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 until Ethiopia affirms Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He alleged that Ethiopia “refused to recognize that Somalia is an independent…
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 community, in a statement, announced to go on strike. “Effective 18-Aug-2024, the business community has resolved to close all shops…
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 Eritrea. Somalia improved relations with the countries after Hassan Sheikh took office. Somalia’s relations with Ethiopia deteriorated during Hassan Sheikh…
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 along with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. They confirmed that progress had been made and they would meet again on…
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 Ethiopia signed a Memorandum of Understanding with self declared country Somaliland. The MoU, if implemented, will realize Ethiopian dream of…
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 would host delegations from Ethiopia and Somalia to resolve bilateral tensions. He said that Turkey would try to ensure that…
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 called African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) will expire this year. Somalia for years has been fighting an extremist…
Turkey and Egypt on Monday jointly expressed their support for the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Somalia. Somalia accuses Ethiopia of trying to undermine its sovereignty by annexing Somali territories. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan yesterday held a joint press briefing with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty in Cairo. Hakan said Turkey reiterates its position…
Over 30 were killed and more than 60 were injured in a deadly attack in Mogadishu on Friday. The attackers tried to target Beach View Hotel and its surroundings at Lido Beach in Mogadishu. Six armed men carried out this attack. Al Shabaab, known for carrying out this type of attacks, so far did not…