Gorgor commandos to fight al-Shabaab terrorist group Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADISHU, Somalia, Over 100 Somali Gorgor (Eagle) commandos trained by the Turkish Armed Forces arrived home on Saturday. The Somali National Army’s (SNA) infantry forces commander Mohamed Tahlil Bihi and senior … Continued
Mohamed Kahiye MOGADISHU, SOMALIA — Somalia’s annual Mogadishu International Book Fair has resumed following the suspension of the event last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Restrictions were applied to the invitation-only event this year in order to prevent the … Continued
The United Nations humanitarian agency has appealed for additional funding to help avert the impact of the worsening drought in Somalia. According to the latest drought update released on Thursday, The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) … Continued
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia – but only for the next three months because the … Continued
By AFP Ethiopia’s military this week regained control of territory previously claimed by Tigrayan rebels, a potential validation of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s decision to join soldiers to conflict-hit areas. Yet how the government scored its wins and what they … Continued
MOGADISHU, (Xinhua) — The United Nations humanitarian agency has appealed for additional funding to help avert the impact of the worsening drought in Somalia. According to the latest drought update released on Thursday, The UN Office for the Coordination of … Continued
Ethiopian authorities have closed all secondary schools so pupils can harvest crops for those on the frontline of the civil war, state-affiliated media says. The closure will last for one week, according to the education minister. More than 2 million … Continued
Editor’s Note: Below is Press Release by the Congress for Somali Cause (CSC) that not only reflects back on the historical pains of the Somali people under Ethiopia but also provides a vision for their legitimate aspirations. About 70 years … Continued
When former Speaker of the Somali Lower House Mohamed Osman Jawari protested “plans to rig me out” last week, he sounded like a sore loser. Delegates are selected by local electoral agencies, the federal electoral organisation and clan elders. These delegates … Continued
DENVER, PRNewswire/– Today, the Ethiopian American Civic Council (EACC) applauds moves by the Biden Administration to prioritize diplomacy in Ethiopia’s Tigray region — where a dire conflict is over one-year-old and spilling into other parts of the country — above determining if human rights … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia, Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the recent arbitrary detentions, threats, intimidation and obstruction of access to information against local journalists in Qardho and Mogadishu by the police. We also call for investigation into the shooting of journalists’ flight … Continued
Addis Abeba, Takele Uma, the Minister of Mines said the ministry has donated 50 million birr collected from mining and oil companies operating in the Somali regional state to the regional president Mustefa Omer. In a Facebook message Minister Takele … Continued
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