BY SIYANNE MEKONNEN Addis Abeba, The central committee of the ruling party, Prosperity Party (PP), convened a meeting over the last two days and released a statement explaining the country’s stance on the affairs of diplomatic issues related to Ethiopia’s position in the horn’s geo-politics. In its statement, the PP said that the geopolitical atmosphere that Ethiopia is in has once again captured the...
July 30, 2025
UN Security Council welcomes Somali agreement on prompt and peaceful elections
The Security Council welcomed the agreement reached on Thursday by the Somali federal government and the federal member states leaders on the implementation of the 17 September Electoral Model. In a press statement released Friday night, the 15 members of the council commended the country’s leaders for putting first “Somalia’s stability, security and development, and the best interests of the...
Austria’s Muslim youth file lawsuit against ‘Islam map’
The map, showing the names and location of over 600 mosques and associations in the country, has sparked outcry. Muslim Youth Austria (MJO) is filing a lawsuit against the country’s controversial “Map of Political Islam,” the group announced on Saturday. The map, showing the names and location of over 600 mosques and associations in Austria and their possible links abroad, was unveiled...
Ethiopia Tigray crisis: Warnings of genocide and famine
By Alex de Waal The patriarch of Ethiopia’s Orthodox Church recently ignited controversy when he said that genocide was being committed in the northern Tigray region. His Holiness Abune Matthias – an ethnic Tigrayan himself – explained that since the outbreak of conflict in November between the Ethiopian military and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), his “mouth had been...
Maxamed Cabdi “Gandi”: Haldoor kaloo God u hoydey
WQ. Maxamed Daahir frax Geesiga Dhulkiisa Guusha u horseeda Geerida dishaay Geedkaa ha go’o! Xuseen Aw Faarax (AUN) Abwaankii waddaniga ahaa, Xuseen Aw Faarax Dubbad, ka mid ahaa aabbayaashii hal-abuurka fanka iyo suugaanta Soomaalida, markuu ku muusoonayey erayada kor ku qoran, oo dhextaal u ahaa heestii caanka ahayd ee ay qaadi jireen Maxamed Saleebaan iyo Hibo Maxamed, abwaanku wuu garwaaqsanaa...
Germany officially recognises colonial-era Namibia genocide
Germany has officially acknowledged committing genocide during its colonial occupation of Namibia, and announced financial aid worth more than €1.1bn (£940m; $1.34bn). German colonisers killed tens of thousands of Herero and Nama people there in early 20th Century massacres. Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said his country was asking Namibia and victims’ descendants for forgiveness. But activists say the aid is...
Grave concerns over ‘dire’ and deteriorating situation in war-torn Tigray region
UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday about serious and ongoing abuses carried out against displaced civilians who are also facing dire food insecurity in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, after months of conflict. In an alert, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency, UNFPA, said that it was aware of “gross violations”, including gender-based violence in the war-torn north. Vile attacks “The situation of women and adolescent girls in Tigray and border areas of Amhara and Afar...
Somalia to Hold Elections Within Two Months After Mogadishu Deal
Somalia will hold national elections within two months, the country’s government said on Thursday after President Mohamed Abdullahi and regional leaders reached an agreement on a framework for the poll. The deal, reached after six days of talks in the capital, Mogadishu, ends a political impasse caused by Abdullahi’s reversal of a decision to extend his mandate without holding a...
Egypt sends two additional planes with medical aid to Djibouti
The Djiboutian side expressed appreciation for Egypt’s efforts in providing all forms of support to the African countries Two Egyptian military planes, carrying large quantities of medical aid, took off from Cairo East Air Base for Djibouti, Egyptian Military spokesman Tamer El-Refae announced on Friday. The Djiboutian side expressed their appreciation for Egypt’s efforts in providing all forms of support...
Somali army kills 15 al-Shabaab terrorists, injures 20 others
MOGADISHU– The Somali military on Friday killed at least 15 al-Shabaab terrorists and injured over 20 others in the country’s Middle Shabelle region. “The Somali National Army killed 15 members of al-Shabaab in security operations at Gallabashiir village, in the Middle Shabelle region,” according to SNA radio. Army Chief of Staff Brig. Gen. Odawa Yusuf Rageh told the radio that...