Tigray refugees who fled the conflict in the Ethiopia’s Tigray arrive on the banks of the Tekeze River on the Sudan-Ethiopia border, in Hamdayet, eastern Sudan, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020. The U.N. refugee agency says Ethiopia’s growing conflict has resulted in thousands fleeing from the Tigray region into Sudan as fighting spilled beyond Ethiopia’s borders

The Turkish leader on Sunday urged the EU to keep its promises to establish a closer cooperation together. “We call on the European Union to keep the promises made to our country from full membership to migration, so we can build a closer, more efficient cooperation,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his ruling Justice and

Photo: Credit Facebook The richest man in Somalia Hormuud CEO Ahmed Nur Jimale. has been committing inhumane acts against underage girls for economic reasons. Somali Times found out that Ahmed Nur Jimale had married off 1000 girls of his daughters’ age and marries four girls each for three months under the age of 15 according

Ethiopian army forces preparing to cross the border into the Tigray region last week. Photograph: AP By Simon Tisdall As conflicts rapidly unfold in Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia and Yemen, the US, UK and European states are being sidelined The Ethiopian army’s assault on Tigray province marks a serious backwards step by the country’s prime minister,

Minister of Foreign Affairs Ine Eriksen Søreide. Photo: Heiko Junge / NTB The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed Somaliland that they expect the death sentence against a Norwegian citizen will not be enforced. On Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs had a meeting with a representative from Somaliland in Norway. “We gave a

Interior minister issues stern warning of criminal prosecution, deportation to Muslim parenta France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Friday it would be a criminal offense for Muslim parents to be upset with a teacher for showing caricatures of Prophet Muhammad in lessons to their children. “Parents who go to a teacher to tell them to

Ankara and Riyadh have been at odds for years over foreign policy and attitudes towards Islamist political groups (AFP/File photo) In phone call, two leaders agree to keep channels of communication open to improve bilateral ties and overcome issues Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman agreed in a phone call on

By: Can Kasapoglu Africa has become an important pillar of Turkey’s widely debated expeditionary military policy and forward-basing posture. The Turkish contingent stationed in Mogadishu, Somalia has an official patch with the Afrika Kartalı (African Eagle) inscription on it, which is telling when seen through the prism of Turkey’s calculus behind this symbol. Specifically, it

By Vanda Felbab-Brown With many around the world focused on the dangerous military confrontation in Ethiopia, Somalia too is facing a triple security crisis that can jeopardize the country’s halting progress. Ethiopia’s instability and ethnic strife are producing security repercussions in Somalia. Somalia’s upcoming parliamentary and presidential elections are the second component of the emerging

German Chancellor says EU will wait and see developments in Mediterranean before discussing any sanctions European leaders will discuss the future of EU-Turkey relations at their summit in December, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday. Speaking at a press conference following a video conference of EU leaders, Merkel said the meeting was largely focused on