(MENAFN) Somalia strongly rejected allegations on Wednesday that it had struck a “secret deal” with Sweden involving conditional development aid linked to the deportation of Somali nationals. The prime minister’s office stated that “Somalia has no...
(MENAFN) Somalia on Wednesday strongly denied claims of a covert agreement with Sweden that allegedly tied development aid to the forced return of Somali nationals, calling the reports “false, misleading, and unfounded.” In a statement shared on...
(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appealed for international mediation to help ease growing tensions with Eritrea amid Addis Ababa’s renewed push for access to the Red Sea. Speaking before parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had...
(MENAFN) Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has formally requested international mediation to ease rising tensions with Eritrea over access to the Red Sea. Speaking to parliament on Tuesday, Abiy said he had already engaged with China, Russia,...
Discussions centred on the role of trade as a platform for promoting dialogue and stability, looking at the experiences of conflict-affected WTO members, including Liberia and Mozambique, as well as Oman's role in fostering peace and mediation in...
Deputy Minister Dr Mimmy Gondwe commends the Unisa-Ethiopia Regional Learning Centre in Addis Ababa as a centre of excellence The Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training, Dr Mimmy Gondwe, has praised the UNISA-Ethiopia Regional Learning...
(MENAFN) The United Nations is set to reduce its peacekeeping forces by roughly a quarter in the near future due to budget shortfalls, particularly stemming from insufficient financing from the United States, according to reports. A senior UN...
(MENAFN) Somali national forces have fended off a prolonged and coordinated assault by Al-Shabaab militants on the heavily fortified Godka Jilacow prison, situated near the presidential palace in Mogadishu. The confrontation lasted approximately...
DOHA, QATAR, October 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the world prepares for COP30, the 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference set to take place in Belém, Brazil, there is a renewed global urgency to empower young people with the...
Guest speakers and fellows presented research that explored the histories and cultures of marginalized communities at the Social Transformative Research Collaborative’s annual Fall Symposium at DePaul. Formed by several departments — African and...
A Somali man who stabbed three women to death in Würzburg, Bavaria, cannot be deported from Germany and will remain in psychiatric care in the country indefinitely. The Attorney General’s Office in Munich’s prosecutors told German news site BR24...
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ali Mohamed Omar, met on Sunday with Sudan’s Ambassador to Somalia, Abdulrahman Khalil Ahmed Abakr Afandi, to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral...
SOMALIA – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Government of Japan have launched a joint initiative with Somalia to strengthen the country’s fisheries sector and support communities that rely on marine...
Turkey is reportedly establishing a space facility in Somalia as part of a broader security cooperation agreement with the Horn of Africa nation, raising questions about the implications for regional stability and missile capabilities. According...
The Yoruba Union, Ìgbìnmó Májékóbájé Ilé-Yorùbá, has condemned the recent threat issued by United States president, Donald Trump, following his decision to designate Nigeria as a “country of particular concern." The union described Trump's...
President Donald Trump said that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., should return to Somalia in response to a video of her declaring the country her home while speaking in Somali. "She should go back!" Trump posted on Truth Social. His comments came in...
Turkey has expanded its influence across Africa and can no longer be ignored by Israel, according to Dr. Rashid Abdi, director of research at the Sahan Global think tank in Kenya, who spoke at the Africa-Israel Economic Forum held over the...
Egypt, African Union Discuss Deployment of Troops to Somalia Mission Cairo, Egypt — Arrangements for the deployment of Egyptian forces to the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) were the focus of a meeting Saturday...
MOGADISHU, Nov 1, 2025 – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Saturday congratulated Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan on her re-election, praising her leadership and the confidence shown by Tanzanian voters. In a statement issued by...
