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Bomb explosion at Somali military training base kills dozens
Bomb attack on Somali military training base kills dozens
MOGADISHU, Somalia - There are fears that dozens of recruits and their trainers will be killed, a senior police officer told Garowe Online, following a bombing of a military training school in Somalia in what could be a fatal suicide incident in recent weeks, targeting security forces.
Captain Abdi Barre, who serves in the Somali police…
an Australian company chosen to lead
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the extension of the Grand Inga Dam in the Goma region could finally see the light of day. On Sunday the 14th, President Félix Tsishekedi took the floor to announce the name of the partner chosen for this project, estimated at 80 billion dollars (US). This is the Australian mining magnate Andrew Forrest, who after making his fortune mining iron ore wants to become a…
In Uganda, release relatives of the opponent
In Uganda, 18 activists from Bobi Wines' party, including three very close opponents, were released on bail on Monday, June 14, after nearly six months in prison. Arrested during the election campaign in December last year, the opposition and many human rights groups demanded their release.
as reported from Uganda,Lucie…
very ambitious plans, but needs
On Saturday, June 15, Andry Rajoeilina listed a series of major projects to be implemented primarily for the development of the Anosy and Androy regions. Two disaster-based, framed regions that regularly experience drought and severe malnutrition.
"It is a solemn promise that I will make to get the great south out of poverty,"…
The Arab League meets again to discuss
This Tuesday, June 15, an extraordinary summit with the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League dedicated to the Great Pond of the Ethiopian Renaissance will be held in Doha, Qatar. Sudan and Egypt want to warn of the "risk" that Ethiopia's unilateral measures pose to the region, while talks have stopped.
It was Sudan and Egypt…
Tigray conflict: in the heart of a cell of
In Ethiopia, the conflict in the north has been going on since November. By the end of three weeks, the federal government had declared victory, but the fighting continued. Former leaders of the TPLF are still at large, and its armed wing, the TFray Defense Forces (TDF), continues to confront the Ethiopian and Eritrean federal forces deployed in Tigray. For the first time, a journalist was able to meet…
Human trafficking ring exposed in Mogadishu as police arrest 27
MOGADISHU, Somalia - At least 27 people have been arrested in Mogadishu, Somalia's capital, for human trafficking offenses, police said, in what would have been a well-coordinated network that includes even more criminals.
Police spokesperson Sadiq Aden Doodishe told reporters that 27 people, including two women, have since been arrested and are all awaiting trial for human trafficking offenses.
The arrests, he added, were made between June 8 and to date, with suspects recording various statements about the cases. A…
the Ethiopian government stands firm
In one week, the choice of law will be postponed several times in Ethiopia, as the country is increasingly isolated diplomatically due to the situation in Tigray. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called on his citizens to take part in the vote. His government has rejected demands for austerity from the G7, the United States, the European Union and Pope Francis.
The United States and the European Union once again called for a humanitarian ceasefire on Thursday. And on Sunday, it was the G7 heads of state who "urged" the warriors…
FEATURED: Potential Methods to Defeat Al-Shabaab in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia -In one of his assessments before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, General Stephen Townsend, commander of the US Africa Command, called Al-Shabaab militants "dangerous" and "destructive" in Africa. from the East, adding that "we must fight them and degrade them".
The United States has been a major partner in the fight against Al-Shabaab, teaming up with African Union mission forces and other stakeholders in the training and equipping of the Somali army, in addition to providing aerial…
How Djibouti’s relationship with Somalia practically collapsed within the face of Kenya’s
NAIROBI, Kenya - Aden Hassan Aden is leaving Somalia after a rather smooth but difficult stint as Ambassador of Djibouti, which has almost strained relations between the two sister nations, which share almost historic socio-economic and political fortunes.
Last week, Aden Hassan Aden bade farewell to Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble and Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi Gulaid, ending his tenure, in which Somalia nearly severed ties with your small country in the Horn of Africa, whose influence is growing rapidly in the…