Ethiopia: 200 bodies uncovered in mass grave
Police in Ethiopia have discovered a mass grave with 200 bodies near the border between the Somali and Oromia regions, local media reported. The grave […]
Somalia
Somalia: 124 nationals repatriated from Libya – Government
A total of 124 Somalis who were stranded in Libya for years have returned home on Wednesday, the federal Government of Somalia said. According to […]
Standoff between Somalia’s federal, state authorities could ‘paralyze’ progress – UN envoy
Ongoing tensions between the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) and the country’s state authorities were center stage, as the United Nations top envoy for Somalia […]
Somali states to form joint force to fight Al-Shabaab
Federal Member States in Somalia have announced the creation of a new force to fight the activities of Al-Shabaab in the country. According to a […]
Violence will not deter Somali people in their pursuit of peace, says UN chief
The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the twin suicide attacks that hit Saturday Baidoa, southwestern Somalia, and reiterated the Organization’s support and […]
EU to provide €100 million to Somalia
The EU and Somalia signed Sunday (Oct. 14) an agreement to provide €100 million to the Somali budget over the next two and a half […]
Ex-Somali insurgent leader announces entry into politics
The former No. 2 leader of Somalia-based militant group al-Shabab Mukhtar Robow Abu Mansur has announced his candidacy for leadership of the southwest regional administration […]
Somalia: 200,000 bags of charcoal smuggled out to Iraq – VOA
Over 200,000 bags of Somali charcoal arrived in the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, a Somali official at the United Nations told the VOA on […]
Horn of Africa nations urge UN to lift Eritrea sanctions
Ethiopia and Somalia last weekend reiterated calls to the United Nations General Assembly for the lifting of sanctions on neighboring Eritrea. In July, the United […]
Horn of Africa: UN welcomes Djibouti agreement between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Thursday’s meeting in Djibouti with the foreign ministers of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia with the Djiboutian head of diplomacy. […]