4 million people could face acute food insecurity by the end of the year if no action is taken. The humanitarian crisis is driven by a convergence of extreme climate-induced weather events,...
‘The heinous attack will not deter us and the Somali Security Forces from pursuing lasting peace and security in Somalia,’ AU envoy to Somalia says Mohamed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia Two soldiers from the African Union peacekeeping mission were killed and another was injured following a mortar attack inside the perimeter of Mogadishu’s international airport. The...
SAMUEL GETACHEW ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — As the price of fuel soared in Ethiopia earlier this year, Awgachew Seleshi decided to buy an electric car. That aligned with the government’s new efforts to phase out gas-powered vehicles. But months later, he’s questioning whether it was the right decision. He faces a range of issues, from...
By Don Jacobson (UPI) — A Somaliland company that manufactures frankincense, an aromatic resin that the wise men gifted to Jesus in the Bible story of his birth, will see its products confiscated at U.S. ports under sanctions issued Friday. U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel at all U.S. ports of entry will now detain frankincense and frankincense-based products...
‘Trump will never be my president,’ says Abdullah Hammoud, announcing that he refused to sit down with former president as he visits Dearborn Rabia Iclal Turan WASHINGTON, Dearborn Mayor Abdullah Hammoud publicly rejected an invitation to meet with former President Donald Trump during his recent campaign visit to Dearborn, Michigan, calling out Trump’s “Muslim...
By Abdullahi Hussein Mogadishu, SONNA – H.E. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud welcomed CIA Director William J. Burns for a high-level discussion aimed at bolstering the enduring strategic partnership between Somalia and the United States. The meeting, held in Mogadishu, covered a range of mutually beneficial topics, including support for the Somali Federal Government in countering...
The Abandon Harris movement, which started in Minnesota, is encouraging Muslims to cast a protest vote. By Maya Rao As Friday prayers ended and hundreds of men filed out of the mosque at Karmel Mall, Mustafa Aweys handed out flyers urging them to vote for a third party in the presidential race. “Hey, how you...