MOGADISHU, Somalia – Somalia held a significant Security and Climate Conference on Monday in the capital Mogadishu, focusing on the critical intersection of climate change and national security. The event was inaugurated by Deputy Prime Minister Salah Jama and organized by the office of the National Security Adviser, attracting senior government officials and representatives from...
ADDIS ABABA/ CAIRO- Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned on Sunday that his country would “humiliate” any nation that threatens its sovereignty, in an escalation of the war of words after Egypt signed a security pact last month with Somalia. Ethiopia is locked in a dispute with neighbouring Somalia over a maritime deal it signed...
Riley Beggin MINNEAPOLIS – Amid the chatter of mid-day grocery runs and pharmacy orders being filled at Afrik Grocery in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, Fardousa Yossuf stuck out her hand and introduced herself as “a storyteller.” Her story in this adopted home began in 1999, where she came after fleeing the civil war in Somalia. In the years since, she has noticed big changes: Minneapolis is bigger and more...
By ABDULKADIR KHALIF Somalia says it will make good its threat of punishing corporate bodies labelling or operating as though Somaliland is independent territory. Mogadishu had said all firms with operations in Somalia should, by September 1, have altered information on their network platforms to reflect that Somaliland was a part of Somalia. Somalia’s Ministry...
Farouk Chothia Ethiopia’s Prime Minister has warned that anyone planning on invading his country should “think 10 times” before doing so because, he said, any attack would be repelled. Abiy Ahmed did not direct his comments at any particular nation, but they come at a time of rising tensions with neighbouring Somalia and Egypt. Somalia...
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco has stopped 45,015 people from illegally migrating to Europe since January and busted 177 migrant trafficking gangs, Morocco’s state news agency MAP reported on Friday, citing interior ministry data. It did not give comparative data for the same period in 2023 and the interior ministry did not respond to a Reuters...
NAIROBI/BEIJING, (Reuters) – China stopped short of providing the debt relief sought by many African countries this week, but pledged 360 billion yuan ($50.7 billion) over three years in credit lines and investments. The Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) launched in 2000 took on an enhanced role after the 2013 inception of President Xi Jinping’s Belt and...
President William Ruto on Thursday, September 5, met with Somalia President Hassan Mohamud on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing, China. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed several issues on regional security, including the surge in the threats of terrorism, particularly by extremist groups such as Al-Shabab. The...
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud announced the elevation of China-Somalia relations to a strategic partnership on Friday. Mohamud is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Xi pointed out that Somalia was the first East African country to establish diplomatic relations with China, and...
MOGADISHU, Somalia – China announced on Friday a package of 200 million yuan ($28 million) grant to support Somalia’s immediate priorities. The announcement came after a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Somalian counterpart Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. Xi emphasized...