CAIRO (AP) — Muslims around the world are bidding farewell to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and will soon start celebrating the holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Eid is typically greeted with joy and excitement and is marked with congregational prayers and festivities that usually include family visits, gatherings, outings and new clothes. For some Muslims, this...
By Andrew Ochieng & Lucy Fleming BBC News Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has rejected an attempt by the central government to give the US exclusive control of a port and airbase in Berbera. The city lies on the strategic Gulf of Aden, on the northern coast of Somaliland. The territory, which declared independence in...
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somalia is prepared to offer the United States exclusive control of strategic air bases and ports, its president said in a letter to President Donald Trump seen by Reuters on Friday. In the March 16 letter, authenticated by a regional diplomat with knowledge of the matter, President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the...
NAIROBI, Kenya — A German nurse abducted while working in Somalia seven years ago has pleaded with the German government to secure her release as security in the country continues to be fluid after an attempted assassination on the president by al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab militants. In a video shared on social media, a visibly distressed Sonja...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has met with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Ankara, reaffirming Türkiye’s commitment to Somalia’s security, territorial integrity, and economic development. During the meeting at the Presidential Complex on Thursday, President Erdogan emphasised that Türkiye places great importance on Somalia’s peace and stability and will continue to support efforts aimed...
Bosaso (WDN) Recent reports from Puntland reveal that U.S. airstrikes on the Almaiskaad Mountains have inflicted unprecedented losses on ISIS (Daesh) militants. The strikes, which took place on Tuesday night targeted key terrorist command centers with heavy bombs, resulting in significant destruction. According to statement from AFRICOM confirmed ” The airstrikes occurred in the vicinity...
The Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist group was on the defensive in 2022 and 2023 after a concerted military push by the government and its international partners. But analysts say those gains are being reversed at a time when support from the United States and African Union is looking increasingly shaky. The group has seized key locations in...
By John Musinguzi, The Observer Jacinta Kaahwa, a Ugandan national who served for six years as a finance and administration officer in Mogadishu under the employment of UK-based security firm SafeLane Global, is now entangled in a prolonged legal and diplomatic battle after her sudden dismissal and abandonment in Somalia. Kaahwa was hired in September 2016...
JOHANNESBURG, (Xinhua) – Following U.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination of Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa amid tensions between the two countries, some analysts view this swift appointment as a sign that the Trump administration is ready to engage with South Africa. Local political analyst Sandile Swana on Wednesday described Bozell as...
Nairobi (Jurist) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Somalia repatriated 145 of its citizens from the Libyan cities of Tripoli and Sebha back to their homes in Mogadishu and Hargeisa on Monday. The government of Somalia, in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration(IOM) and the EU Migrant Protection, Return & Reintegration in North Africa successfully carried...