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Farmajo Supporters React to Congratulatory Message to Ruto

A congratulatory tweet that former president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo sent to Kenay’s president-elect William Ruto has garnered close 20,000 likes within a couple of hours. The immensely popular president has recently reached 1 millions followers on Facebook and his popularity is growing day after day on other social media platform. Mr. Farmajo reacted early to […]

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Somali Army Recruits In Eritrea

The Fate Of Somali Army Recruits In Eritrea

The fate of Somali army recruits trained in Eritrea made headlines again days after a member of Sahan Research, a Nairobi-based lobby group, shared on social media an excerpt from a report on the human rights record in Eritrea. With unsubstantiated allegations of Somali soldiers’ participation in the war against Tigray rebels in Ethiopia, the […]

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Kenya Allows Flights To Hargeisa

The Kenyan government allows two planes to leave Kenya and deliver electronic equipment to Hargeisa, Somaliland, although it has unilaterally banned flights to and from Somalia just few days ago. The planes, authorized yesterday by the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will allow two aircraft operated by Astral Aviation to carry a cargo from Jomo […]

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Somalia Pressured To Mend Fences With Kenya

Somalia has resumed diplomatic relations with Kenya with which it severed all ties in December 2020 following a series of destabilizing activities. This rapprochement was facilitated by the Qatari emissary, Mutlaq Al-Qahtani, who visited the region recently and met with leaders from both nations. The two neighboring countries had stormy relations since 2009 when Kenya […]

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Omar Guelleh Wins Djibouti Presidency For The Fifth Time

Djibouti President Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, 73, has won a fifth term in office, receiving an absolute majority of 98.41% of the vote. It was widely expected that President Guelleh easily win the election, as opposition candidates have boycotted the race, accusing the government of undermining the independence of the electoral commission. More than 200,000 […]

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Somali and Afar Leaders Reach Agreement To End Conflict Between Their Regions

A meeting organized by the Ethiopian Federal Government’s Ministry of Peace took place today in Addis Ababa, with the aim of finding a solution to the escalation of violence between the Somali and Afar autonomous regions. The conference was attended by top officials from both Somali and Afar regions. After a long discussion, the following […]

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Tanzania: Magufuli May Have Died Of Covid-19 Says Opponent

Tanzanian Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan announced on Wednesday evening the death of President Magufuli, 61, officially due to heart problems, from which he had suffered for ten years. At the head of the country since 2015 and re-elected for a second term last October, the president had not appeared in public since February 27. […]

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Somali Sea claimed by Kenya

How Kenya’s Claim To Somalia’s Sea Could Backfire

On Sunday, Kenyan media reported about the withdrawal from the Maritime case now in front of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, Kenya’s claim to the Somali Sea is still intact and could backfire. The reasons for the withdrawal that the Kenyan administration had put forward are the challenges posed by COVID-19 (financial, mobility, […]

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Ethiopia: Somali troops fighting in Tigray is a fabrication

Ethiopian Foreign Ministry spokesman Dina Mufti said the news that Somali troops are fighting in Tigray is a fabrication. Mr. Mufti has denied that Somali forces were involved in the fighting against the Tigray rebels, the TPLF, in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray. “We have seen reports that Eritrean troops have crossed the border […]

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