MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The heads of state of an African bloc will meet on January 18 to discuss the worsening diplomatic relations between Ethiopia and Somalia over a disputed sea access deal, and the ongoing fighting in Sudan. Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni will host the “extraordinary” Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Thousands of residents in Mogadishu took to the streets on Thursday in order to protest Ethiopia’s Red Sea access and naval base deal with Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland. The deal has sparked outrage among Somalis in and outside of the Horn of Africa nation. Protesters included students from secondary ...
Mogadishu, Somalia – AFP Hundreds of people joined a demonstration in Somalia on Wednesday in protest against a deal between Ethiopia and the breakaway region of Somaliland that Mogadishu has denounced as a violation of its sovereignty. The Somali government on Tuesday vowed to defend its territory “by any legal means possible̶...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday warned that the sea access deal between Ethiopia and Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland could revive the al-Shabaab group with dangerous regional ramifications. Addressing an emergency meeting held by Somalia’s bicameral parliament in the capital Mogadishu, Moham...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Turkish court has issued an arrest warrant for the son of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident in Istanbul. The arrest warrant for the Somali president’s son was issued, alleging his involvement in the incident that resulted in the death of motorcycle rider Yunus Emre [&h...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – The East African Community (EAC) officially embraced Somalia as its eighth member state during the 23rd ordinary summit of EAC heads of state. In a communique by the EAC Summit of Heads of State, the regional bloc said that the leaders from the region agreed to admit “the Federal Republic of […]
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – People in the Somali capital of Mogadishu took to the streets on Friday to protest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and to show solidarity with Palestinians. Protesters, including religious figures, youth, and women, chanted slogans against Israeli aggression and in support of Palestinian struggle for freedom. Some of t...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – Somali said Thursday that its forces backed by local militias had killed at least 100 al-Shabaab fighters in central Galmudug state. Information Minister Daud Aweis told reporters that the fighting took place around Wisil and Shabelow districts, where the troops inflicted heavy casualties and “the terrorist bodi...
NAIROBI, Kenya (AA) – Defense Minister Aden Duale said Wednesday that Kenya troops will completely withdraw from Somalia by December 31, 2024. “The last troops are expected to leave Somalia on 31 December 2024 as per the AU (Africa Union) and UN Security Council resolution and plan,” Duale told the Senate. He said Kenya began...
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AA) – The Somali government has claimed that it killed 1,650 al-Shabaab militants and injured more than 550 others in the last two months during several military operations in the south-central regions. At least 19 high-ranking militants were among those killed in the recent operations in the Horn of Africa country, a...
