Somalia must speed overhaul of fragile army to face militants, say donors
Somalia should accelerate reforms of its army, its main foreign backers said on Wednesday after discussing slow progress in transforming the graft-ridden force into one...
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Harbouring ambitions: Gulf states scramble for Somalia
A battle for access to seaports is underway in one of the world’s unlikeliest places: Somalia, now caught up in a regional struggle between Saudi...
Egypt wants to speed up Ethiopia dam negotiations
Egypt said on Sunday it wants talks over a dam Ethiopia is building speeded up in a sign of its apparent frustration over what it...
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Cairo follows Somali developments with concern
Following reports that the United Arab Emirates cancelled a military training programme in Somalia, Egypt’s political parties have called for Cairo to pursue “aggressive” diplomatic...
Somalia, US and UAE relations telltale of suspicions
In February this year, Somali judge Abdulqawi Ahmed Yusuf was elected the president of the International Court of Justice (ICJ). A few weeks later, the...
Pro-Somali govt militias to be integrated into army Daily Monitor
KAMPALA – The Somali government officials are undergoing training in biometric registration to integrate pro-government militias into the national army. The government officials who are...
Over 427,000 people affected by floods across Somalia
At least 427,000 people have been affected by flooding due to heavy rains across Somalia in April, the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) said on Friday....
Ethiopia ‘wants’ AU mission to stay in Somalia
Ethiopia wants the multinational African peacekeeping force to stay in Somalia, Ethiopian Foreign Ministry’s spokesman said on Thursday. “Ethiopia’s stance on the issue of AMISOM’s...
Weapons stolen from UAE training facility in Somalia, sold on open market
At least 600 weapons were stolen in the past week from a former United Arab Emirates-run training center in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and are for...
Driving Factors to Illegal Migration (TAHRIIB)
After the central government overthrown in 1991, Somalia has had a dysfunctional government and many Somalis evacuated the country when the civil war occurred and fled...