BY CALEB WEISS AND JAMES BARNETT With Washington focused on the threat to international shipping from Yemen, trouble is brewing on the other side of the Red Sea as well. …
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Somalia turns back Ethiopian plane headed for Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomalia has turned away a plane transporting officials from Ethiopia to the self-declared republic of Somaliland in a major escalation of the diplomatic row between the countries. Somalia’s information minister …
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Somalia and Somaliland agree to resume dialogue
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomalia and of Somaliland have agreed to resume dialogue to resolve outstanding issues, after long-running political tensions and years of deadlock. The deal signed on Friday followed two days of …
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Somalia receives $4.5 billion debt relief from IMF and World Bank under HIPC initiative
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) have approved a major debt relief package for Somalia under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative. …
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Somalia has joined the EAC regional bloc. What happens next?
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAfter more than a decade of intense lobbying, Somalia has been admitted into the East African Community (EAC). After ratification by the Somali Federal Parliament, the membership will become official. …
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Kenya Airways to resume direct flights to Mogadishu next year
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterKenya Airways (KQ) has announced the resumption of direct flights to Mogadishu from Nairobi, starting February 14, 2024. This resumption marks the ending of a three-year suspension due to the …
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Somaliland opposes Somalia’s entry into EAC
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland has strongly condemned Somalia’s recent entry into the East African Community (EAC), viewing it as an infringement on its sovereignty, according to a statement from its Ministry of Foreign …
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Somaliland ruling party deputy chairman resigns, joins SCC-Khatumo
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe third deputy chairman of the Somaliland’s ruling party, Hussein Aden Adde, has joined the newly formed SSC-Khatumo administration. In an interview with SOMNEWS TV in Las Anod town on …
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Somalia officially joins East African Community bloc
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomalia was admitted into the East African Community (EAC) on Friday as the eighth member of the bloc as it seeks to expand free trade across the region. The entry …
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East African Community leaders convene to decide Somalia’s bid for bloc membership
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is attending the East African Community (EAC) leaders meeting in Arusha, Tanzania, where decisions on the Somali government’s request to join the regional bloc are …