Commercial ship still hijacked off Somali coast – sources
By: REUTERS
A commercial vessel hijacked by unknown assailants remains off the coast of Somalia raising fears of further instability for global shipping as attacks escalate in the Red Sea, maritime security sources said on Monday.
Egypt’s Sisi reelected to third term in office
By: ANADOLU AGENCY
Egypt's incumbent President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi was reelected to a third, six-year term in office till 2023, the country’s electoral commission announced on Monday.
Commission chief Hazem Badawy said 44.7 million...
Shipping firms pause Red Sea journeys over attacks
By Mattea Bubalo, BBC News
Danish shipping company Maersk has said it is pausing all journeys through the Red Sea.
The decision comes after a spate of attacks on...
Dahabshiil lauds Somalia’s debt relief move
By: Nairobi News
The business community in the Horn of Africa has welcomed the move by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to offer debt relief to Somalia.
Coming days after the...
Turkish justice minister says Somali president’s son will be tried
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES
ustice Minister Yılmaz Tunç assuaged the public that Mohamed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, son of Somalia’s incumbent president, will attend the hearing over the death of a Turkish man in Istanbul in a...
Sudan’s warring generals agree to ceasefire and face-to-face peace talks, US diplomat says
By: AFP
Sudan's warring generals have agreed to an unconditional cessation of hostilities and a face-to-face meeting to end their eight-month-old war that has devastated the already impoverished African country, displacing millions and creating the world's worst...
Communiqué of the 41st Extraordinary IGAD Assembly of Heads of State and Government
BY: IGAD
The 41st Extraordinary Assembly of the IGAD Heads of State and Government was held on Saturday, 9th December 2023, in Djibouti, Republic of Djibouti, on the situation in Sudan and was chaired by H.E. Ismail Omar Guelleh, President...
Somalia President Meets Turkish Military Delegation
Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, met with a delegation of Turkish military experts and officers on Friday at his office in Villa Somalia, the presidential palace in Mogadishu.
according Somalia news agency sonna , The meeting was...
Taiwan Foreign Minister Wu gives interview to Time Magazine
By: Taiwan Today
Taiwan Minister of Foreign Affairs Jaushieh Joseph Wu said that Taiwan wants to contribute to international society and expand cooperation and friendship with other democratic nations.
Wu made the remarks...
UK announces further humanitarian support in response to El Niño in Somalia
The British Embassy Mogadishu announces almost $7 million to support the humanitarian response to El Niño in Somalia.
British Embassy Mogadishu announces £5.5 million of humanitarian funding for El Niño response in Somalia.
