Tag: Somalia
Fishing boat hijacked off Somalia
Suspected Somali pirates hijacked a Sri Lankan trawler, with six crew members on board, in a new attack on a ship in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka announced on Sunday.…
Freighter hijacked off Somalia: Indian warship gives chase
Freighter hijacked off Somalia Indian warship gives chase January 5, 2024, 1:18 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info | Send feedback Pirates hijack a…
Somalia: Ethiopia defends its agreement with Somaliland, demonstration in Mogadishu
Somalis demonstrate against the agreement between Ethiopia and the territory of Somaliland, in Mogadishu, January 3, 2024 (AFP/ABDISHUKRI HAYBE) Ethiopia has assured that the maritime agreement it signed with the…
Major Chebab commander killed in Somalia
Published on 12/22/2023 at 3:29 p.m. MOGADISHU, Dec 22 (Reuters) – The leader of a Somali Shabaab faction responsible for an attack that killed three…
After 31 years of embargo, Somalia can buy weapons again
Somali President Hassan Cheikh Mohamoud on January 12, 2023 in Mogadishu. FARAH ABDI WARSAMEH / AP The longest arms embargo imposed by the UN has just been lifted. On Friday,…
the Ocean Stars of Somalia return to international pitches
Mohamed Awad still has euphoric memories of the day of July 13 and the announcement of the confrontation of his team, the Ocean Stars, with the powerful Algeria, during qualifying…
In Somalia, Erdogan’s Turkey’s successful gamble
It’s hard to miss: the Turkish Airlines plane, which provides daily service between the Somali capital and Istanbul, sits in the middle of the tarmac at Mogadishu international airport, managed…
In Somalia, the planned withdrawal of African Union troops raises fears of a security vacuum
The longest-running African peacekeeping mission is preparing to pack up. Arriving in 2007 under the name Amisom before becoming Atmis in 2022, the African Union (AU) force in Somalia must…
Plane crashes into fence and breaks up on landing in Somalia
Accident when an Embraer EMB-120 landed at the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu: The plane crashed into a fence and broke up. The passengers escaped with minor injuries. The…
Being kicked out is annoying – burkini yes, underpants no: you are allowed to do that in bathrooms
“Can the lifeguard throw my mother out too?” Questions like these occupied the school children after the incident, says Elke Aigner, Managing Director of SOS Human Rights. As reported, the…
“Annual trauma”: Violence in Somalia is increasing, but UN troops are still withdrawing
“Annual Trauma” Violence in Somalia is increasing, UN still withdraws troops By Simone Schlindwein, Kampala 06/28/2023, 6:00 p.m The combat capability of the brutal al-Shabaab militia in Somalia is increasing.…
Elections in Somalia will be held by direct universal suffrage from 2024
“The election in the Federal Republic of Somalia must give the people the opportunity to vote democratically”: elections in Somalia will be held from 2024 on the principle of“one person,…