The Somali people have been talking about a map of Africa posted on the website of the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The map of Africa is reflected in Somalia and Ethiopian as one nation , with the exception of the northern part of Somaliland which has been declared as a separate country. The Ethiopian

Somalia’s boundary tiff with Kenya has taken a new turn after Mogadishu barred its officials from attending any meetings hosted in Nairobi to protest last week’s visa denials. The Somali government has also given non-governmental organisations (NGOs) operating in Somalia one month’s notice to relocate their centres to Mogadishu or be barred from operating there.

By Anwar Abdifatah Bashir The maritime contention between Somalia and Kenya erupted, when Somalia filed a complaint to the ICJ in August 2014. Since then, Kenya kick starts and expedites to target the Somali people. Notably Somalis inside Kenya are the most vulnerable group whether they are businessmen, refugees, immigrants and etc. Kenya tended tormenting

Iranian Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, speaks during a news conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Alhakim in Baghdad, Iraq May 26, 2019. REUTERS/Khalid Al-Mousily Iranian will defend itself against any military or economic aggression, Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday, calling on European states to do more to preserve a nuclear

Uganda on Sunday accused the Rwanda’s border troops of entering into its territory and killing two people. The Ugandan Foreign Ministry said it protested in “the strongest terms the violation of its territory”, while the country’s police launched an investigation into the incident. Ugandan Police Spokesman Fred Enanga said in a statement that the incident

Thousands of Israelis protested on Saturday against legislative steps that could grant Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court. The demonstration in Tel Aviv was attended by nearly all opposition parties. Police did not say how many people attended. A Reuters photographer estimated about 20,000 were

Cyril Ramaphosa takes the oath of office at his inauguation as South African president, at Loftus Versfeld stadium in Pretoria, South Africa May 25, 2019. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko Trade unionist-turned-businessman Cyril Ramaphosa was sworn in as South Africa’s president on Saturday, vowing to create jobs and tackle deep-rooted corruption that has strangled economic growth. Ramaphosa, who

Scant rainfall in much of East Africa will lead to low crop yields and increased food prices, the US government’s Famine Early Warning System (Fews) predicted in an alert issued on Tuesday. Poor households will consequently experience greater shortages of food, Fews warned.“Humanitarians are urged to immediately scale up assistance planning,” the alert stated. Conditions

NEW DELHI (AP) — Dissatisfaction with India’s lagging economy didn’t deter voters from handing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party a landslide parliamentary election victory.Now, they’ll be expecting something in return: faster, bolder action on long-promised reforms to transform the economy and improve the lives of India’s 1.3 billion people. Modi made

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on a range of issues during an event devoted to “America’s farmers and ranchers” in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., May 23, 2019. REUTERS/Carlos Barria President Donald Trump said on Thursday he did not think additional U.S. troops are needed in the Middle