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Somali, Kenyan ministers in 'cordial' phone call amid diplomatic fallout NAIROBI, Kenya - Relations between Mogadishu and Nairobi could improve dramatically following a rare phone call involving two high-ranking ministers, charged with settling diplomatic issues, who have typically taken Somalia and Kenya to a crossroads. For almost a year now, Somalia and Kenya have been at loggerheads, their…

One month after the institution of the Transitional Army Council in Chad, the European Parliament condemns the army takeover. Throughout a parliamentary session on Thursday in Brussels, MEPs known as on the army to return to constitutional order. In a decision voted by 635 votes out of 693, members condemned it takeover of the…

Civic Coordination Wakit Tama on Wednesday, Could 19, known as for brand spanking new marches to demand the resignation of the Transitional Army Council and condemn what they name "destructive French intervention". Demonstrations banned by the authorities, who've launched a navy gadget that's, to say the least, dissuasive. The…

The moment of Somalia's truth has arrived. Farmaajo has crossed the Rubicon and declared all war against the Provisional Constitution, the principles of federalism and the exercise of democracy. He has enlisted Somalia in an axis of autocracy that now stretches across the Horn of Africa from the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea. And before the injury he inflicts becomes irreparable, he must be stopped. Sanctions are the last chance for the international community to prevent Somalia from falling back into civil war. There…

In Mali, radio columnist and activist Ras Bath, along with four senior officials, have been detained for more than three months. They are suspected of having conspired against the Malian state. Former Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been charged but not arrested, he is currently hiding somewhere in Mali. Malia's justice has already ordered that the prosecution be abolished, but Malia's Minister of…

Somalia, Northeastern State - The present administration in Somalia should be certain that elections are held in time to keep away from inconvenience, two senators have warned in the midst of ongoing negotiations earlier than the election in Mogadishu, the nation's capital. Senator Abdirahman Farole, former president of Northeastern State, informed reporters in Garowe on Monday that the continued talks needs to be inclusive, including that each one stakeholders needs to be a part of the discussions. Farole stated even…

In a video broadcast this Saturday night, March 27, the leader of Somali radical Islamists called on the Shebabs to strike "American and French interests" in Djibouti. The appeal was lodged within two weeks the presidential election in Djibouti. In a video released on Saturday night, Somali Sheba's chief Abu Obaida Ahmad Omar attacks President Ismaël Omar Guelleh, in power since 1999, seeking a fifth term, which he is likely to win, in the April 9 vote. Ismaël Omar Guelleh "transformed Djibouti into a military base…

Work is likely to be severely disrupted this Monday, March 22, in the tax, customs and Gabonese public treasuries. "No money, no work," the Association of Financial Authorities Collectors (Fecorefi) decided this Friday, March 19th. They demand payment of the budget performance bonus that the government refuses to pay because, he says, the performance of these agents has been below expectations. The tax…

Following an initial failure at the end of last year to try to find a successor to Corneille Nangaa, the religious authorities are proposing the candidates for president of the National Assembly to head the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni). The African Union for Human Rights (Asadho) believes religious communities are in a hurry.…

The Movement for the Defense of Democracy has decided to suspend its call for peaceful demonstration following an exchange with the envoy of the Caliph General of the Murid Brotherhood. In a press release, M2D states that it has "accepted the request for postponement" formulated by the influential religious leader Serigne Mountakha Mbacké. "In return", M2D states that he has sent the caliph a memorandum with 10 demands, in particular "immediate and unconditional release of imprisoned political prisoners", "the end of the…