President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh is visiting Ethiopia today. Since January last year, Ethiopia and Somalia have been involved in a diplomatic row. The president’s visit is likely to lead to improvement in bilateral relations. Somalia expelled Ethiopian ambassador to Mogadishu and withdrew its ambassador to Addis Ababa at the start of last year. In…
Somalia today asked Ethiopia to withdraw its troops from certain towns. Delegations from the two countries met in Mogadishu on Thursday. A senior Ethiopian delegation led by Aisha Mohammed, the Defense Minister, and Misganu Arega, State Minister of Foreign Affairs, arrived in Mogadishu today. Military and intelligence officials were also part of the delegation. Abdul…
Burundi this week threatened to withdraw its peacekeeping soldiers from Somalia. The new peacekeeping mission in Somalia called African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) will take over on January 1, 2025. The names of troops contributing countries for the new mission have not been announced yet. This mission will be deployed for…
Somalia, on Friday, opposed the inclusion of Ethiopia in AUSSOM, the new peacekeeping mission. The United Nations Security Council yesterday endorsed the new African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). AUSSOM is set to takeover from existing African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) on Jan 1, 2025. The new mission has been…
Somalia has denied sea access to Ethiopia for military purposes. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, the Foreign Minister of Somalia, elaborated on the nature of sea access Somalia is willing to give to Ethiopia. The Foreign Minister of Somalia is visiting Egypt. Egypt is a key ally for Somalia in latter’s confrontation against Ethiopia over access to…
Somalia, on Monday, accused Ethiopia of violating Ankara Declaration reached between the two countries on December 11. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia accused Ethiopian forces of attacking three Somali security forces stations in the border city called Dolow in Gedo zone. The Ministry said that several people had been killed in the attack. On…
President of Puntland, the federal state of Somalia, Abdullahi Deni has announced that Puntland plans to print its own currency next year for foreigners. The relations between federal government of Somalia and Puntland are tense these days. Puntland demands greater autonomy and self-governance. “We have been waiting for a long time for a unified government…
Somalia has signed another defense agreement. This is Somalia’s 9th defense agreement, this time with Tanzania. It has already signed 8 defense agreements with other countries. The MOU between Somalia and Tanzania was signed by Somali FM Ahmed Moalim Fiqi and Tanzania’s Minister Mahmoud Thabit Kombo. Somalia in the past signed security agreements with Ethiopia, Egypt,…
Intense fighting between Somaliland forces and SSC Khatumo fighters in Erigavo has caused serious damage on both sides. SSC Khatumo split with the Somaliland administration at the start of last year. Since then it has been trying to consolidate administrative control of areas under its control in Sol, Sanag and Cayn zones. Somaliland government, on…