By Egypt Independent The Egyptian Justice Party said that Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s attempts to demand maritime access to a port on the Red Sea has raised concerns among Ethiopia’s neighboring countries. Read: Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed has expressed his country’s intention to forcefully take maritime territory A statement from the party said: “The

Photo/Somali Times The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh officially opened the 4th Session of the two Houses of Parliament today. President Hassan Sheikh gave a speech to the Assembly which was about the government’s fight against the Al-Shabab and himself and family for corruption. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Hassan Sheikh said that

By The East African Somalia has been admitted as the eighth member of the East African Community on Friday November 24, 2023, just over a year after the latest entrant, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was admitted into the bloc. Mogadishu’s admission into the bloc was approved by the region’s leaders during the 23rd

Finnish Border Guards escort the migrants at the international border crossing at Salla, northern Finland, November 23, 2023. Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari via Reuters By Reuters Finland has temporarily closed all but one of its eight passenger crossings to Russia in response to an unusually high inflow of migrants for which the Nordic country accuses Moscow. More

The death toll from heavy rains and floods in Somalia has risen to 96, the head of the National Disaster Management Agency (SoDMA) said Thursday, according to Anadolu Agency reported. Briefing Cabinet ministers in the capital Mogadishu, SoDMA Commissioner Mohamud Moalim said 2 million people have also been affected. Following the meeting, the government called

File Photo/Somali Times The Puntland administration has called on both houses of parliament of Somalia not to be part of the amendment of the constitution change of the Federal Government of Somalia. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? In a press release issued by the Puntland presidency, it was said that the leaders of

By Xinhua News Agency The Chinese Embassy in Somalia donated about 140,000 U.S. dollars on Wednesday to assist Somalis affected by the ongoing floods, which have displaced more than 1.7 million people across the nation. The funds will be used to provide humanitarian support to Somalis affected by the floods resulting from heavy rains pounding

By Reuters Kenya’s President William Ruto said on Thursday the government was poised to privatise 35 state companies and was looking at a further 100 firms after enacting a law last month to cut down on bureaucracy. Kenya last privatised a state-owned company in 2008 when it issued an IPO for 25% of the shares

By Anadolu Agency The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) has installed two greenhouses in the National University in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu with an aim to strengthen agricultural infrastructure in the Horn of Africa country. “Somalia’s economy depends on agriculture and livestock breeding and therefore, activities in this field should be supported,” Ilhami Turus, TIKA’s

Paul Biya By The African Exponent In his 1965 publication titled “Neo-Colonialism, the Last Stage of imperialism,” former Ghanaian president and hero of African independence, Kwame Nkrumah, warned Africa of the implications of neocolonialism. Barely 60 years after independence, the evidence of neocolonialism and Imperialism are becoming more real than ever with each passing day.