By MANASE OTSIALO If you have ever tasted very sweet watermelons in the market, chances are that they may have come from Mandera. The area produces some of the sweetest watermelons in the market, thanks to a good warm weather … Continued
This comes as the US on Tuesday backed Kenya’s push to have the matter solved through political negotiations rather than through the court By Claire Munde Somalia has rejected the Commission of the African Union invitation to a briefing on … Continued
By Ismail Warsame The Strategic Plan of the N&N leaders of the SOMALIA’S Federal Government on General Election 2020 is not worth the thought spent on those illusionary and hallucinating efforts on it on the part of President Mohamed Abdullahi … Continued
Juba, (SSNA) — South Sudanese government officials have and are still bribing former and current Gambella regional government officials to get their messages implemented or get special treatment from the regional government, a high-ranking South Sudan’s government official who agreed to … Continued
Eliud Kibii Djibouti has in a surprise move, reversed its decision to back Kenya’s endorsement by the African Union as the single candidate for the UN Security Council non-permanent seat. Through a tweet, Djibouti Permanent Representative to the UN and … Continued
CONIFA and the Somaliland FA are sorry to announce that the CONIFA Sportsbet.io World Football Cup 2020 will no longer take place in Somaliland. This is due to logistical and technical issues that could not be resolved by the parties … Continued
By Felix Todd Despite boosting the country’s energy output by 85%, Ethiopia’s Gibe III dam has left an indelibly negative mark on the thousands of indigenous people living along the Omo River Set against the monolithic backdrop of Africa’s largest … Continued
Abdi Sheikh MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s president announced on Thursday a major shake-up of the country’s security chiefs as well as a replacement for the mayor of Mogadishu after Abdirahman Omar Osman died of his wounds following a suicide bomb … Continued
Abdiqani Hassan GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) – The president of Somalia’s southern Jubbaland state, a region still partly held by al Shabaab, won a fresh term in office on Thursday, the parliamentary speaker said, amid heightened strains between the federal government … Continued
Despite “encouraging” developments, insecurity across Somalia remains a serious concern, James Swan, head of the UN Mission in Somalia (UNSOM), warned the Security Council, in his first briefing to the world body since taking office. Mr. Swan noted the effectiveness … Continued
By Eliud Kibii Kenya has won the second round of voting at the African Union, effectively getting the UN Security Council endorsement. Kenya garnered 37 votes against Djibouti’s 13 in a vote taken in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A committee of envoys … Continued
LAMPEDUSA (Reuters) – Nearly one hundred migrants who had been stranded on the Open Arms rescue ship off the coast of Lampedusa disembarked on the Italian island on Tuesday night, ending a prolonged stand-off between the Spanish charity operating the … Continued
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