Somalia says no mediation until Ethiopia reverses illegal accord

File Photo/Somali Times The Somalia government has said that there is no place to mediate the conflict between Ethiopia, unless Addis Ababa cancels the controversial agreement it entered into with the Hargeisa administration. Read: Somalia’s president warns the aggressor Ethiopia prime minister Abiy Ahmed “There will be no mediation until Ethiopia reverses the illegal agreement

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IGAD leaders turned away violation of the territorial independence of Somalia by Ethiopia

The summit of the IGAD regional organization was concluded, and a press release was issued in support of Somalia. The leaders of IGAD have turned away from the violation of the territorial independence of Somalia by the Ethiopian government. This emergency summit will be the 42nd of the IGAD Regional Organization, it was held today

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IMF approves Sh109.8 billion new funding to Kenya

By Business Daily Africa The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board has approved the disbursement of Sh109.8billion ($684.7 million) to Kenya. The approval made on Wednesday follows the completion of the sixth review of Kenya’s multi-year arrangement with the fund under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Extended Fund Facility (ECF) and the first review

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Why is Ethiopia still part of the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia?

File Photo/Somali Times Addis Ababa has tested its maritime ambitions in Somalia earlier this month, with Muse Bihi signing a 20 KM off the coast of Lughaya area in Awdal region northern of Somalia. This issue has greatly damaged the relationship between the two countries. Mogadishu has started a strong diplomatic battle, and the meeting

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US military confirms Houthis hit US-owned bulk carrier ship in Gulf of Aden

By Anadolu Agency The US military confirmed Wednesday that Yemen’s Houthi group targeted a US-owned carrier ship in the Gulf of Aden with a drone. “At approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa time) Jan. 17, an assessed one-way attack UAS (unmanned aircraft system) was launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen and struck M/V Genco Picardy in

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Britain’s unexpected inflation increase in December is unlikely to worry the Bank of England

File – Shoppers walk along Oxford Street during the Boxing Day sales in London, Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023. Inflation across the United Kingdom increased unexpectedly last month as a result of sharp hike in tobacco and alcohol prices. The Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, that inflation, as measured by (AP

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Somalia rejected Ethiopia Airlines landing Hargeisa

The federal government of Somalia has today taken a serious step against Ethiopia as it recently banned the Ethiopian Airlines from Somalia, according to official sources told Somali Times. Reports say that the order was issued by the Somali Civil Aviation Authority based in Mogadishu, which turned back the plane that was carrying the Ethiopian

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UK PM Sunak’s authority faces test in showdown over Rwanda asylum plan

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak delivers a ministerial statement titled “Defending the UK and our allies in a more dangerous world” in the House of Commons, in London, Britain January 15, 2024. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters/File Photo By Reuters British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak faces a major parliamentary showdown on Wednesday over his plan

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Dar es Salaam lifts KQ ban after Kenya okays Air Tanzania cargo flights

By Business Daily Africa Air Tanzania has secured coveted cargo rights in Kenya, while Kenya Airways saw its passenger route between Nairobi and Dar es Salaam restored, in a swift resolution to a brief diplomatic row. Following a request from Tanzania, the Kenyan authorities granted Air Tanzania the Fifth Freedom Traffic Right for all-cargo services,

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Somalia’s President son was found guilty killing innocent Turkish national

Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, son of Somalia’s President, was convicted on Tuesday of causing a fatal traffic accident in Istanbul and sentenced to a fine, concluding a high-profile case that drew international attention. Mohamoud’s diplomatic car collided with a motorcycle courier, Yunus Emre Gocer, on a highway in Istanbul on November 30th. Gocer died six

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