Somalia
Ethiopian Prime Minister vows to crush Ethiopia’s adversaries
ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed to “shake off Ethiopia’s enemies one by one, like hair lice”…
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West-Africa
Somali Electoral Commission Confirms 12 Political Organizations for Banadir District Elections
MOGADISHU — The Somali Electoral Commission said Monday that a dozen political organizations have submitted candidate lists for the December…
Somalia
Trump unveils $12 billion farm aid package for farmers hit by tariffs
Trump unveils $12 billion farm aid as he threatens new Mexico tariffs, presses China on soybeans WASHINGTON — President Donald…
East-Africa
Islamic State leader Abdulqadir Mumin hunted in Somalia; British wife says he abandoned family
Mogadishu — Somali and U.S. forces are intensifying a joint campaign in northeastern Somalia to capture Abdulqadir Mumin, whom U.S.…
East-Africa
Jigjiga Police Arrest Suspect Over Secret-Video Blackmail of Somali Women
JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — Police in Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State have arrested a man accused of secretly recording Somali women and…
Somalia
Somali Parliament backs stricter oversight of accounting industry in 140-1 vote
Somali lawmakers pass amendments to Accountants Bill to tighten financial oversight MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s House of the People on…
Somalia
Somalia Poised to Restart Somali Airlines After 30 Years Grounded
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is preparing to relaunch Somali Airlines in the coming months, marking the national carrier’s first return…
East-Africa
U.S. airstrikes in Somalia hit record 109 after Puntland State, Jubaland strikes
Mogadishu — U.S. Africa Command carried out seven new airstrikes in Somalia between Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, pushing this…
East-Africa
Drought-Stricken Jubaland Creates Committee to Accelerate Humanitarian Aid
Jubaland forms drought response committee as water crisis deepens; 1.5 million need aid, OCHA says KISMAYO, Somalia — Jubaland President…
Somalia
Somalia Risks Fragmentation as Federal Rift Widens Under Hassan Sheikh
Somalia on the Brink of Fragmentation Under Hassan Sheikh Amid Escalating Federal Rift MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s fragile federal system…
Somalia
China Donates $1 Million to Boost Somalia’s Drought Relief Efforts
Mogadishu (AX) — China has donated $1 million to the Somalia Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) to bolster drought relief as…
