Photo: Credit Associated Press Terrorist Hassan Dahir Aweys, who is in the hands of the Somali government, has joined the Somali YouTuber community, and has shared a wide-ranging video on the Al-Shabaab attack on the Barire and Awdheegle districts in the Lower Shabelle region. Hassan Dahir Aweys, one of Al-Shabaab’s top leaders before he surrendered

File Photo/Somali Times The dictatorship of Mohammed Siad Barre especially when it is kept alive with terror, can never be legitimized. However, the not-so-distant experiences of Somalia itself demonstrate in which infernal situations these nations can fall when the dictatorships oppressing them are removed by force. The same supporters of the democratic system, appear hesitant

Head of Libya’s Presidential Council Mohammad Menfi and Vice President of the Libyan Presidential Council Moussa Al-Koni speak to media as they leave after their meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France on 23 March 2021. [Julien Mattia – Anadolu Agency] By Dr Mustafa Fetour On 29 March, the

Photo: Credit Associated Press/Richard Drew/ Chad President Idriss Deby Chad’s President Idriss Deby, an ally of Western nations in the fight against Islamist militants, is poised to extend his three-decade rule in Sunday’s election despite mounting signs of popular discontent with his leadership. Opposition leaders have called on their supporters to boycott the polls and

File photo of the entrance hall of Interpol’s headquarters in Lyon. Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP By Patrick Wintour Election of Ahmed Naser Al-Raisi would serve to validate UAE’s record on human rights, ex-prosecutor says An Emirati general linked to human rights abuses is unsuited to head Interpol and his possible appointment may be seen as a

By Kunwar Khuldune Shahid Eight law enforcement officials, including three policemen and five members of a local anti-jihadist force, were killed in a jihadist attack in Burkina Faso on Tuesday. Jihadist raids on two military bases in Somalia, using suicide car bombers, killed 23 on Saturday. On Friday, South Africa decided to deploy its troops

The latest round of talks on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam has led to no progress because Ethiopia refused a proposal which would have seen the formation of an international mediation quartet, the spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Talks on the dam were held over two days and ended yesterday and saw

File Photo/Somali Times A meeting between the heads of the federal government, regional administrations and the Benadir region has recently resumed in Mogadishu. The conference was the introduction of the general meeting of the 2021 elections in the coming days is expected to open, and the current Afisyoni conference discusses the agenda of the national

This Oct. 1, 2020, satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Iranian cargo ship MV Saviz in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. The Iranian cargo ship, believed to be a base for the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard that has been anchored for years in the Red Sea off Yemen, has been attacked,

Ethiopia’s Somali State President Mustafa Mohammad. Border clashes between Ethiopia’s Afar and Somali regions have killed at least 100 people, a regional official said on Tuesday, the latest outbreak of violence ahead of national elections in June. Around 100 civilians were killed since clashes broke out on Friday and continued through Tuesday, Ahmed Humed, deputy