Late last year, the Turkish authorities opened their largest military base abroad in the Somali capital Mogadishu as a step towards consolidating ties with Somalia and establishing a presence in East Africa. Since then they have been seeking a military base in Sudan as the second Turkish base in Africa. Turkey signed an agreement with

Patients in African hospitals are twice as likely to die after surgery than the average patient across the globe, and the most common complications suffered after operations are infections. These are the findings of a new study, which reports on a survey covering 11,422 patients in 247 hospitals in 25 low- and middle-income countries The

Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif on Wednesday said history taught them not to “blindly” trust the U.S. in response to statements from top U.S. officials, including President Donald Trump, accusing Islamabad of providing safe haven to militants fighting in war-torn Afghanistan.in a series of tweets, Asif defended his country and mentioned a number of its

Mogadishu-Prime Minister of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Ali Kheyre on Thursday morning sacked three Ministers and appointed three other new ministers for the posts, Minister of Information of Somalia, H.E. Abdirahman Omar Osman told Somali National News Agency that Ministers of Interior, Trade and Industries and foreign Affairs were discharged. Minister of

The Chinese-built 756-km electrified rail project connecting landlocked Ethiopia to Djibouti officially started commercial operations on Monday with a ceremony held in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. Contracted by two Chinese companies, the first 320 km of the rail project from Sebeta to Mieso was carried out by the China Rail Engineering Corporation while the remaining

Djibouti is open to any kind of approach from Turkey such as building a military base to secure the Red Sea, Djiboutian ambassador to Ankara Aden H. Abdillahi has said, pointing to possible steps that could be taken to strengthen military ties between the two countries. Citing the Red Sea as the second-busiest sea way

On 13 November 2017, Somaliland, an unrecognized country, went to the polls to elect its fifth president since its founding 26 years ago. Somaliland’s role in the region is changing as key players in the Gulf are waking up to its strategic location. Somaliland was a former British protectorate that secured independence on 26 June

Mogadishu-President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdulahi Farmaho on Saturday afternoon ordered chief of Somali National Army, Gen. Abdiweli Hussein Jama to investigate today’s attack at the house of Abdi-Qayb-did, a senator in the Upper House of Somalia, The President said that anyone who is involved in and found of being behind

Mogadishu Minister of Finance of the Federal Republic of Somalia,  Abdirahman Duale Beyle and Head of Norwegian Refugee Council in Somalia,Barnaba Asarg signed an agreement of 2.7 Million U.S dollars to help people affected by the droughts and Water shortage in Some parts in the country, I have received officials from Norwegian Refugee Council at

Ankara-Turkey said Friday it has signed an agreement with Russia for the purchase of the S-400 missile defense systems. Turkey’s Undersecretariat for Defense Industries said in a statement: “We will receive two S-400 missile defense systems. One is optional.” The statement added that the Turkish Armed Forces will control the defense system entirely.The system can