Al-Shabaab claims deadly Mogadishu hotel attack
Jihadist group Al-Shabaab has claimed responsibility for a hours-long siege that occurred Sunday evening at Elite Hotel, a beachside facility located along Mogadishu’s popular Lido beach. The death toll is…
BREAKING NEWS: Mogadishu beach hotel Elite Stormed, at least 29 injured
A vehicle loaded with explosives has rammed into the entrance of Elite Hotel in Mogadishu’s Liddo Beach. Sources at the scene said armed men have entered the hotel which is…
How Somaliland Keeps al-Shabaab Away, lessons to learn
The tempo of al-Shabaab’s operations in Somalia has steadily increased, despite a dramatic escalation in U.S.-led drone strikes in Somalia. In July alone, al-Shabaab targeted the head of Somalia’s military…
Crisis Group Solution to End Ethiopia vs Tigray Confrontation
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government and his rivals in Tigray are on a collision course over the latter’s plan to hold regional elections in defiance of federal authority. If Tigray…
Somalia doubles taxes on khat imports
MOGADISHU (HOL) – Somalia has doubled taxes levied on the leafy stimulant khat which is mainly imported from Kenya and Ethiopia in what is going to further put into distress exporters…
Ethiopia does not recognize Somaliland independence
Ethiopia has dismissed claims it recognizes Somaliland as an independent state noting it stands for the unity of Somalia. “Somaliland is part of the union of Somalia. It is not…
BREAKING NEWS: LEMMA MEGERSA SUSPENDED FROM PROSPERITY PARTY
the Prosperity Party branch in the Oromo region of Ethiopia reportedly suspended Lemma Megersa from his position of the executive committee. The decision came following a party evaluation in the…
Mogadishu: Several killed in attack at Somali military base
An attack on a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, has killed at least eight people and injured 14 others, officials say. A suicide bomber driving a car targeted…
Ethiopia warns Egypt: This is a red line for us
Proposed Egyptian military base in self-declared breakaway territory Somaliland causes regional tension. ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—Ethiopia said Friday the relations Egypt wants to establish with territories in the East Africa region…
Thousands of hectares submerged in water in Jowhar and Bal’ad Middle Shabelle
MOGADISHU (HOL) – More than 20,000 hectares of land are submerged in water in Jowhar and Bal’ad districts in Middle Shabelle region following river overflows along the Shabelle river basin, FAO…
Ethiopia receives 250 ventilators from the US
The US government has donated 250 ventilators to Ethiopia to help in its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The donation came after a promise made during a phone conversation between…
China Foreign Affairs Ministry High-level delegation visits Somaliland
A Chinese delegation will arrive in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland on Wednesday (Today). The delegation has been dispatched from Beijing by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs after speculations…
Somali Police and soldiers to be trained by Turkey
With roughly one of three Somalian soldiers trained by the Turkish Armed Forces, military cooperation in this area between the two countries is of critical importance, Turkey’s ambassador to the…
BREAKING NEWS – SOMALILAND IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE TAIWAN
According to sources, the President of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi has instructed close confidants to explore ways to strengthen Somaliland’s bilateral ties with Taiwan and explore…
Puntland President Deni: We have lost confidence in the federal government
President Said Abdullahi Deni at the 22nd annniversary celebrations for Puntland State. Photo: Twitter Garowe (HOL) – Puntland President Said Abdullahi Deni has said that he has lost his confidence…