United Arab Emirates .soldiers, BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles, and military trucks were seen being unloaded from C-17 transport aircraft at the airport on the Yemeni island of Socotra  in photographs that began circulating on social media Two C-17s and at least two BMP-3 were seen in the photographs, which could be geolocated to Socotra’s airport.

Nairobi-Somali Times  The President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday pledged to continue efforts to stabilize the region to help stabilize neighboring countries such as Somalia and South Sudan. Mr. Kenyatta has decided to strengthen the capacity of the Security Council to safeguard security and emphasize that there is no peace without a life, and will work

Brussels– A donor summit in this capital today called on Somalia”s government to speed up the reactivation of its army, through the observance of previous reports by the UN and the African Union . The Horn of Africa’s country should accelerate the agreed reforms on that force, which reveals a slow progress in its transformation,

Ethiopia Prime Minester Abiy Ahmed has visited the Grand Ethiopia Rennaissance Dam GERD site. The Prime Minester was accompanied by his deputy Demeke Mekonnen and other top government officials on the trip. The entourage were given an update on work at the facility being built in the Benishangul Gumuz regional state. They were conducted around

Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari met with United States counterpart Donald Trump at the White House on Monday. Their discussions it is said, centered on cooperation especially in the area of anti-terrorism combat and other matters of mutual concern President Donald Trump on Monday said the United States will not condone the ongoing killings across central

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in neighbouring Djibouti on Saturday in what was his first foreign trip since taking office in early April 2018. Abiy met with Djiboutian president Omar Guelleh with the two leaders discussing issues of mutual interest to their countries and the Horn of Africa region at large. The Prime Minister

Kenya’s president Uhuru Kenyatta and opposition leader Raila Odinga have defended their famous handshake, saying it was done to bridge differences and promote peace, rather than further political ambitions. The two politicians were addressing mourners at the funeral service of former presidential candidate Kenneth Matiba. The March 9 handshake has been the subject of debate

UAE-President of Puntland, Mr.Abdiweli Mohammad Ali, who is currently on a four-day official visit to the UAE, says the UAE is playing a key role in the development of Horn of Africa region. “Somalia and the UAE have firm historical ties and the UAE is the biggest trading partner of Somalia. The country has welcomed

South Africa , It is unclear who is behind the killing of the Somali business people, who are complaining of killing and robbery in their business premises.which is complaining of deadly and vandalism in their commercial venue. The protesters called for all ceasefire and unleashed the entire business sector and feared that the violence would

Kenya’s deputy president, William Ruto, has criticised a campaign by the opposition to push for a referendum that would create positions for its leaders including Raila Odinga. Addressing a congregation in Nakuru, on Sunday, Ruto said its unfair to put Kenyans in campaign mood just a few months after the dramatic 2017 elections. “Talking of