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Qatar seeks to convey Somalia's worst political disaster MOGADISHU, Somalia - In an uncommon transfer, Qatar sends a prime official to Somalia, initiating a mediation course of in Mogadishu amid a deepening electoral facilitation that places the nation on the brink. In response to the sources, Dr. Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani, the International Ministry's particular envoy to fight…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Djibouti and Kenya are drawn to the current election routes in Somalia, one factor that may over again change the dimension of the issue, which is now being talked about at worldwide diploma following President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's alternative to elongate his mandate. Even after his time interval expired on February 8, Farmajo continued to sign an extension alternative from the Residence of Commons, a switch that has angered every members of the opposition and the worldwide group, leading to…

Tigray's humanitarian crisis deepens as Ethiopian troops target civilians ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia | The current crisis in the Tigray region continues to worsen as Ethiopian national defense forces continue to search several villages, even weeks after the UN raised a red alert over the matter. A report prepared by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs shows that…

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…

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…

A bomber was targeting the Bay region governor who was outside the Suez Cafeteria, officials reported Another explosion went off in the Huriwa district of Mogadishu, killing one government soldier and wounding a bystander

In Madagascar, the Minister of Health announced on Thursday, April 1, that the country was following the facility for the Covax unit. Meanwhile, the second wave of coronavirus plunges the country into an increasingly serious health crisis, with 15 deaths recorded in 24 hours, on Wednesday 31 March. With our correspondent…

Kinshasa welcomes, from this Saturday, April 3 through Monday, a new round of negotiations around the construction site for the Renaissance dam. The Egyptian, Ethiopian and Sudanese foreign ministers will be present. Ethiopia has been building Africa's largest dam since 2011 on the Nile. Sudan and Egypt in particular fear an impact on their vital water reserves. Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi…

In South Africa, the ANC (African National Congress) on Friday 2 April paid tribute to Winnie Mandela, the figure in the fight against apartheid. This festival icon, nicknamed "the mother of the nation" by South Africans, died three years ago at the age of 81. President Cyril Ramaphosa used this ceremony to call on the party to remain united, while the ANC is in the midst of a crisis.…

Mursal is blamed for pushing for an extension of time in the midst of the voting crisis in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - Lower House President Mohamed Mursal is reportedly pushing for the extension of outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, in yet another move that has sparked division in the country, in violation of the provisions of the Constitution. The period of the current…