Somalia

TPLF rejects ceasefire in Tigray, promises to "completely" crush Eritrean and Amhara troops NAIROBI, Kenya - The war in the Tigray region and its surroundings seems far from over, following the rejection of a ceasefire by the Tigray Defense Forces , formerly known as the Popular Front for the Liberation of Tigray , which has controlled the region for decades. Ethiopian National Defense Forces…

UAE approves ceasefire in Tigray, Ethiopia as TPLF takes control of Mekelle ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - United Arab Emirates approved the ceasefire in the Tigray region, which was first announced Monday after months of war that left thousands dead and nearly 2 million displaced from their homes in the northern region of Ethiopia. Ethiopian National Defense Forces withdrew from Tigray's…

The long-delayed presidential election in Somalia will finally be held on October 10, the country's political leaders agreed on Tuesday after months of stalemate that sometimes turned violent. The Prime Minister's Office, Mohamed Hussein Roble, presented the timetable for indirect parliamentary and presidential elections in a statement on Twitter, saying that stakeholders had agreed on a roadmap for voting after two days of talks in the capital Mogadishu. President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and the leaders of Somalia's…

Somalia election schedule released after lengthy negotiations MOGADISHU, Somalia - The leadership of the federal government of Somalia, federal member states and the administration of the Banadir region have agreed on the election timetable, which will be implemented as part of the resolution of the electoral crisis in the country. Over the past year, stakeholders have wrangled over the model,…

UN report calls for massive action to eradicate racism MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior United Nations official has tabled a report that builds on sweeping actions to eradicate racism, which has primarily targeted people of African descent around the world for decades now. Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, released a report calling for sweeping action to…

FINLAND - Somalis within the diaspora have continued to form historical past the world over, essentially the most latest having arrived in Finland, the place one in all their very own was elected to parliament, the place he'll serve for the subsequent two years as he'll write historical past and provides hope to these in despair. Suldaan Said Ahmed will formally be a part of the Finnish parliament in the approaching weeks and signify the pursuits of the Left Alliance on this Scandinavian nation, which hosts numerous…

How TDF's victory over Ethiopian troops in Mekelle sounds the dying knell for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed NAIROBI, Kenya - After months of combating, the Tigray Protection Forces previously often called the In style Entrance for the Liberation of Tigray ultimately took management of Mekelle, the regional administrative capital of Tigray, of which they misplaced management virtually eight months…

TDF seizes Mekelle as Ethiopian troops withdraw from Tigray NAIROBI, Kenya - The Well-liked Entrance for the Liberation of Tigray in any other case generally known as the Tigray Protection Forces took over Mekelle, the regional administrative capital of the Tigray area, moments after the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Forces withdrew . ENDF has been tenting in Tigray since November 2020 in…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenyan authorities have reported a mass exodus of youngsters from the Al-Shabaab group, whom they've reportedly joined lately, as a part of an ongoing crackdown to forestall militants from finishing up assaults within the nation. This 12 months alone, authorities advised Voice of America, at the least 350 youngsters have dumped Somalia-based al-Shabaab militants and at the moment are being reintegrated into their respective households. The defections primarily came about alongside the coastal strip of the…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The latest assault which left three humanitarians useless was sparked by a picture of a Finnish journalist pictured with Getachew Rada, an adviser to the Tigray presidency and a robust former minister within the Ethiopian authorities. Sources inside the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Forces say the army has focused MSF staff following the picture of Liselott Lindstrom, a Finnish journalist, which was photographed with Rada, a critic of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration. Of their thoughts,…