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Addis Ababa - Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed expressed Ethiopia's pursuit of peaceful access to the Red Sea, citing the necessity for a sea outlet to support the nation’s growing economy and expanding population of over 120 million.   Speaking before Parliament, PM Abiy emphasized Ethiopia’s commitment to a non-aggressive approach to realizing these strategic goals. “We seek access to the Red Sea...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud addressed delegates at the 5th Annual Leadership and Innovation Summit in Mogadishu on Wednesday, where he firmly stated that there will be no further delays in implementing Somalia's electoral process.   Speaking to a diverse audience of national and international leaders, President Mohamud reiterated the government's pledge to hold one-person, one-vote elections, emphasizing the...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somalia's elite special forces units, known as DANAB and Gorgor, successfully neutralized 15 Al-Shabaab militants and demolished several of their hideouts near Qaycad, in the Galmudug State, according to a statement from the ministry of information.   The operation, which took place in the pre-dawn hours, marks another significant military action against the Al-Qaeda-linked group Al-Shabaab, which has...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa soo xiray Shiweynaha 5-aad ee Hoggaaminta iyo Hal-abuurka dhallinyarada Soomaaliyeed, kaasi oo lagu soo bandhigay Aalado casri ah oo ay hal abuureen dhallinyaro Soomaaliyeed, caqabadaha ku hor gudban dhallinyarada iyo fursadaha u baahan in looga faa’iideeyo.   Madaxweynaha ayaa tilmaamay in dowladda ay ka go’antahay baadi goobka xaquuqda dhallinyarada...

MUQDISHO (SMN) - Golaha Wasiirrada Xukuumadda Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya oo maanta yeeshay kulankoodii caadiga ahaa, ayaa ansixiyey heshiis is-afgarad ah oo u dhexeeya dalalka Soomaaliya iyo Shiinaha, kaas oo ku saabsan hirgalinta hindisaha horumarinta Adduunka, iyo heshiis is-afgarad wada shaqayn iyo iskaashi u dhexeeya dalalka Soomaaliya iyo Qatar.   Shirka oo uu guddoominaayey Ra’iisul Wasaaraha Xukuumadda federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xamsa Cabdi...

QAYCAD (SMN) - Warsaxaafadeed kasoo baxay dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa waxaa lagu faah-faahiyay howlgal culus oo maanta ka dhacay koonfurta gobolka Mudug.   Howlgalkan oo ay iska kaashadeen ciidamada Xoogga dalka Soomaaliyeed iyo kuwa dadka deegaanka ayaa waxaa warsaxaafadeedka lagu sheegay in lagu beegsaday xubno ka tirsan Al-Shabaab oo ku sugnaa deegaanka Qaycad ee gobolkaasi. Dowladda Soomaaliya ayaa sheegtay in dagaal ka dhacay...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Federal Government of Somalia has expressed its approval of a United Nations Security Council resolution that outlines the transition of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) into the United Nations Transitional Mission in Somalia (UNTMIS) over the next two years.   This decision, effective from November 1, 2024, aims to bolster Somalia's sovereignty and self-reliance. The...

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The Jubaland state in Somalia has firmly rejected a proposed term extension for both regional and federal leaders, denouncing Wednesday's decision made at the National Consultative Forum concluded in Mogadishu.   Somalia's federal government and three regional states have finalized a new timeline for the nation's electoral process, pushing the previously scheduled local and parliamentary elections into 2025....

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on Wednesday sharply criticized the decisions reached by the National Consultative Council (NCC), accusing the body of exacerbating political divisions and undermining Somalia's unity.   Farmajo's critique comes in the wake of a NCC meeting which concluded without consensus, a scenario he attributes to President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud's leadership, particularly for the exclusion...

KISMAAYO (SMN) - Warsaxaafadeed kasoo baxay Jubbaland ayaa waxaa looga hadlay go'aanada kasoo baxay shirka golaha wadatashiga qaranka ee lagu soo gabagabeeyay magaalada Muqdisho.   Jubbaland ayaa ka hortimid muddo kororsiga halka sano ee loo sameeyay madaxda maamul goboleedyada, waxayna sheegtay in iyadu ay doorashadeeda ku qabsan doonto xilligeeda. Sidoo kale Jubbaland ayaa faah-faahisay sababaha ay uga baxday shirka golaha wadatashiga qaranka,...