Ethiopia’s government appointed a new head of security in the restive, gas-rich state of Somali, two days after the incumbent was dismissed, the Ethiopian News Agency reported. Hussein Kassim, a former adviser to Somali state’s president, will replace Abdi Adil … Continued
By Simon Marks ADDIS ABABA – Much publicized COVID-19 supplies donated by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma and his Alibaba Group never made it to Eritrea, despite Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s saying the supplies had been delivered to the entire continent. … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the recent threats of intimidation and censorship against journalists reporting Covid-19 in Mogadishu and Hargeisa. On 30 March, during a meeting with the local journalists in Hargeisa, Somaliland’s Vice President, Abdirahman Abdullahi Seylici … Continued
By Jenny Lei Ravelo, Devex MANILA — Somalia has dealt with drought, localized displacement, heavy floods, and locust infestations in the past 9 months. But the arrival of COVID-19 could push the country into another crisis, aid workers fear. Authorities have to … Continued
Omar Mohammed NAIROBI (Reuters) – Coronavirus-linked flight restrictions are hampering efforts to wipe out locust swarms on the verge of devastating crops in eastern Africa, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. The curbs have delayed deliveries of pesticides … Continued
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The IMF and the World Health Organization on Friday urged leaders of developing countries to prioritize paying medical staff, buying protective gear and other health expenditures in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In a joint column … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somali President Mohamed Farmajo on Thursday pardoned 148 prisoners as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Farmajo said the release of the prisoners with petty crimes follows a report submitted to him by … Continued
Abdi Sheikh Before the coronavirus hit, Muna Nur Farah had started to hate her husband. He’d slink into their home in the Somali capital Mogadishu at 3:00am with empty pockets, his money squandered on the narcotic leaf khat. That changed … Continued
Somalia has 5 confirmed coronavirus cases so far, according to Johns Hopkins University data ANKARA, The U.S. announced on Thursday it will provide $7 million to help Somalia deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. “The U.S. Government is providing $7 million … Continued
Muslim clerics in conflict-hit Somalia are moving to the front-line of the battle against coronavirus in a bid to counter the propaganda of militant Islamists, writes BBC Somalia analyst Mary Harper. The al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabab group has warned Muslims to beware … Continued
Nairobi, Authorities in Ethiopia should immediately and unconditionally release journalist Yayesew Shimelis and cease detaining journalists without charge, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. On March 27, federal police arrested Yayesew at a relative’s home in the town of … Continued
Reacting to a statement from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) pledging to begin, by the end of April, public reporting on civilian casualties resulting from its military operations in Somalia, Libya and elsewhere in Africa, Deprose Muchena, Amnesty International’s Director for East and … Continued
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