Turkey Secures Sweeping Rights in Somalia Oil Deal, Newly Disclosed Document Reveals
By Judy Maina NAIROBI, Kenya – Turkey has secured expansive control over Somalia’s oil and gas resources under the terms of a recently disclosed bilateral...
Category : SOMALIA
Turkey Deploys Hundreds of Troops to Somalia Amid Rising Concerns Over al-Shabab Threat
MOGADISHU, Somalia — More than 500 Turkish military personnel have reportedly arrived in Somalia’s capital this week, according to Somali and diplomatic sources, as part...
Egypt-Somalia Military Cooperation Escalates Tensions with Ethiopia
After Somalia announced the arrival of Egyptian military equipment and delegations, Ethiopia, which has ongoing tensions with Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD),...
Egypt sends arms to Somalia following security pact, sources say
Egypt delivered its first military aid to Somalia in more than four decades on Tuesday, three diplomatic and Somali government sources said, a move likely...
Somalia sends warning to Ethiopian airlines over its operating flights
In a statement issued on Wednesday, SCAA raised significant concerns regarding Ethiopian Airlines and its flight operations within Somalia, particularly highlighting issues related to the...
Puntland Executes 10 Al Shabaab Fighters After Military Trial
NAIROBI — In a decisive move against the Al Qaeda-linked militant group Al Shabaab, the semi-autonomous region of Puntland executed 10 members of the group...
Somalia and Ethiopia to Hold Talks in Ankara Over Controversial Port Deal
NAIROBI — The foreign ministers of Somalia and Ethiopia will convene in Ankara next week to address ongoing tensions stemming from Ethiopia’s recent port deal...
African Union Approves New Mission to Stabilize Somalia
ADDIS ABABA – The African Union’s Peace and Security Council has approved the launch of a new mission in Somalia, aimed at supporting and stabilizing...
Somalia Approves Historic Bill to Revert to Universal Suffrage
MOGADISHU — Somalia’s cabinet took a significant step towards restoring universal suffrage on Thursday, approving a bill that, if ratified by parliament, will end decades...
