ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) — Ethiopia’s air force has carried out air strikes against al-Shabab militants in Somalia’s Middle Shabelle Region, Ethiopia’s state-affiliated Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported on Friday. The air strikes came after the signing of a security pact between Somalia and Ethiopia last month. “No air strikes can take place in Somalia without the...
CAIRO (AP) — At least two people have died and 186 others are missing after four boats carrying migrants from Africa capsized overnight in waters off Yemen and Djibouti, the U.N.’s migration agency said on Friday. Two vessels capsized off Yemen late Thursday, said Tamim Eleian, a spokesperson for the International Organization for Migration, or IOM. Two crewmembers were rescued,...
(ERGO) – Thousands of displaced families in Washaqo in southern Somalia’s Bakool region are struggling to afford food, education, and care for their children because the cash aid they relied on has stopped. Abdiwahab Hassan Mohamed is finding it increasingly difficult to support his four wives and 16 children. He now relies on begging in the...
ITEN, Kenya (AP) — As dawn breaks over the sleepy town of Iten, its dusty tracks come alive with packs of runners keeping rhythm, often followed by cheerful children headed to school. Some of the athletes are elite Kenyans. Others travel from farther afield. All are here because this unassuming little town lies at about...
NEW DELHI (AP) — The U.S. government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality and improve public health. In response to an inquiry from The Associated Press, the State Department said Wednesday that its...
LONDON — The U.S. embassy in Somalia has warned Americans that they are tracking “credible information” regarding potentially imminent terror attacks “against multiple locations in Somalia including Mogadishu’s Aden Adde International Airport,” officials said. The U.S. embassy in Somalia’s capital city of Mogadishu said that all movements of embassy personnel have been canceled until further notice...
Bosaso (WDN)- Puntland’s war against ISIL has shifted into high gear, progressing at a speed not seen before in Somalia—without a shred of support from the Federal Government. While Mogadishu remains preoccupied with political maneuvering, focusing on suppressing journalists and consolidating power, Puntland has been busy doing what governments are actually supposed to do: securing...
GENEVA (Reuters) – One million more people in Somalia could face crisis levels of hunger in coming months due to a forecast drought during the next crop cycle, the World Food Programme said on Tuesday. The number could rise even further because of funding cuts, Jean-Martin Bauer, director of the WFP’s Food Security and Nutrition...
By The Maritime Executive Ethiopia and Somalia are on a path for renewed cooperation after the two sides agreed to end the Somaliland port dispute. Last week, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured Mogadishu and held talks with Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Top on the agenda of the meeting was Horn of Africa security as...
Jowhar (WDN)-The Chairman of the First Instance Court of the Armed Forces, Hassan Ali Nur (Shuute), addressed Somali National Army (SNA) troops on the frontlines, warning against desertion and urging them to intensify their fight against Al-Shabaab. Shuute revealed that a platoon commander and several soldiers who abandoned their positions have been arrested and are...