Washington, DC – Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza — and the United States’ support for it — will “haunt” outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life, says a former diplomat, who quit in protest over the war last year. Hala Rharrit told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that the administration of...
By Mohammed A Mohammud (Baldho) The Islamic State (IS) Somalia was reportedly formed in 2015 by a group of defectors from Al Shabab who pledged allegiance to ISIS. In 2018, the group gained recognition as an official province of ISIS. IS-Somalia follows ISIS’s strict interpretation of Islamic Sharia law and seeks to expand the self-proclaimed...
By Mary Harper, Horn of Africa analyst Many people in Somaliland are convinced that the United States, under the incoming presidency of Donald Trump, is poised to become the world’s first country to recognise the self-declared republic. The territory declared independence 33 years ago after Somalia descended into civil war – and in many ways...
NAIROBI/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Kenya has started discussions with the United Arab Emirates to secure financing to complete a regional railway, President William Ruto said, after China cut infrastructure funding to the project. The railway connecting the Kenyan port of Mombasa with landlocked neighbours, as part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, ended in the...
By Dayib Mohamed Abdilahi Historically, the Somali people have demonstrated a unique culture of generosity and mutual support, fostering strong bonds between families, relatives, and communities. This culture of giving and supporting the needy has been integral to Somali society, allowing individuals to depend on wealthier members of the community for survival. Such interdependence has...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s hosting of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is a ‘milestone,’ official says Ilayda Cakirtekin ISTANBUL The African Union hailed a weekend meeting between the leaders of Somalia and Ethiopia in Addis Ababa which materialized due to the Ankara Declaration. Calling the meeting between Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and...
Addis Abeba – A federal court in Addis Abeba passed guilty verdict against Kesis Belay Mekonnen, a senior clergyman from the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church (EOTC) and other individuals accused of committing a financial fraud by attempting to withdraw more than US$6 million from the African Union (AU) account. On 15 April last year, the AU admitted that, “…a series...
Hawo Salah Ahmed, a mother of seven, lost her three-year-old son on 12 December 2024 after he suffered from diarrhoea and severe dehydration for over a week at their home in the internal displacement camp where they live in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Hawo told Radio Ergo that when her son’s condition worsened, she took...
MOGADISHU: Somali security forces said they killed several Daesh fighters and seized eight terrorist outposts during ongoing military operations in the semi-autonomous Puntland region. Daesh has a relatively small presence in Somalia compared to the Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Shabab, but experts have warned of growing activity. A United Nations counter-terrorism official last year warned of increased attacks...
BAMAKO, Mali – French President Emmanuel Macron is “insulting all Africans,” Burkina Faso President Capt. Ibrahim Traore has said, urging African nations to end military pacts with Paris. “(Macron) has humiliated all Africans. This is how this gentleman sees Africa and Africans. We are not human beings in his eyes,” Traore said at a ceremony in...