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…
Ethiopian Airlines and UAE based FlyDubai made changes on their websites on Friday to avoid a possible suspension of flights by the civil aviation authority of Somalia. On Wednesday, Mogadishu based Civil Aviation Authority termed…
Somalia today warned the Ethiopian airline. Civil aviation authority of Somalia wrote a letter to the Ethiopian airline on Wednesday. “It has come to our attention that, instead of addressing the sovereignty issues outlined in…
Somali President, Hassan Sheikh, on Sunday announced that Somalia walked out of talks with Ethiopia. The president made these remarks in a televised speech. President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said Somalia will not discuss sea access…
Businesses remained closed, in protest, on Sunday in Mogadishu, the capital city of Somalia. The traders went on strike against illegal taxation and rampant extortion by government officials and private companies. On Saturday, Mogadishu business…
The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh, is visiting Egypt. He arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a 2-day official visit. Hassan Sheikh, since May 2022 when he took office, has been regularly visiting Egypt and…
Ethiopia & Somalia have agreed to hold another round of talks in September. Their 2-days second round of talks was concluded in Ankara today. Foreign Ministers from the 2 countries held a joint press briefing…
Ethiopia Somalia talks ongoing in Ankara are facing stumbling blocks. The talks, mediated by Turkey, kicked off on Monday. Ethiopia and Somalia have been locked in a dispute since January this year. In January, landlocked…
Somalia has offered sea access to landlocked Ethiopia amid tense bilateral relations. The two are set to resume talks in Ankara next week. Hakan Fidan, the Turkish Foreign Minister, announced yesterday that next week Turkey…
Egypt and Djibouti are showing interest in deploying troops to Somalia in January 2025. A new African Union mission is due to start operations in Somalia in January 2025. The mandate of existing current mission…