ANKARA, (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will meet in Ankara next week to discuss disagreements over a port deal Addis Ababa signed with the breakaway region of Somaliland earlier this year, Turkey’s foreign minister Hakan Fidan said. Turkey is now mediating talks between the east African neighbours, whose ties became strained in January...
Environment, Climate Change and Forestry CS Aden Duale has assured Kenyans that he is committed to tackling climate change, deforestation and environmental degradation. Speaking after taking oath of office on Thursday, Duale said that Kenya faces urgent environmental challenges that require innovative solutions. “As I assume this role, I am committed to tackling climate change, deforestation,...
Mogadishu (WDN)- Somalia missed the opportunity to run for the position of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, a candidacy sought by Fosiya Haji Adan Yusuf. Congresswoman Fosiya, who served as the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia from November 4, 2012, to January 17, 2014, faced a critical lack...
MOGADISHU – Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi met with Mesut Ozcan, the director of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, in the capital Mogadishu late Monday. The two sides discussed enhancing cooperation in the critical areas of diplomatic training and expanding the knowledge base for diplomats. A statement issued...
Chanting “down with Al-Shabaab, down with the enemy”, hundreds of Somalis joined a rally Monday against the jihadist group at the site of a deadly beachfront assault in the capital Mogadishu. A suicide bomber and gunmen attacked the busy Lido Beach on Friday evening, killing 37 people and wounding scores more, in one of the...
Wedaeli Chibelushi & Will Ross Security forces in Somalia’s southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city’s police chief says. Warsame Ahmed Gelle told state TV that authorities have been conducting operations to “fight” the veils, also known as niqabs. The crackdown was sparked by concerns that...
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police said they rescued 90 Ethiopian migrants who were being held against their will at a property in Johannesburg. Police carried out a search at the property on Sunday for a person reported to have been kidnapped and discovered the migrants, they said. Two people were arrested on suspicion of...
ISTANBUL– The Turkish foreign minister on Saturday met with Ethiopian leaders in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia. After his arrival in the Horn of Africa country, Hakan Fidan was received by Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and also met with his counterpart Taye Atske Selassie, said the Turkish Foreign Ministry. Fidan is expected...
Mogadishu (WDN)- An attack by Al Shabaab militants on the Beach View Hotel, located on Lido Beach in Mogadishu, has resulted in multiple deaths and serious injuries. In a press conference held in Mogadishu, Somali Police Force spokesperson Abdifatah Adam Hassan provided details of the attack, which took place last night, August, 2, 2024. The...
MOGADISHU, Somalia– A huge explosion rocked the Somali capital Mogadishu on Friday evening, with police fearing casualties and reporting gunfire shots shortly after the blast. The explosion occurred on Mogadishu’s popular Liido beach, followed by gunfire. Police official Ahmed Abdi told Anadolu over the phone that officers from law enforcement and various security agencies rushed...