East-Africa
Somalia Maintains Neutrality as Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Escalate
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is keeping its distance from the mounting dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea, warning that renewed fighting in northern…
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Somalia
Somali-born Sagal Abdi-Wali sworn in as British MP after by-election
Sagal Abdi-Wali has taken her seat in the British House of Commons after being sworn in as the new MP for Holborn…
East-Africa
Ethiopia Holds Somali-Trained Soldiers as Officials Work to Arrange Their Return
Jigjiga (AX) — Ethiopia’s Somali Regional State has acknowledged for the first time that troops trained by Somalia’s federal government crossed into…
Somalia
UN urges halt to Baidoa fighting as famine, displacement and flood risks worsen
Mogadishu (AX) — Renewed fighting in Baidoa is deepening Somalia’s humanitarian emergency, prompting the United Nations to demand an immediate halt to…
Somalia
Beledweyne Prepares for El Niño Floods, Creating Winners and Losers
IDP mother and her children find shelter in the camp/File Photo For hundreds of displaced families in El Jalle, a high-ground refuge…
East-Africa
Egypt Prepares to Deploy Troops to Somalia as Horn of Africa Tensions Rise
Egypt is preparing to send army troops to Somalia for the first time, a move that underscores Cairo’s broader effort to strengthen…
East-Africa
Shabelle River Nears Flood-Risk Level in Jowhar as Heavy Rains Forecast for Somalia
Christina Goldbaum/IRIN Mogadishu (AX) — The Shabelle River has surged toward dangerous levels at Jowhar, raising flood concerns as moderate to heavy…
Somalia
Somalia Aid Cuts Force Humanitarians to Do More With Less
Somalia’s most vulnerable communities are facing a growing threat of famine as aid dwindles and support remains limited. Sky’s Yousra Elbagir reports…
Somalia
Somalia reportedly agrees to acquire Pakistani JF-17 fighter jets as defense ties deepen
Mogadishu (AX) — Somalia is reported to have reached an understanding with Pakistan to purchase JF-17 Thunder fighter jets, a potential step…
East-Africa
Ethiopian PM Abiy Demands Red Sea Access as Tensions Rise With Neighbors
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has renewed his call for access to the Red Sea, arguing that the landlocked country’s future depends…
East-Africa
Former Finance Minister Becomes First Somali Speaker of Ethiopia’s Lower House
ADDIS ABABA (AX) — Ethiopia’s parliament has elected former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide as speaker, making him the first ethnic Somali to…
