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...
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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...
Turkey Mediates Talks Between Somalia and Ethiopia Over Somaliland Port Deal
NAIROBI — Turkey has initiated mediation talks between Somalia and Ethiopia over a contentious port deal that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland earlier this year, Reuters...
Somalia Pushes for Ethiopian Troop Withdrawal Amid Diplomatic Tensions over Port Deal
Somali government is pressing for the withdrawal of Ethiopian troops from the country by the year’s end, amidst escalating diplomatic tensions over a controversial port...
New swarms of locusts breed in Ethiopia and Somalia
The formation of new swarms of desert locusts in Ethiopia and local breeding in northeastern Kenya means the region is not out of the woods...
Leaders of Somalia, breakaway Somaliland meet for first time
MOGADISHU, — The current leaders of Somalia and the breakaway territory of Somaliland have met for the first time in the latest diplomatic effort by...
Al-Shabab attacks military base used by US forces in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The U.S. military said the security situation was “fluid” at a Kenyan airfield used by U.S. forces after a pre-dawn attack...
Beyond the hype: One Somali bank’s tech revolution strives to narrow Africa’s digital gap
As phone apps take over day-to-day global banking, the bank says that its cloud-based apps make majority of their daily banking traffic through which customers...
Selling hope: One bank’s mission to rebrand post-war Mogadishu through real estate
The new real estate babble across Mogadishu had also led to an influx of people including some from the diaspora who returned to Mogadishu in...
Kenya recalls ambassador to Somalia, orders Somali envoy out
Kenya has recalled its ambassador in Mogadishu and ordered Somali envoy out of the country over alleged auctioning of oil and gas blocks in Kenya’s...
