Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The dispute over the management of the Somali elections seems far from over, following the latest alleged impeachment of Hawa Adan, who is said to be a critic of President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, outgoing president of the country. Somalia has less than two months to hold elections under the May deal, which was signed by key stakeholders following talks called by Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble. But opposition leader Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame, leader of the Wadajir party, claimed that a…

WASHINGTON, United States - US Believes Sexual Violence Against Women And Girls Is Used As New Tool Of War In Tigray Region, With Ethiopian National Defense Forces , with Eritrean troops and Amhara regional forces cited as usual suspects. Several reports by Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other global rights groups indicate that thousands of women have been raped, others killed since November 2020, when Ethiopia launched operations in Tigray in the continuation of the Popular Front for the Liberation of…

NAIROBI, Kenya - The conflict in the Tigray region may have been planned by the Addis Ababa authorities, a senior Finnish official said, long before the Ethiopian National Defense Forces even. were deployed to the area after the attack on the Northern Command. For nearly eight months, the ENDF reinforced by Eritrean troops have descended on the Tigray region, triggering a humanitarian crisis that has drawn international attention. Thousands of Tigrayans are believed to have been killed in what some call genocide. But…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Thousands of Somali soldiers training in Eritrea completed their training two years after recruiting, a senior source confirmed, but they have since been subjected to "slavery" by their hosts and are being treated "in an inhuman manner. ". In an interview with Voice of America, Somali, one of the soldiers recounts his experience in Eritrea, giving a clue as to what might happen to them, even as the Somali government remains quiet about their fate and future in the military. Speaking anonymously,…

EDITORIAL | It's not every day that we talk about the good things done by Muse Bihi Abdi, a retired air force pilot and now president of the separatist region of Somaliland, located in the north. from Somalia. In a constant struggle for his region to be recognized as an independent country, this candidacy may have placed him in constant conflict with federal supporters of a united Somalia, eclipsing his own leadership prowess. This week, however, we would like to congratulate him on rare leadership. Somaliland, unlike…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Al-Shabaab activists have stepped up their urge to change the status quo and hijack institutions in Somalia, targeting the school curriculum as one of their strategies to attract more supporters in a bid to overthrow the fragile backed Somali administration by the UN. The Arabic language has been one of the group's preferred languages ​​due to its affiliation with Al-Qaida, a Middle East-based terrorist group that, among other things, supports draconian Sharia law that both discriminates against women…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Kenya Defense Forces will have to operate with a $ 49 million deficit in the 2021/22 budget, it emerged, after the European Union slashed donor repayments to Kenya by 66%, ahead of AMISOM's exit from Somalia . AMISOM troops are expected to withdraw from the Horn of Africa nation upon full implementation of the Somali transition plan by the end of 2021. AMISOM has nearly 22,000 troops in Somalia, fully paid by the European Union, the UN, the United States among other partners. In a report tabled in…

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…

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed campaigns in UN vehicle amid suspected genocide in Tigray ADDIS ABABA - In one of the most unprecedented gestures, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was photographed in a United Nations-owned vehicle while campaigning, ahead of the general election on June 21, which could spark a debate on the UN's commitment to end the war against the Tigrayans. Over the…

Biden to send US special forces to Somalia at war with Al-Shabaab WASHINGTON, United States - A contingent of US military special forces could be sent to Somalia in the coming weeks, it has been learned, just weeks after former President Donald Trump withdrew soldiers serving in the war-torn country. war. A proposal by President Joe Biden, which was seen by The New York Times, suggests the…