War-Saxafadeed Muqdisho- Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Jamhuuriyadda federaalka Soomaaliya mudane Xasan Cali Khayre oo maanta guddoomiyay shirka golaha wasiirrada oo looga hadlay doorashada 2020-2021, ayaa caddeeyay inay dhici doonin muddo kordhin ayna muhiim tahay in doorashadu waqtigeeda ku dhacdo. “Waa in doorashadu ay ku dhacdo waqtigii loogu tala galay, lagana fogaadaa in lagu shaqeeyo fikir ku saleysan...
April 25, 2025
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Ethiopia restores internet partially after weeklong ban
Addis Getachew Government shut down internet last week following violence triggered by killing of activist ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopian authorities have partially restored internet services after a weeklong ban, an official said Thursday. Foreign Ministry’s spokesman Dina Mufti at a news briefing said internet has been especially restored for foreign missions and embassies. The closure...
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KDF forces redesign of Locichar- Lamu pipeline
By MACHARIA KAMAU The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) has demanded the redesign of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia-Transport (Lapsett) for encroaching on its lands. The designated lands are in Garissa County. This has resulted in a review of the route that the crude oil pipeline from Turkana County to Lamu will take. Tullow Oil, together with its partners...
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Jawar Mohammed: The Ethiopian media mogul taking on Abiy Ahmed
By Bekele Atoma Having previously warned that Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed risked turning into an “illegitimate” ruler, Jawar Mohammed, 34, has now become the most high-profile opposition politician to be detained since the Nobel Peace laureate took office in April 2018. An ethno-nationalist with a Facebook following of nearly two million, Mr Jawar is...
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Young Somali doctor shares her story of treating COVID19 patients in Mogadishu hospital and falling sick herself
Hamdi Abdirahman Ahmed has spoken about her experiences as a doctor treating Coronavirus patients at a Mogadishu hospital at the start of the outbreak – and coping with catching the virus herself. In an interview with Radio Ergo, Dr Hamdi, 25, described her excitement to help with the national effort at Martini Hospital when the...
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Taiwan: Somaliland office on hold until pandemic eases and flights resume
Plans to open a Taiwanese representative office in Somaliland and a Somaliland representative office in Taipei are on hold due to COVID-19. That was the word from the foreign ministry’s chief of African affairs, Ali Yang, on Thursday. Somaliland is a self-declared state in the Horn of Africa region. Its 1991 declaration of independence from...
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Security agencies foil Al-Shabaab kidnapping incident in Wajir
By CYRUS OMBATI Officials said Al-Shabaab militants had hijacked a civilian Toyota Landcruiser pickup with eight occupants but were intercepted as they drove towards Somalia. There were zero casualties and the vehicle with the occupants was secured in the Tuesday incident, an official aware of the drama said. The gang escaped. Security agencies are on alert...
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Egypt: Limits to compromise
By Friday, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia must decide whether or not there is any reason to continue the current round of negotiations sponsored by the African Union in the hope of reaching an agreement over the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). According to the assessment of an Egyptian government source...
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Ethiopia’s week of unrest sees 239 dead, 3,500 arrested
ByELIAS MESERET ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — At least 239 people have been killed and 3,500 arrested in more than a week of unrest in Ethiopia that poses the biggest challenge yet to its Nobel Peace Prize-winning prime minister. In the Oromia region, the toll includes 215 civilians along with nine police officers and five militia members, regional...
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Kenyan schools told to refund 2020 fees
Kenya’s education minister has said schools should either refund parents the school fees paid for this academic year or agree to forward it to next year. The minister George Magoha was responding to concerns raised after his Tuesday announcement that Kenya’s primary and secondary schools would not reopen until 2021. Mr Magoha said the coronavirus...