By The East African The Africa Union Transition Mission in Somalia (Atmis) is facing fresh fears of falling behind on key benchmarks against which the international community renewed its stay in the Horn of Africa country to complete its stabilisation. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? This week, the African Union Peace and Security

Photographer Somali Times/Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto meets shady Somalia President Hassan Sheikh By YLE News Finnish Foreign Affairs Minister Pekka Haavisto was in Mogadishu on Friday to discuss Somalia’s support of the international community in light of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka

By Anadolu Agency Pentagon said Friday it is investigating alleged screenshots of classified US and NATO documents concerning the war in Ukraine that are circulating on social media. The documents, which carry US Joint Chiefs of Staff seals and allegedly belong to the US and NATO, were shared on Twitter and Telegram. The Defense Department

By Reuters Saudi and Omani envoys are planning to visit Yemen’s capital Sanaa next week to negotiate a permanent ceasefire deal with Iran-aligned Houthi officials and end an eight-year-old conflict there, two people involved in the talks said. The move signals that regional rifts are easing after rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran agreed to restore

A delegation led by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Pekka Haavisto, arrived in Mogadishu today, and the delegation was welcomed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Abshir Omar Haruse, at Aden Adde airport. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? After the reception, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia, Abshir

File pictures of Atul and Rajesh Gupta. Courtesy By AFP South Africa said Friday it had learnt with “shock and dismay” that the United Arab Emirates had turned down its request to extradite two brothers accused of orchestrating industrial-scale corruption. Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said the government was notified on Thursday evening of a Dubai

File Photo Somali Times/Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed By Reuters The Ethiopian government said on Thursday it intends to integrate all regional special forces either into the national army, or the federal or regional police, a move likely to be perceived as an attempt to diminish the autonomy of individual regions. Ethiopia is organised in

By Anadolu Agency As of early Thursday, over one million people in Quebec were without power due to freezing rain and storms in Canada. Hydro-Quebec, which provides energy utility services, has yet to provide a timeline for power restoration. Falling branches from frozen trees collapsing on electrical wires mainly caused the power outages. On Wednesday,

File Photo/Somali Times Cuba has sent an ambassador to Somalia for the first time in 46 years, renewing ties with the country. Somalia government received 1 million dollar bribe from Cuba to renew diplomatic ties, according to shady presidential office told Somali Times. Read: Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh history of corruption 2012-2017 Mr Juan Manuel

In this picture released by the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, left, shakes hands with his Saudi Arabian counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, right, and Chineses counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing Thursday, April 6, 2023. (Iranian Foreign Ministry via AP) By The Associated Press Iran’s semiofficial news agency ISNA reported