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Heavy fighting broke out in the town of Daawley in Ethiopia’s Somali Region early on Wednesday, leading to multiple deaths and injuries, sources said. The confrontations involved regional security forces and armed civilians amid a backdrop of increased regional tension. Communications disruptions have limited the flow of information from the area, but it is confirmed…
A senior Al-Shabaab leader Mohamed Mire, also known as Abu Abdirahman, has been confirmed dead following a targeted drone strike in the Lower Shabelle region of Somalia. The attack took place near Kunyo Barow, where Mire was reportedly killed while holding a meeting. Mire, who had been with Al-Shabaab for over 15 years, was a key…
The federal government of Somalia has successfully repatriated 109 Somali citizens mostly refugees, including mothers and children from Yemen, the move said was a significant milestone in the Somali government’s ongoing efforts to repatriate its nationals stranded abroad always done by its foreign affairs and international cooperation ministry. The returnees arrived safely at Mogadishu’s Aden…
Eritrea has signaled the possibility of severing diplomatic ties with Somalia following the recent Turkish-brokered agreement aimed at resolving nearly a year of tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia. Asmara has sharply criticized the deal, describing it as “rushed and ambiguous,” according to BBC Somali. Abdulkadir Idris, an advisor to the Eritrean Ministry of Foreign Affairs…
Delegation led by Somalia’s federal government President Dr Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in Asmara, capital city of Eritrea today 25 December 2024. He went there for a working trip. Isaias Afwerki, Eritrean president welcomed the delegation at Asmara International Airport where the two president shook hands. The two presidents said will discuss several issues mainly…
CAIRO, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Egypt will contribute troops to an African Union Somalia peacekeeping mission, its foreign minister said on Monday, as ties between the two countries grow closer amid tensions with Ethiopia over recognition of Somaliland. “Egypt has decided to participate in the mission based on the Somali government’s request and welcoming of the African…
Ethiopian government has denied Somali allegations that Ethiopian troops operating under the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) launched an attack on Somali National Army (SNA) forces in the Doolow district of the Gedo region in Jubbaland state administration. In a statement released Tuesday, Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs rebuffed the accusations, pointing them…
Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty and his Somali counterpart Ahmed Moalim Fiqi stressed Monday the need to facilitate the formation of the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). During a meeting in Cairo, both sides urged the AU partners to provide the necessary and sustainable funding for AUSSOM and to…
In a written statement, Somalia’s federal government has condemned that Ethiopian troops took part in today’s fighting against Somalia’s federal government bases in southwestern Somali bordering town of Dolow in Gedo Region of Jubbaland state administration on 23 December 2024. The statement said that the move violated recent agreements between Somalia’s federal government President Hassan…
Somalia’s federal government foreign affairs minister and international cooperation, Ambassador Ahmed Moalim Fiqi who was on official visit in Cairo, Egypt held talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badar Abdilati in there on 23 December 2024. The talks focused on strengthening the historic ties between the twou countries. Concentrating on special sectors just like cooperating on…