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From November 21st to 23rd EUCAP Nestor, in cooperation with EU NAVFOR (Somalia) Operation Atalanta, organised a Legal Maritime Workshop for prosecutors and police officers in Mogadishu. The eleven participants, including a female prosecutor, learnt about and exchanged views on several legal and maritime security...

Addis Ababa, June 26, 2018 – A senior Eritrean delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today. High level Ethiopian government officials, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, received the delegation at the Addis Ababa...

South Sudanese arch-foes signed a final power-sharing deal on Sunday, aimed at ending a civil war that has killed tens of thousands of people and displaced millions in the world's youngest country. President Salva Kiir and his bitter rival Riek Machar were in neighbouring Sudan...

BY: DAILYSABAH Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed bilateral relations with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in a phone call, the Presidential Communications Directorate said Sunday. The two leaders discussed spoke about Turkey-Ethiopia relations and regional developments. Erdoğan highlighted that Turkey values Ethiopia’s peace and stability and...

JOINT STATEMENT International partners* welcome the official announcement of the Somaliland election timeline by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) and the President's decree formalizing the election date. These are important steps towards ensuring that elections are held...

By: African Union The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat is following with concern the escalation of military confrontation in Ethiopia. The Chairperson reaffirms the African Union’s firm attachment to the constitutional order, territorial integrity, unity and national sovereignty of the Federal Democratic...

Yesterday, 20th May 2018, the appeal court in Hargeisa has sentenced Boqor Osman aw Muhumed Mohamed to three years in prison, reducing 5 years jail term given by a regional court on 26th April 2018. The appeal court heard on 10th and 12th May an...

Ethiopia is a major U.S. ally in Africa. The government in Addis Ababa has long cooperated with Washington on security and counterterrorism while benefiting generously from U.S. aid. In 2016, the U.S. pledged $809 million to Ethiopia, behind only war-torn South Sudan and Kenya, another...

25th April 2018, Mogadishu. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has handed over 600 gas cylinders, 300 fuel-efficient cooking stoves, and 20 tons of briquettes to the Federal Government for distribution to IDP communities and communities in Mogadishu, for use in cooking as an...

Since 2010, Somalia’s airspace has been an issue between the successive governments of Somalia and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which currently manages the airspace on behalf of Somalia. The Somali state has made several unsuccessful attempts to regain the control and management of...