By The EastAfrican Against all odds, Somalia this month pulled off a peaceful transition of power. On May 23, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo handed the presidency over Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the country’s tenth president. With that and a fully constituted legislature, Somalia … Continued
Horo’s announcement came during an official launch event for the first phase of generating electricity from the GERD, which was attended by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and a large number of national and local officials. Horo ruled out delaying the third filling … Continued
Egypt’s Public Prosecution ordered on Friday the release of a Somali girl pending investigation after police and medical examinations pointed to the plausibility of her argument of self-defence against a rape attempt by slain tuktuk driver. According to the prosecution, … Continued
Having worked as a blacksmith since he was a teenager, Abdihamid Ali Isack, 55, has finally had to shut down his workshop in the southern Somali town of Hudur, as the crippling drought brings thousands of livelihoods to a standstill. … Continued
Ali Hussein Yussuf’s last attempt at farming his three hectares of land in central Somalia’s south Mudug resulted in the distressing loss of the 25 kilograms he had planted of beans, maize, sesame, and watermelons. All the plants shrivelled up … Continued
By Katharine Houreld DOLLOW — Hacked-off thorn branches encircle two mounds of earth heaped over the tiny bodies of Halima Hassan Abdullahi’s twin granddaughters. Babies Ebla and Abdia lived only a day. Weakened by hunger, their mother gave birth to … Continued
MOGADISHU, Somalia’s National Drought Relief Committee on Thursday said 6.9 million people in the Horn of African country are facing severe water shortages and food insecurity as the worst droughts in decades have escalated in the region. The drought has … Continued
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke today with Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. Secretary Blinken congratulated him on his election and discussed our shared interests in supporting Somalia on its path to democracy and stability. They discussed the importance … Continued
CONCERNS have been raised over police investigations into the killing of Somali nationals after two men were gunned down in Langa this week. This comes after the men were killed in a hail of bullets in Zone 14 shortly after … Continued
The European Union and its partners reimbursed Kenya nearly Sh2.54 billion for troops fighting Al-Shabaab militia in Somalia in the nine months to March 2022, missing the target for the period by seven percent. The Treasury data shows grants from … Continued
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s prime minister suspended the foreign minister on Tuesday, citing the authorisation of a ship exporting charcoal to Oman in violation of international sanctions. The U.N. Security Council banned such shipments a decade ago to cut funding … Continued
Ali Abdi Ali is happy that four of his seven children are now back at school following the family’s eviction from an IDP camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu’s Kahda district last year that disrupted their education. “The children are … Continued
