Somalia

Somalia: Farmajo accused of "selling" soldiers to fight TPLF in Tigray MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has again come under pressure on a number of young people who are said to be training in Eritrea, following reports that they have participated in the Tigray war which has left thousands dead in the north. from Ethiopia. A report filed by the UN…

Clan pays $ 108,000 in compensation for death of activists in Somalia KUNYO-BARROW, Somalia - Over the past decade, al-Shabaab has wreaked havoc in central and southern Somalia, where it is undoubtedly in control, despite a concerted military effort to flush them out, but the group has often crafted strategies for expanding territories. One of the main factors that make Al-Shabaab still relevant…

Somali Prime Minister Roble appoints electoral advisers weeks after deal MOGADISHU, Somalia - Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble has appointed a seven-member advisory team to review the handling of the upcoming elections, which are expected to take place within the next two months in accordance with an agreement signed a fortnight ago. Somali political leaders have agreed on the basis…

Al-Shabaab suffers defeats as escalating military operations in Somalia MOGADISHU, Somalia - More than 130 Al-Shabaab militants have been killed in Somalia in the past three weeks, Defense Force Chief Gen. Odowa Yusuf Rageh confirmed, adding that troops would continue to clear militants from their various hiding places. in the country. Most of those killed were caught by the Somali National Army…

Somalia: Farmajo blamed for deployment of Somali soldiers in Tigray MOGADISHU, Somalia - Hours after a report by the UN special rapporteur on the violation of human rights by Eritrean troops leaked, outgoing Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo was accused of authorizing the deployment of trainee soldiers in the Tigray region, which has given rise to current concern. In the report, the…

The presidential party was defeated in the parliamentary elections on 1 June. Democratic progress has been hailed as far as Europe. Somaliland's "international partners" have no complaints law election on June 1. In a statement released on Tuesday, European countries and the United Kingdom simply congratulated Hargeisa on the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Dozens of al-Shabaab fighters have been killed in recent weeks following Somali National Army operation under the leadership of the Chief of Defense Forces, General Yusuf Rageh Odowaa. The operation was primarily aimed at Moyen-Shebelle in central Somalia and was widely hailed as "successful" by several SNA commanders who participated in the exercise. This is not the first time the military has targeted Al-Shabaab in central Somalia. During the operation, state media reported, dozens of Al-Shabaab…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The recently signed pre-electoral pact could still be in danger given the complaints made by the leader of the Wadajir party, Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, who is one of the main stakeholders in the upcoming elections, which will be chaired by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. A few weeks ago, various political actors signed a pact in Somalia that would see the country hold elections after months of stalemate that saw both sides of the divide mutually accuse each other of delays. Farmajo did not…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - After the resumption of diplomatic relations between Mogadishu and Addis Ababa, Ethiopian Airlines seems to have reaped big reaping, also given the current political tensions involving Kenya and Somalia, which have seen both sides shut down their airspace. For 41 years Ethiopia and Somalia have been embroiled in a diplomatic feud that was resolved in 2018, after Abiy Ahmed took over as Prime Minister of the Horn of Africa nation. Since then, the relationship between the two parties has blossomed.…

ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopians must be courageous and face their enemies without fear, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said, noting that the country would leave no room for traitors who are determined to thwart efforts to restore order and unity in the country. nation of the Horn of Africa. According to the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize laureate, the country faces challenges from "traitors from within and without," but he has not disclosed an identity. This is the first time that Abiy Ahmed has apparently blamed strangers for the country's…