Hamza Abdi Barre, the Prime Minister of Somalia, lashed out at Ethiopia addressing the 79th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday. He fiercely criticized Ethiopia over the latter’s deal with the self-declared republic of Somaliland to lease a strip of coastline in return for recognizing Somaliland as a country. Somaliland is internationally…
Somalia today responded to the concerns expressed by the Ethiopian authorities about arms shipments delivered to Somalia by Egypt. Earlier this week, Taye Atske Selaissie the Ethiopian Foreign Minister, in a meeting with UN officials, said that weapon shipments supplied by Egypt to Somalia could end up in the hand of Al Shabaab fighters. He…
Ethiopian military is reportedly upgrading airstrips in Somalia. The military is in control of key airports and airstrips on Somalia-Ethiopia border. Pictures circulating in social media show Ethiopian military officials conducting expansion work on Bardhere airstrip in Gedo zone. The zone is situated in the Jubaland regional state of Somalia. In recent months, Somali leaders…
Somalia today accused Ethiopia of transporting unauthorized weapon shipments to Puntland and 2 other regional states of Somalia. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Somalia issued a statement in this regard. The ministry said that it “condemns the unauthorized shipment of arms and ammunition transported via Ethiopian territory to Somalia’s Puntland region. This action constitutes…
Turkey will hold separate talks with Ethiopia and Somalia to break the deadlock existing between the HoA neighbors since January this year. Turkish Foreign Minister, Hakan Fidan, talking to Anadolu news agency said that progress had been made in earlier two rounds of discussions between Ethiopia and Somalia held in Ankara. He said now Turkey…
Escalation tensions are being observed between the South West State regional government of Somalia and federal government. Flights from Mogadishu to Baidoa remained suspended for several hours today. The two sides are confronting each other at Barawe airport too. One of the main reasons behind new conflict between the governments is the issue of the…
Somalia has warned that backing Ethiopian anti government armed groups is an option. Somalia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs said Somalia will consider establishing contacts with and supporting rebels fighting in Ethiopia if the Ethiopian government goes ahead and attempts to implement the deal it signed with Somaliland. The Foreign Minister, Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, was answering…
The Foreign Minister of Somaliland today announced that final agreement between Ethiopia and Somaliland was imminent. Ethiopia and Somaliland in January signed a controversial memorandum of understanding (MoU) which Somalia opposes, calling it a violation of its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The MoU, which has not been made public, contains provisions about Ethiopia gaining access…
Somalia & Egypt will conduct joint military exercises amid rising regional tensions. Date, venue and scale of the military maneuvers have not been announced so far. “The drills will send a clear and loud message about our firm commitment to co-operate and protect Somalia,” one of the officials said. “They’ll mean much more than just…
Civil Aviation Authority of Somalia on Sunday dismissed rumors that the government was going to handover the Somali air space to a foreign entity. “The Somali air is a national symbol, and it has made tremendous progress since it returned to the hands of the Somali government. The Somali Civil Aviation Agency is clarifying to…