Heavily armed forces of the Somali military have been deployed in the town of Elwaq in the Gedo region, after mediation talks between Kenya failed to resolve the political tensions arising from the new electoral system of one person and one vote in the country. He has to deal...
Ethiopia has announced that it will continue its efforts to weaken Al-Shabaab.
Ambassador Nebiat Getachew, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia, underlined the important role of Ethiopia in reducing the threat of al-Shabaab in the region.
"Al-Shabaab is still a concern for our national security, and efforts...
A press release from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Federal Government of Somalia praised the democratic process and the peaceful atmosphere that concluded the elections in Somaliland.
The statement issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Somalia also stated that the government of Somalia is committed to...
The Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Information of Somalia, Abdirahman Sheikh Yusuf Al Adala, responded to the accusation from the Federal Government of Puntland that it should have closed the page of Puntland President Saeed Abdullahi Deni.
Minister Al Adaala described the allegation as baseless. He regretted that the...
The news from Aabudwaq city in Galgaduud state that the Ethiopians who fled to the city have started destroying the metals in the city, and they have revealed to the public that the two Amharic and Oromo ethnic groups will transport all the metals to the metal factories in...
The Kenyan forces that are part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) have officially handed over the Burgaabo Base in the Lower Jubba region to the Somali National Army (SNA) and Jubbaland.
This transfer was part of a strategy to gradually reduce the presence of African Union troops...
The United Nations has set aside 5 million dollars from the emergency response fund to support the prevention of drought in Somalia, as announced by the Acting Emergency Relief Coordinator Joyce Msuya.
Somalia is facing a threat of drought caused by El Niña, with a 70% chance of reduced rainfall,...
Human Rights Watch, in a report released on Thursday, confirmed that Israel's evacuation orders from the Gaza Strip constitute a "war crime" and constitute "forced displacement" is racial profiling."
The 154-page report, titled "Demand, Hunger, and Isolation: Israel's Forcible Displacement of Palestinians in Gaza," examines the behavior of Israeli authorities...
The presidential and party elections in Somaliland ended last night in a peaceful atmosphere, and the official results are awaited.
Voting for the election, which officially opened at 7:00 am on Wednesday 13 November, closed at 6:00 pm last night, with the counting of votes beginning at 7:00 pm.
So, the...
Turkey and Egypt held two rounds of talks on Africa and Libya.
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on its Facebook page that the talks were focused on issues in the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea region.
These talks were led by the assistant minister of foreign affairs of...