File – In this Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 file photo, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed responds to questions from members of parliament at the prime minister’s office in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s leader said in an address before lawmakers Tuesday, March 23, 2021 that atrocities have occurred in Tigray, the country’s northern region

CORRECTS NAME OF SHIP TO EVER GIVEN, NOT EVER GREEN – In this photo released by the Suez Canal Authority, a boat navigates in front of a cargo ship, Ever Given, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, after it become wedged across Egypt’s Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the vital waterway. An Egyptian official warned

Mohammed bin Salman during a meeting with Saudi air forces officers to discuss plans and developments of the military operations against Yemen in 2015 (AFP) By Madawi al-Rasheed Six years on, the Saudi crown prince, who failed to score a quick victory, is left alone to beg the Houthis to accept his peace proposal This

Photo/Somali Times/Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe. Somalia’s Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe has warned ambassadors working in Somalia against violating Somalia’s sovereignty and statehood. The minister pointed out that the statements issued by some foreign ambassadors are outside the scope of diplomatic norms, and confirmed that such practices are not acceptable to the

The Kenyan government has issued a two-week ultimatum to the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) to ‘have road map on definite closure of Dadaab and Kakuma refugee camps’. Saying there is no room for further negotiations. The two are the world’s largest refugee camps located in Kenya. Kenya’s Daily Nation reports that Interior

Photo: Credit United Nations. According to Anadolu Agency report, Antonio Guterres urges Somali leaders to resolve differences on electoral process, reach consensus on way forward. The UN’s top official has reiterated his concern at the continued political impasse for elections in Somalia, despite several rounds of consultations amongst the country’s political actors, his spokesperson said.

UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings Agnes Callamard (L) greets Jamal Khashoggi’s fiancee and Turkish writer Hatice Cengiz at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on 25 June 2019 (AFP) United Nations officials twice told that Riyadh would have Agnes Callamard ‘taken care of’ following probe into journalist’s assassination A senior Saudi official allegedly

Photo/Somali Times Somalia’s leaders need to find a compromise leading to an immediate electoral process and a peaceful transfer of power, through the implementation of the September 17 agreement. The current lack of agreement seriously delays the pace of urgently needed reforms, for the detriment of Somalia’s citizens. When individual priorities prevail over the general

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed responds to questions from members of parliament at the prime minister’s office in the capital Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Ethiopia’s leader said in an address before lawmakers Tuesday, March 23, 2021 that atrocities have occurred in Tigray, the country’s northern region where fighting persists as government troops hunt down its fugitive

File Photo/Somali Times The US Embassy has sent a strong message to Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo and regional administration leaders about the political stalemate. The Embassy has urged the leaders to ensure that it is fully co-attend summit of choice, and the choice of an end, while the head of state called on to