Somalia
Somalia confirms negotiations with Saudi Arabia, Egypt on Red Sea security deal
Somalia confirms talks on Red Sea security pact with Saudi Arabia, Egypt MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s federal government has confirmed it is…
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East-Africa
Israel’s North Western State of Somalia Recognition: Red Sea Geopolitics, Somali Unity, and the Road Ahead
Israel’s recognition of North Western State of Somalia upends Horn of Africa politics — and tests Somalia’s path forward HARGEISA and MOGADISHU…
World
Finland detains ship over alleged damage to Baltic Sea subsea cable
HELSINKI — Finnish authorities boarded and seized a cargo vessel suspected of damaging undersea communications infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, detaining its…
Somalia
Egypt Pledges Enhanced Red Sea Security, Backing African Union Mission in Somalia
CAIRO — Egypt will step up efforts to safeguard Red Sea maritime routes and back a new African Union mission in Somalia,…
World
Sinn Féin senator among Irish aboard aid flotilla seized at sea
Israeli navy intercepts international aid flotilla; at least eight Irish citizens detained An international flotilla attempting to bring food and medicine to…
Somalia
International Pressure Blocks Ethiopia’s Bid for Red Sea Access
How a proposed Ethiopia–North Western State of Somalia swap for Red Sea access was stopped by multilateral pressure When former North Western…
Somalia
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Warns Somalia, Egypt, Eritrea on Red Sea Access
Abiy’s Red Sea Declaration Raises the Stakes in an Already Volatile Horn of Africa When Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed declared on…
East-Africa
Ethiopian Prime Minister Declares No Conflict Will Arise Over Sea Access
FILE – On January 1, 2024, North Western State of Somalia’s President Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came…
Somalia
Bihi Affirms: North Western State of Somalia’s Sea Access Agreement with Ethiopia Remains Unchanged
HARGEISA, Somalia – The president of North Western State of Somalia, Muse Bihi Abdi, commented to the BBC Somali Service that the…
East-Africa
Ethiopia’s Red Sea Ambitions Spark Unstable Power Conflict in the Horn of Africa
FILE – On the date of April 8, 2023, Ethiopian Minister Abiy Ahmed was present at the graduation event for recruits at…
Somalia
Ethiopia Commits to Maintaining Military Presence in Somalia for AU Mission Amid Sea Access Dispute
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia has underscored its plan to maintain its soldiers in Somalia as a part of the forthcoming African…
