The Cornish charity ShelterBox is warning that around a million people left displaced in Somalia urgently need shelter. The international disaster relief charity has launched a fundraising appeal to raise £150,000 to build robust shelters that can better withstand weather extremes. The … Continued
By Abdulkadir Khalif; The East African Somalia has earned new money to help it upgrade its security services in what officials said will help combat its perennial problem of Al Shabaab. This week on Tuesday, the European Union (EU) said … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia– The effects of Somalia’s recent historic droughts combined with the impact of floods induced by El Nino have fueled outbreaks of diarrhea and cholera, killing at least 75 people since January, the World Health Organization said on Friday. … Continued
By Kalkidan Yibeltal Fighting over disputed land along borders of Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions has displaced close to 29,000 people, the United Nations says. Fighting began last week between forces from the two regions in Raya Alamata district, which … Continued
BY: MANSOOR AHMED Knowingly or unknowingly, we all sin and make mistakes. This is something from our nature as human beings that we will never be able to completely overcome. We all fall into that second look or say a white … Continued
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged Palestinians to unite amid Israel’s war in Gaza following hours-long talks with Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Istanbul on Saturday, his office said. Erdogan said Palestinian unity was “vital” following the talks at the … Continued
By Abraham Tekle Ethiopia remains steadfast in its commitment to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with Somaliland and the recent furor in Mogadishu over the deal is nothing more than a temporary setback, according to Abdulaziz Ahmed Adem (Amb.), … Continued
Türkiye hopes to conduct a deep-sea oil drilling operation off the Somali coast in 2025, the country’s energy minister said on Friday shortly after the two nations agreed to extend their cooperation by signing an oil and natural gas cooperation … Continued
Kampala Uganda, Somali authorities should drop all criminal investigations against the Somali Journalists Syndicate and desist from weaponizing the judicial system to obstruct the work of the media rights organization, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. Two commercial … Continued
By Charles Onyango-Obbo The sharp escalation of the hostilities between Iran and Israel could have major geopolitical consequences for Eastern Africa, which is already feeling the economic heat from disruptions caused in the Red Sea by Iran-allied Houthi rebels in … Continued
I. INTRODUCTION As the international community faces multiple crises we, the G7 Foreign Ministers of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, and the High Representative of the European Union, renew our commitment … Continued
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Eight years after 11 million leaked secret financial documents revealed how some of the world’s richest people hide their wealth, more than two dozen defendants are on trial in Panama for their alleged roles. The repercussions … Continued
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