East Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A senior Al-Shabaab commander who has been on the radar for a couple of years was killed over the weekend in Center Jubba, in one more dramatic efficiency exhibiting the flexibility of the Somali Nationwide Military. to sort out uncertainty lengthy after the AU forces' departure from the nation. Beneath the Somali transition plan , over 22,000 AMISOM troops are scheduled to withdraw from Somalia by the tip of 2022, a transfer that enables the SNA to take management of many safety obligations.…

WASHINGTON - The outgoing US President Donald Trump has fired his protection minister Mark Esper simply days after experiences of plans to withdraw troops from Somalia, and with simply over two months earlier than leaving workplace after dropping the November 3 election. 2020 to Democratic Social gathering flag bearer Joe Biden. In a tweet Monday night time, Trump relieved Esper, who has been on the helm for therefore many months and who was entrusted with efforts to withdraw US troops from a number of components of…

NAIROBI, Kenya - Abdirahman Abdishakur could have existed throughout Somalia's rebirth and political scene for the previous 20 years, however the Somali constitutional skilled, 52, nonetheless longs for the nation's highest award: the presidency. Because the nation prepares to carry its presidential election in February, the chief of the Wadajir celebration hopes to implement the minimize. A former humanitarian employee, he joined politics 15 years in the past and helped negotiate a peace deal in Djibouti for the…

Battle in Ethiopia's Tigray area, the place federal troops have launched an offensive after accusing native forces of attacking a army base final week, has killed a whole lot of individuals, army sources stated on Monday. A army official within the neighboring Amhara area advised Reuters that clashes had killed practically 500 Tigray forces, whereas three different safety sources stated the Ethiopian military had additionally misplaced a whole lot to defend the bottom. Final week, Prime Minister Abiy…

The fighting continues for the sixth day in a row in northern Ethiopia. The federal army meets troops from Tigray, a region that opposes the central power of Addis Ababa. Roads and communication are disrupted with the area and it is still difficult to realize the extent of the violence. Demands for downsizing continue, but the federal state does not seem to want to calm things down.…

ADDIS ABABA - The struggling Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed made three stunning modifications on Sunday, concerning three vital workplaces answerable for the nation's safety and international coverage amid escalating tensions within the Tigray area, necessitating navy motion. Within the transition, the Ethiopian Nationwide Protection Power chief, intelligence chief and international minister had been fired as the military continued operations within the Tigray area regardless of requires a ceasefire from…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A high-level delegation from Kenya visited Somalia over the weekend and is predicted to debate a number of the new points, together with however not restricted to the ban on Khat enterprise within the Horn of Africa, which has inflicted heavy losses on businessmen throughout East Africa. nation. Since March, Somalia, which is the most important marketplace for Khat regionally generally known as Miraa, banned the import of the gentle stimulant early this yr as a result of raging Coronavirus…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The warfare towards al-Qaeda-linked group, Al-Shabaab, continues to achieve momentum in Somalia after the most recent operation, through which dozens of them had been killed in central Somalia, a area thought-about a terrorist hotspot within the Horn of Africa. Since March this yr, a group from the Somali Nationwide Military has , the African Union mission forces and the US African command have launched assaults towards the militants in central and southern Somalia, the place a number of cities…

The government-led offensive against Tigray province has now been going on for six days. The fighting took place 700 km north of the capital Addis Ababa, without an estimate of the number of casualties due to the cut in telecommunications. Bombings are underway against the TPLF party's positions, the prime minister assures. South of the front line, populations are mobilized to support the war effort.…

In Ethiopia, when the federal government launched an offensive against the Tigray region on November 4, accused of separatist tendencies, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced the replacement of the commander of his military forces. The same goes for the intelligence services and the federal police. General Adem Mohammed was thanked. This former head of the National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) was appointed army chief a little less than a year and a half ago, in June 2019. He currently has no new assignment but…