East Africa

MOGADISHU, Somalia - The Federal Republic of Somalia may very well be working out of financial system and most operations might stall, Finance Minister Abdirahman Beileh has steered, which might paralyze the functioning of essential departments within the nation. Beileh, a well-known economist, is now reaching out to Somalis within the diaspora to run the funds after most worldwide companions stopped sending cash to the nation within the midst of the stalemate earlier than the election. In a Zoom interview with a…

The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay) distributed humanitarian aid to the Somali people in the capital Mogadishu on Saturday. Turkish Red Crescent officials in Somalia, who spoke to the Anadolu Agency (AA), said the group distributed more than 500 food parcels to people in need, including those internally displaced in the capital. "The Turkish Red Crescent has provided humanitarian aid to Somalia since 2011 and distributed 500 food packages to families in need in the Kahda region," said Orhan Kokcu, head…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - A contingent from the Somali National Army has been deployed in the capital Mogadishu, amid smoldering political tensions sparked by the House of Commons' decision to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's term illegally this month. The House of Commons gave the government two more years under pressure from the opposition and members of the international community. Farmajo has since accepted the extension after his term expired on February 8th. Several sources suggested to Axadlethat the…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Outgoing President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo shouldn't negotiate with rivals over the lately authorized interval extension, a Member of Parliament allied with Villa Somalia has warned of more and more from the worldwide group over the resumption of dialogue. The Home of Commons authorized an unlawful extension of the election interval for one more two years versus an preliminary election settlement on September 17 that may have seen the nation embrace an improved clan-based election mannequin. And…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Djibouti and Kenya are drawn to the current election routes in Somalia, one factor that may over again change the dimension of the issue, which is now being talked about at worldwide diploma following President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's alternative to elongate his mandate. Even after his time interval expired on February 8, Farmajo continued to sign an extension alternative from the Residence of Commons, a switch that has angered every members of the opposition and the worldwide group, leading to…

Malaria killed almost 400,000 people worldwide in 2019, the vast majority of children under 5 years of age. Although lethal, this parasite can be treated with combined artemisinin treatments, also called dual therapy. But the problem with these treatments is that the parasites tend to resist them more and more often. So some researchers are working on developing new drugs and trials are currently being conducted on 1,600 children under the age of 5 in Mali, Ghana, Gabon and Benin ... The clinical trials conducted in these…

Washington strengthens diplomacy in the Horn of Africa. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has just appointed a US envoy for the region. Jeffrey Feltman will take on this role. An experienced diplomat, he was formerly US Deputy Secretary of State for the Middle East and then UN Deputy Secretary-General for Political Affairs. While Antony Blinken says he fears an escalation of conflicts in the region, Jeffrey Feltman must play a coordinating role between different states and regional and international actors. Find…

Two refugee camps in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia, Shimelba and Hitsats, were completely destroyed a few months ago. These two camps accommodated almost 20,000 people. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) claims to have been able to rejoin 12,000 of these refugees, but the UN agency is now worried about the fate of some 8,000 other refugees. These 8,000 other refugees from these two camps in the northern part of the Tigray region have "disappeared" and for some have been "deported" to Eritrea, as…

The Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) welcomed a renewed initiative by the African Union to facilitate talks on holding elections. But the FGS also blamed Kenya and Djibouti for engaging in what Information Minister Osman Dubbe described as a sinister campaign to derail the political process in Somalia through their influence in the commission. Dubbe said the Somali government will not accept interference by the African Union into its domestic affairs, and added intervention in internal affairs violates the founding…

MOGADISHU, Somalia - Amid pressure from the international community over his decision to approve the lower house's decision seeking to extend his term by two years, incumbent Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has hired a foreign lobby group in an attempt to push for his Washington DC visit. Over the past week, Farmajo has been under pressure from the international community among them the United States to drop its bid to extend the period and concentrate on pushing for dialogue for the sake of peace and quiet.…