Tag: Somalia

Somalia is facing a sharp surge in diphtheria cases and deaths this year, as vaccine shortages and cuts in foreign assistance undermine the country’s response, according to health officials. More ...

Somaliland has firmly rejected Somalia's attempt to grant the United States exclusive control over the strategic port and airbase in Berbera, asserting that Mogadishu has no authority over its territory. ...

Somaliland has reaffirmed its agreement with Ethiopia granting the landlocked nation access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognition, despite the thawing of tensions between Somalia and Ethiopia.  Somaliland's ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Somalia and Ethiopia have signed a landmark agreement to resolve their long-standing dispute over the breakaway Somaliland region and Ethiopia's quest for sea ...

A second shipment of military cargo has arrived in Somalia from Egypt, escalating tensions in the fragile Horn of Africa region. The latest delivery carried aboard a warship, included anti-aircraft ...

In a devastating incident, a car bomb exploded outside a popular café in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, resulting in the deaths of at least nine individuals and injuring many others.  The ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has concluded a three-day mission to Mogadishu, Somalia in preparation for completion of the country’s Interim Country Strategy Paper (I-CSP) 2022-2024 and annual Country Portfolio ...

Ethiopia's United Nations Ambassador, Alemayehu Tegenu, has issued a robust defense of his country's recent agreement with Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic in the Horn of Africa.  The contentious pact ...

Speaking at the Global Food Security Summit on Monday, November 20, 2023, British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak urged world leaders to harness Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technology to end malnutrition ...

The African Union has appealed for nearly $90 million for its peacekeeping force in Somalia, which is providing support to its military forces battling al-Shabab extremists. Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, the ...