Somalia’s government says it has killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of the armed group al-Shabab, in an operation with international partners. The country’s information ministry said in a statement late on Sunday that the operation that killed Nadir … Continued
Abdi Dahir Two suicide bombs have hit the central Somali town of Beledweyne, causing an unspecified number of casualties, state TV has reported. Governor Ali Jeyte is quoted as confirming the attacks. It added that there are “unspecified casualties” and … Continued
Hanna Temuari Tigrayan forces say they have withdrawn from territories in Ethiopia’s Amhara region that they had occupied for more than a month amid the ongoing civil war in the north of Ethiopia. In a statement read on regional TV, … Continued
Abdiqani Hassan BOSASO, Somalia,(Reuters) – Somalia’s government said late on Sunday that it had killed Abdullahi Nadir, one of the co-founders of Islamist militant group al Shabaab, in an operation with international partners. Somali security forces have touted gains made in recent … Continued
Maryan Abdisamad Muse, 14, has been supporting her family of nine people living in an IDP camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu’s Kahda district on the small amount she earns shining shoes. This determined teenager walks nine kilometres every day … Continued
By Aimee Lewis With six miles left, Yalemzerf Yehualaw’s race seemed to have been ruined after the Ethiopian was left sprawled on the road after stumbling over a speed bump. The incident caused her to lose time over her rivals and … Continued
KYIV, (Reuters) – A fifth vessel chartered by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), NEW ISLAND, has arrived at Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Chornomorsk and will deliver Ukrainian wheat to Somalia, Ukraine’s infrastructure ministry said on Sunday. Ukraine … Continued
The Confederation of African Football is to re-open bidding for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations after stripping Guinea of the right to host the competition, with Morocco among the nations set to apply. Caf president Patrice Motsepe was in … Continued
Addis Abeba – The European Union (EU) said it was “alarmed at the deterioration of the humanitarian operating environment” in Tigray, Amhara and Afar regional states since the resumption of militarized hostilities in 24August. The EU also said the fighting has … Continued
Ankara’s move to increase its foothold in the Horn of Africa seen as ‘significant’ in Mogadishu’s fight against insurgent group By Bashir Mohamed Caato The much-coveted Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drone has joined Somalia’s offensive against the insurgent group al-Shabab, in an escalation seen by Somali … Continued
By Abdiqani Hassani BOSASO, Somalia,(Reuters) – Lawmakers in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland have extended President Muse Bihi Abdi’s current term of office by two years ahead of its expiry in November, the senate chairman said on Saturday. The region’s electoral … Continued
Addis Abeba – In a joint communique issued at the end of a two-day official visit by Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Ethiopia and Somalia called upon the UN Security Council (UNSC) “to consider the request of the Federal Governments of … Continued
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