Landlocked nation in talks with nations to build naval base ,Ethiopia to rewrite part of foreign, national security policy, Ethiopia is considering adding a space force to its defense capabilities in a process to modernize the country’s military. The changes are part of broader political and economic reforms Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed began implementing after

The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia HE Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation arrived in Gondar, where they will travel to the town of Bahr Dare in Ethiopia. President Mohamed will attend a three-day conference with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed and the President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki. The delegation was part

Benadir regional administration called on aid agencies operating in the Benadir region to contact the regional administration to identify their activities. Benadir governor and mayor of Mogadishu, Eng  Abdirahman Omar Osman , said the Benadir The administration will take action against the charities without registered in Mogadishu. Eng, Osman pointed out that Mogadishu has been in

The Africa-China relationship can best be described as comprehensive and strategic at this stage. This is primarily due to multiple agreements reached between the two parties at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, as well as other bilateral deals reached between China and individual African nations. As the Chinese economy grows, African countries collectively benefit from

The European Union wants Britain to stick to the bloc’s rules on state aid, environment and workers’ rights after Brexit to prevent it from gaining unfair access to the Europeans’ single market, diplomatic sources and officials told Reuters. The EU sees this as key to ensuring a “level playing field” should the so-called Irish border

Photo/Somali Times The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, welcomed a delegation of Turkish-Turkish government led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar to emphasize the importance of relations between the two countries. The purpose of the trip is to help the Turkish government improve its support to Somalia and to assess the

Turkey’s leading aerospace engine designer and manufacturer, TUSAŞ Engine Industries Inc. (TEI) provides engine components to every other aircraft flying around the world. It designed and manufactured the first turboshaft engine for locally developed helicopters and undertakes various engine projects to decrease Turkey’s dependency on external resources in the defense industry. It is based in

Turkey’s defense minister on Tuesday met with Sudanese officials in the capital Khartoum for bilateral and military talks. Hulusi Akar was welcomed by his Sudanese counterpart Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf with a military ceremony in the city. Akar later held talks with Auf and Gen. Kamal Abdel Marouf al-Mahi, Chief of General Staff, and chaired

The cap on interest rates is meant to help small traders access credit but instead it is strangling the economy Kenya might be unable to sustain its economic growth rate of about 6% a year due to poor credit growth caused by a cap on commercial lending rates, the CEO of Equity Group said on

Fishermen in Lamu County want President Uhuru Kenyatta to ban the sale of fish in Kenya by their counterparts from Somalia and Tanzania. The call is by at 6,000 fishermen from Kiunga and Ishakani on the border of Lamu and Somalia. Others are from Mkokoni, Kiwayu, Ndau, Faza, Kizingitini and Pate – all in Lamu