East Africa

Farmajo meets AU chief after rejecting Mahama's appointment in Somalia's disaster KAMPALA, Uganda - Embattled Somalia's outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo held a closed door assembly with the African Union Fee on Wednesday President Moussa Faki of Uganda, in what might presumably have centered on the present election demise in Somalia, which has ultimately reached boiling…

For the reason that starting of November, the battle has continued in northern Ethiopia. The province of Tigray is affected by violence and though a lot of the area is managed by the Ethiopian federal troops, supported by the Eritrean military, the Tigrayan forces are persevering with the combat. The end result is that Tigray's economic system is half mast, the inhabitants are present process…

A brand new setback within the political disaster that Somalia goes via. On Might 8, the federal authorities rejected the appointment of former Ghanaian President John Mahama as Particular Envoy to the African Union. The latter was given a mandate final week to participate in discussions between political forces and the federated states, in battle with the outgoing president Mohamed Farmajo, whose…

Progress is being made in the direction of schooling for all - outlined by the UN because the completion of undergraduate research. In accordance with Unesco statistics, 16 nations are displaying good outcomes, though greater than half of the 59 million kids not enrolled in class on this planet nonetheless stay south of the Sahara. “Making certain common…

Nurses and midwives: The bridge between sufferers and well being care To rejoice Worldwide Nurses 'Day, celebrated all over the world on Florence Nightingale's birthday on Could 12, and Worldwide Midwives' Day, which falls on Could 7, the World Well being Group (WHO) in Somalia acknowledges the exceptional contribution of nurses and midwives within the nation. . WHO spoke with 2…

Elected in January final yr with greater than 58% of the vote for a sixth time period - already 35 years in energy - Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni swore on Wednesday morning, Could 12. And this, 4 months after the final election, particularly by his rival Bobi Wine. as reported from Kampala, Lucie MouillaudFor over an hour,…

Al-Shabaab celebrates Eid al-Fitr in central and southern Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - A number of areas below the management of Al-Shabaab militants in Somalia have began the Eid Al-Fitr festivities, marking the tip of the holy month of Ramadan, the place Muslim devoted quick for a full month. A test by Axadlehas proven that areas in central and southern Somalia, the place the…

AMISOM's mandate prolonged by AU as Somalia faces the worst political disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - African Union Mission Forces troops will, in any case, need to keep in Somalia till the tip of this 12 months, on which the African Union Peace and Safety Council rests will sit and choose whether or not the mandate is added. AMISOM is one in every of the crucial parts in pushing for…

Somalia condemns Israeli assaults on Palestinians MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Authorities of Somalia has expressed concern over the continuing violence within the Center East involving Israeli forces and Palestinians who've seen extra individuals die in the previous few days. Whereas Hamas has fired rockets at Israeli territories, the Israelis, in flip, have fallen on…

The Ethiopian authorities launched their model of the lethal occasions that occurred within the holy metropolis of Axum in November final 12 months at first of the struggle in Tigray on Monday (Could 10). In a progress report, the federation's lawyer normal says that the "overwhelming majority" of these killed that day have been…