East Africa

A complaint was lodged against the Malian state a few days ago in Abuja, Nigeria, before the ECOWAS court. Four associations for the defense of women's rights demanding a ban on excision in Mali. More than 80% of Malian women undergo excision, according to UN figures.A sexual mutilation of which practice is gradually declining…

Through the previous two weeks, the Turkish authorities undertook a sequence of weird safety, political and diplomatic measures which have raised eyebrows and speculations that Turkey has thrown its weight behind president Farmaajo’s management which is coming to an finish quickly.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the final victory of the federal troops a few days ago, except that the fighting in reality continues in the interior of the province. It is not possible to get hold of the TPLF leaders and the Ministry of Defense encourages the residents to condemn them. as reported from Addis Ababa, Noé…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Somali authorities on Saturday accused Kenya of hosting a militia. illegally arming and equipping them in Mandera with the intention of destabilizing the nation. The nation's info ministry has stated that FGS obtained info indicating that Kenya is planning an assault on the border city of Beled-Hawo within the Gedo area, focusing on Somali military bases. Somalia warned Kenya towards aggression and unlawful acts at its border that would undermine stability within the already fragile Horn of…

WASHINGTON - America has despatched a warship to Somali waters alongside the coastal strip of the Indian Ocean, in what seems to be a strategic step forward of the deliberate withdrawal of troops from the Horn of Africa, which has been battling insecurity for a number of years. .

Farmajo goes to Djibouti for IGAD assembly on Somalia-Kenyan spit MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo will journey to neighboring Djibouti on Saturday the place he's anticipated to attend the IGAD assembly, which opens on December 20, the place heads of state and…

In Ethiopia, fighting continues in Tigray without knowing exactly where it is because telecommunications are still cut across the province.

Somaliland can feminine soccer event as non-Islamic HARGEISA, Somalia - Somalia's breakaway area in Somaliland mentioned on Thursday that it had canceled its first ladies's soccer event as a result of it violated Islamic values, which sparked outrage amongst ladies's rights teams. Somaliland's…

ERC estimates that the cross-border line, which hyperlinks the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa to the neighbouring nation of Djibouti, has suffered a reduction in earnings of spherical Birr 114m ($US 2.95m) in the midst of the primary quarter of the current fiscal yr due to the hurt. End-to-end journey events have moreover elevated by six hours to 18 hours, with extreme reductions in widespread put together speeds, from 80 to 50km/h. Vandalism and theft are considerably excessive in Sebeta, Lume, Adama, Bosot,…

GALKAYO, Somalia - A high commander with the Somali National Military is amongst these killed in an Al-Shabaab assault in Galkayo metropolis in central Somalia, officers have confirmed, within the newest lethal assault concentrating on harmless civilians, amid repression of militants. Normal Abdiaziz Abdullahi Qoje, commander of the twenty first Division of the Somali Nationwide Military, was captured within the unlucky explosion and was among the many 17 individuals who died on the spot, following the bomb blast…