A preliminary agreement with Somaliland giving landlocked Ethiopia access to the Gulf of Aden has heightened tensions in the Horn of Africa, a region already in turmoil. In this Q&A, …
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Somalia gains full membership of East African Community
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomali has gained full membership of the East African Community (EAC) after depositing her instrument of ratification of the treaty of accession with the bloc’s Secretary-General on Monday in Arusha, …
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Will the Turkey-Somalia defence deal fuel Red Sea tensions?
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Abdolgader Mohamed Ali On 21 February the Somali government ratified a landmark defence pact that Mogadishu signed with Turkey earlier in the month. The agreement was the culmination of long-term cooperation …
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Humanitarian cash transfer programme brings hope to displaced families
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSahra Ahmed Abokor, a mother of six, migrated from Eeel Ade village more than a hundred kilometres from the township of Garadag. Abokor’s situation typifies that of tens of thousands …
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Somaliland’s House of Representatives unanimously approved the disputed electoral law on Sunday despite objections from several politicians. The third deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Ali Hamud Jibril, emphasized …
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Africa Union dodges the bullet on Ethiopia-Somalia tensions
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe African Union has made no significant progress on resolving the Somalia-Ethiopia dispute, a UN official said on Monday, reflecting the sensibilities the continental body has had to navigate around …
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A section of Somaliland MPs from the western regions have described the agreement between Somaliland and Ethiopia as illegal and poses a significant risk to the territorial integrity of Somaliland …
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Kenya cautious as Somalia makes inroads into EAC
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe formal admission of Somalia into the East African Community has elicited mixed feelings in the region, with immediate neighbour Kenya seen to remain cautious about opening its borders. Somalia …
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Somaliland hits back at Somalia over stand on MOU with Ethiopia
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterFollowing Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ denunciation of the Somaliland-Ethiopia Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a sovereignty violation and regional peace threat, Somaliland has stated that the agreement is built …
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UAE Armed Forces members killed in Somalia attack are repatriated
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe bodies of four members of the UAE armed forces killed in a terrorist attack in Somalia were repatriated on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence announced. An officer from the …