Somalia Security: Ethiopian troops join major offensive against al-Shabaab
Somalia is preparing a large-scale offensive against al-Shabaab. In recent weeks the militants have carried out some of the most deadliest attacks in the history of their insurgency in Somalia. CGTN's Abdulaziz Billow reports from Mogadishu where one thousand Ethiopian troops have entered the...
Somaliland: President-Elect Meets with National Consultative Forum Members
By: M. A. Egge
The President-elect H. E. Muse Bihi Abdi met on Friday with the so called National Consultative Forum.
In a terse statement reported in the media given by Mr. Jamal Ali Hussein, the President elect met the group and parleyed with them for...
Somaliland opposition leader speaks about Somalia election
Hargeisa(Hol) Somaliland opposition leader, Faisal Ali Warabe, has unexpectedly spoken out about Somalia election
The UCID party commissioner suggested that parliamentarians should vote for an honest candidate for the presidency on the 8th February elections. He also discussed ongoing talks between Somaliland and dissident Khatumo...
UN lauds Somaliland elections, urges inclusive politics
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) on Wednesday congratulated Muse Bihi Abdi on his election as president of the breakaway republic of Somaliland after confirmation by Supreme Court on Tuesday.
The UN mission said in a statement issued in Mogadishu commended the political...
Somalia Gov’t spokesman wounded in explosion in capital Mogadishu
By:Reuters
Somalia's government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an explosion in the capital suspected to have been set off by a suicide bomber, a Reuters photographer and state-run media said.
The photographer at the scene of the explosion reported seeing body parts lying on the...
US vetoes resolution on Trump’s Jerusalem decision
The US has vetoed, as expected, a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and his plans to move the American embassy in Israel to the city.
However, the proposed measure was backed on Monday by the 14 other Security...
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits Djibouti
By:ANADOLU AGENCY
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit small Horn of Africa nation Djibouti on Thursday morning.The government of Djibouti, which confirmed the earthquake, said that the earthquake shook Djibouti around 4:22 a.m. local time with an intensity of...
World powers look to Djibouti for trade, military access
MARTIN SEEMUNGAL: Djibouti is one of the hottest, driest, places on Earth. Vast areas are semi-arid desert. There are no natural resources. The official unemployment rate is 50 percent. Life for many is difficult.
But Djibouti does have one very valuable asset — its location.
Where...
Sweden and the Netherlands partner with UNDP Africa on development response to growth of violent extremism
The Governments of Sweden and the Netherlands have made financial contributions of USD 3.3 million and USD 800,000 respectively towards UNDP’s regional initiative on preventing and responding to the growth of violent extremism in Africa through a development lens.
The project also received an earlier...
International partners call for calm and restraint in Garowe
Mogadishu – International partners* are concerned about the violence in Garowe and its impact on civilians.
The partners call for the immediate de-escalation of tensions and a return to calm. We call on all political stakeholders to engage in dialogue...
