Azimio presidential candidate Raila Odinga has promised northern Kenya residents that he will re-open the Kenya-Somalia border to boost trade. Odinga who spoke during a rally at Habaswein in Wajir County yesterday also vowed to improve security since insecurity has been the major reason for underdevelopment in the region. “My government is going to open the Kenya-Somalia border since we...
April 30, 2025
Sudan to recall ambassador to Ethiopia after alleged executions
KHARTOUM: Sudan said Monday it will recall its ambassador to Addis Ababa for “consultations” following accusations that the Ethiopian army executed seven captured Sudanese soldiers and a civilian. “In an act that contravenes all laws and customs of war and international humanitarian law, the Ethiopian army executed seven Sudanese soldiers and a citizen who were their captives,” the Sudanese armed...
Ethiopia ruling party wants AU to broker any peace talks
The war in northern Ethiopia erupted in November 2020 Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s ruling party said Monday that only the African Union could broker potential peace talks with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) — a stance already rejected by the rebels. Abiy for the first time two weeks ago raised the possibility of negotiations with the TPLF to...
Dawladda Soomaaliya oo sheegtey in kharashaadkii xuska maalmaha xorriyadda loo weeciyey gurmadka abaaraha
Muqdisho (WDN)- Afhayeenka Madaxtooyada Soomaaliya Cabdikariim Cali Kaar, ayaa sheegay in wax badan laga badaley siyaasadda dawladda isla markaana Kharashdkii dawladda ugu talo gashay in lagu qabto xafladaha lagu xusaayo maalmaha xorriyadda loo weeciyey in loogu gurmado dadka abaaruhu waxyeeleeyeen ee Soomaaliya. Afhayeenka ayaa sheegay in madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Md. Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud uu sheegey in suurtogal aysan ahayn...
SIDEE SUUGAANTA SOOMAALIDA LOOGU QEEXAY WAXTARKA MIDNIMADA IYO WADAJIRKA?
Diyaariye: Injineer Cali Baashe Sh. Cabdi (Golaha Gaheyr Engineers Group) Hordhac Soomaalidu waa ummad ka soo jeedda bulsho xoolo-dhaqato ah, taasoo hab-nololeedkeedu ku xidhnaa xoolaha oo ay hadba ula guuraan meesha ay biyo iyo baad uga helayaan, isla markaasna ahayd bulsho kala qoqoban oo deegaan qabiileed kasta leeyahay hoggaamiye-qabiileed, xataa inta uu hoggaamiyaana aysan lahayn wax guudoo ay wadaagaan (sida...
WHO and Ministry of Health build on innovation to create climate-resilient environmentally friendly health systems
Mogadishu, From 13 to 17 June 2022, the Federal Ministry of Health and Human Services and the World Health Organization (WHO) country office for Somalia hosted a technical mission from WHO headquarters and Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, comprising experts from the new Innovation Hub team, as well as the Environment, Climate Change, and Health team. The mission aimed...
Han iyo Hagardaamo: Buug Cusub
Han iyo Hagardaamo waa buug cusub oo uu qoray Maxamuud Ibraahim jaamac (Xaaji), waana sheeko-faneed qaadaadhigaysa hanka durugsan iyo haybadda waxsoosaar ee Ilaah hibada u siiyay walaalaheena gabooye. Waxaa barbar socda taas, hagardaamada iyo hantaaqada ay Soomaalida kale ku hayaan walaalahaas Gabooye iyo ka abaaldhicidda laga abaaldhacayo horumarka iyo ilbaxnimada ay ummaddeena horseedka ugu yihiin. Maxamuud sidoo kale waa qoraaga...
Ethiopia accused of executing Sudanese soldiers
Sudan’s military has accused the Ethiopian army of executing seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian who were captives. A statement published on Sudanese state media gave no further details. But it called the alleged killings a treacherous act, and said there would be a response. There has been no comment so far from the Ethiopian side. A long-running border dispute...
Viewpoint: Somalia’s 2022 Election: Implications for the HoA Region
By Faisal Roble If the late professor Mesfin Woldemarian penned “Somalia: The Problem child of Africa” to defend Derg policies in 1977, it is fitting for a rejoinder to write “Somalia: The Emerging Light of Electoral Democracy.” After the election of Hassan Sheikh Mohmoud, many people in the region saw a glimmer of hope in Somalia’s electoral system. Many, including...
Tensions are rising between Egypt and Ethiopia as the latter country prepares to fill its Great Renaissance Dam unilaterally
Tensions have increased between Egypt and Ethiopia in recent days as Ethiopia prepares to fill its Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) for the third time, starting next August. Ethiopia earlier this week accused the European Union of “bias towards Egypt” after it issued a statement calling for a binding agreement on the filling and operation of the GERD earlier this month. Ethiopia’s...