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President Farmajo is asking for help from the Union
Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on Tuesday praised the future role of the African Union in establishing an "electoral process" in his country, after requesting mediation in Kinshasa by the president of the AU, Congolese Félix Tshisekedi.
as reported from Nairobi, Sebastien nemethMohamed Abdullahi Farmajo called on…
How much is Somalia in danger due to lack of firefighting
One of the most dangerous jobs in this world is working as a firefighter. For Ali Mohamud Wehliye, this is the job he has been living for more than 11 years.
"I was involved in 503 firefighting accidents," Wehliye said.
Prior to the current job, Wehiliye worked as a mechanic. “I first started training as a mechanic in 2001,” Wehliye explains. He notes that his training as a mechanic made it easy for him to switch to his current job as a firefighter.
The risky job combined with the prevailing security situation in…
Kinshasa and Kampala do not agree
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda will meet again and for ten days before the International Court of Justice. In 2005, the UN Court of Justice had already declared Uganda guilty of interference in the Eastern DRC, occupied by the Ugandan army between 1998 and 2003.
Kinshasa and Kampala should have agreed on the amount…
A new front in Ethiopia between Amharas and
A new fireplace for violence in Ethiopia, already destabilized by the war in Tigray and inter-municipal clashes in several provinces. This time it is members of the Ethiopian Federation's two most populous people who are colliding more and more violently: Amharas and Oromos. For several months, an Oromo guerrilla has carried out deadly attacks, especially against Amharas.…
General Mahamat, Deby’s son named Chad’s interim head of state
The Chadian army has confirmed that General Mahamat Kaka, the son of the late President Idriss Deby Itno, will replace him as head of a military council to replace the late president.
This follows the message from Army spokesman General Azem Bermandoa Agouna, who said Idriss Deby, 68, "has just breathed his last defender of the sovereign nation on the battlefield" over the weekend.
Mahamat previously served as deputy commander of the armed forces for the Chadian intervention in northern Mali (FATIM).
Mahamat first…
Somalia’s opposition writes to the UNSC about the current crisis
Somalia's opposition writes to the UNSC about the current crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's opposition has once again written to the United Nations Security Council over the current dead end and argues that it is time for the body to intervene to avert a brewing civil war following disagreements between stakeholders.
The country's political leadership has failed to agree on the…
AU forces intensify operations against Al-Shabaab in Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent of African Union mission forces has continued to crack down on al-Shabaab militants in Somalia, targeting some of the supply routes that have been blocked by the al-Qaeda-linked group in the country.
Soldiers serving in AMISOM from Burundi continued to rescue several towns and villages in northern Mogadishu, where the militants have been ballistic against officials, officials and security forces.
In a statement, AMISOM said the group was targeting Gololey and Ceel-gelow village in…
In the news: a victory announced and a wind of
"79.32% of the votes in favor of Idriss Déby", it is to be read this Tuesday morning on Alwihdainfo. "The Election Commission yesterday unveiled the overall preliminary results of the presidential election" on April 11, the Chad website explains.More than 3.5 million votes: "It is not surprising that Idriss Déby Itno will still rule for six years", specifies Tachad. In any case, the outgoing president is far ahead of the…
The former US envoy accuses Farmajo of Somalia’s political stalemate
The former US envoy accuses Farmajo of Somalia's political stalemate
MOGADISHU, Somalia - A former US envoy to Somalia has directly accused outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of being the stumbling block in the ongoing pre-election negotiations, arguing that the matter should have been checked before it escalated.
In an interview with Voice of America, Somali Stephen…
Farmajo asks AU to mediate in Somalia’s political crisis
Farmajo asks AU to mediate in Somalia's political crisis
MOGADISHU, Somalia - The African Union should take a leading role in conveying Somalia's political impasse, outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has said after his recent trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, whose president Felix Tshisekedi is the current president of the Addis Ababa-based institution.
Farmajo…