Somalia today formally announced the exclusion of Ethiopian troops from the new peacekeeping mission due to start operations in Somalia on January 1, 2025. Abdi Qadir, the Defense Minister of Somalia, said today that it has been decided that no Ethiopian troops will be part of AUSSM (African Union Support & Stabilization Mission), the new…
Today, Somalia officially announced that the Ethiopian Embassy in Mogadishu is going to be removed from the compound of Presidential Office. Ahmed Moalim Fiqi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia in a press briefing said that the Ethiopian embassy will be relocated to old location. He said this decision has been made because of…
President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, has appointed new army chief amid internal tension. The new chief of ground forces earlier worked as security chief in the Jubaland federal member state of Somalia. Jubaland and Federal Government are in dispute over date and mode of regional election. Colonel Abullahi Omar has been appointed as the head…
Somalia’s president Hassan Sheikh Mohamad has questioned the presence of African Union Headquarters in Ethiopia. He said,” Ethiopia cannot have it both ways – to be the headquarters of the African Union and to violate the principles founded on AU.” He was commenting on the controversial Memorandum of Understanding that Ethiopia signed with Somaliland. African…
Jubaland, federal member state of Somalia, on Thursday, officially announced its boycott of the Moqadishu administration’s proposal to delay regional elections in favor of “one person, one vote” election planned for 2025. In a statement, Jubaland declared its intention to organize its own elections as soon as possible. On Thursday, the National Consultative Council meeting…
Somalia, on Tuesday, declared an Ethiopian diplomat persona non grata. He has been given 72 hours to leave Somalia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, in a statement, accused Ethiopian Counselor II of violating international diplomatic standards. “The Ministry announces that Mr. Ali Mohamed Adan, currently serving as Counselor II at…
Jubaland and Puntland, two key regions of Somalia, boycotted resumption of discussion in Mogadishu on Sunday. Hassan Sheikh, the President of Somalia, is chairing the discussion. National Consultative Council (NCC), the top body in Somalia comprising regional and federal leaders, started deliberations yesterday. Around 3 weeks ago, previous meeting of NCC collapsed after Jubaland President…
Turkey is set to start exploration work in a disputed Somali territory. Turkish exploration ship Oruc Reis arrived at Mogadishu port this week. It is going to conduct seismic surveys in 5 blocks on Somali shore. Exploration in one of these blocks could spark regional tensions. Turkey and Somalia earlier this year signed an exploration…
Somalia has withdrawn from African Nations Championship Soccer Tournament. The soccer team of Somalia withdrew due to various challenges. These challenges included financial constraints and logistical issues. Somalia has been faced with political, security and economic challenges. Somalia was due to face Burundi in its first qualifier in African Nations Championship this week. Somalia’s football…
Somalia today formally opposed the inclusion of Ethiopia in the new peacekeeping mission which is going to take over at the start of next year. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia issued a policy statement today. The mandate of the current peacekeeping mission in Somalia called African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will…