Somali Pirates’ Return Adds to Crisis for Global Shipping Companies
By: REUTERS
As a speed boat carrying more than a dozen Somali pirates bore down on their position in the western Indian Ocean, the crew of a Bangladeshi-owned bulk carrier sent out a distress signal and called an emergency...
About 20 Armed People Board Cargo Ship off Somalia, Security Firm Says
By Reuters
About 20 armed people boarded a cargo ship off the coast of Somalia and have taken control of it, a maritime security firm said on Tuesday.
The vessel is the latest to...
Op-Ed: Truth and tale about Somalia’s drive against Ethio-Somaliland interaction
By Ambassador Adam Jibril Muse
All autocratic politicians share one basic belief that they own the absolute truth on life, the rulers of Somalia today continue to behave accordingly, both Al-Itisam of Hasan Sheik Mohamoud and Al-Shabab...
Kenya mediates to ease Ethiopia- Somalia tensions
By: THE EAST AFRICAN
Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries.
And, from this week,...
Hostile Territory: The Effects Of Somalia & Somaliland’s Airspace Dispute
By: Simple Flying
Since the start of the year, tensions between Somalia and Somaliland (an independent but internationally unrecognized state) have been high. While the two territories have been going at it for years, tensions have...
ALJAZEERA: Details of a Qatar Airways surviving an “imminent” collision with an Ethiopian Airlines
By: ALJAZEERA ARABIC
A Qatari Boeing 787 survived a collision with an Ethiopian Airbus A350 , when they were flying - Sunday - over the Gulf of Aden near Somalia.
The Somali Aviation...
UK Minister for Armed Forces Visits Mogadishu
By: British Embassy Mogadishu
UK Minister for Armed Forces James Heappey MP, visited Mogadishu on 25 February in order to reaffirm the UK’s commitment to defence and security cooperation with Somalia.
His visit offered...
US Envoy Urges Ethiopia, Somalia Leaders To De-escalate
By: AFP
US envoy said Wednesday she encouraged the leaders of Somalia and Ethiopia to de-escalate tensions after a rift over Addis Ababa reaching a maritime deal with Somaliland.
Ethiopia, which lost access...
Somalia greenlights defense, economy pact with Türkiye
By: DAILY SABAH
In a new step toward enhanced cooperation, Somalia's Cabinet approved a defense and economic pact with Türkiye.
The two countries already enjoy close ties and Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre said...
UN committed to help Somalia deliver ‘for its people’
By: UN NEWS
Speaking at the UN Security Council, Catriona Laing, the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for Somalia, expressed the UN’s “unwavering support towards the state-building agenda” in Somalia, underscoring that the Council’s support is central to the country’s...
