Africa

By M.A. Egge The past three weeks alone have witnessed 114 accidents in the country claiming over nineteen dozen casualties, with 17 deaths and 196 injuries. The 104th weekly session of the Council...

By Ibrahim Hirsi To complete the immigration papers, a resettlement official from the United Nations gave Mohamed Cali Jan. 1 as his legal birth date. MinnPost photo by Ibrahim Hirsi When Mohamed Cali lived in Somalia, he sometimes saw people blowing out candles on cakes in...

Somali troops have taken over a military base in the capital Mogadishu run by the United Arab Emirates. The order to end military cooperation between Somalia and UAE comes amid growing bilateral tensions. It follows the closure of a UAE-funded hospital last week. Al...

By M.A.Egge The preparations for the registration of voters in Marodi-jeeh and Sahil regions have long been completed and the necessary items for the exercise have already been sent to the assigned polling stations. The confirmation of the facts was contained in the national elections commission...

British MP has described Kenya's election standoff as “total chaos”. Richmond Park MP Zac Goldsmith suggested that the recent elections in Somaliland, a self-proclaimed state and former British protectorate, were better than Kenyan ones by far. He made the assertion as he addressed House of...

Ethiopia and Armenia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish political consultation on Wednesday (April 4). The MoU was signed by State Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Dr. Markos Tekle and the visiting Armenian Foreign Minister, H.E. Zohrab Mnatsakanyan. Dr. Markos noted the historical...

MOGADISHU, January 23, 2018—The German Government announced its commitment of EUR 23.4 million to support infrastructure work in Somalia. Channeled through the World Bank’s Multi Partner Fund (MPF) the contribution will strengthen municipal planning and implementation capacity to improve access to basic infrastructure. “Germany joins...

Two Kenyans have been executed by al Shabaab fighters for allegedly spying for Somalia and Kenyan intelligence services in Qunyo Barrow town, Lower Shabelle region. Hassan Yussuf and Mohamed Hassan from Marsabit county were executed by dagger-wielding militants on February 12. Security sources said the militia forcefully gathered...

 The following statement was issued today by the Chairperson of Commission of the African Union,Moussa Faki Mahamat: Press-Release Addis Ababa, 8 April 2022: The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses concern at the Press Statement issued recently by the...

BY: REUTERS Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government said on Monday it had captured another town in the northern Tigray region after nearly two weeks of fighting in a conflict already spilling into Eritrea and destabilising the wider Horn of Africa. Hundreds have died, at least...