Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down

by Jama Abdillahi | Jul 3, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down BY  EVELYNE MUSAMBISource: AP, Wednesday July 3, 2024 Protests continued in Kenya’s capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the...

Turkey to host second round of Ethiopia-Somalia in September: Fidan

by Jama Abdillahi | Jul 3, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Turkey to host second round of Ethiopia-Somalia in September: Fidan Source: Al-Monitor, Wednesday July 3, 2024 Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan meets with his counterpart, Taye Atske Selassie of Ethiopia, in Ankara, on May 9, 2024. – X/Ethiopian Minister of...

Reduction of Somali health budget after 2023 debt relief a betrayal

by Jama Abdillahi | Jul 3, 2024 | Okategoriserade

By David NgiraSource: Amnesty International, Wednesday July 3, 2024 Somalia’s healthcare sector is ailing. This is despite the country receiving USD 4.5 Billion debt relief from IMF and the World Bank  last year which moved the country’s debt to GDP ratio from...

Sudan’s RSF claims it has captured a key city in the southeast

by Jama Abdillahi | Jun 30, 2024 | Okategoriserade

News Sudan’s RSF claims it has captured a key city in the southeast Source: Aljazeera, The army does not dispute RSF’s statement, but says the fighting is ongoing in Singa, the capital of Sennar state. Fighters ride in the back of a pick-up truck mounted with a turret...

Somali government denies negotiating with al-Shabab amidst military pause

by Jama Abdillahi | Jun 29, 2024 | Okategoriserade

Somali government denies negotiating with al-Shabab amidst military pause Source: Hiiraan ONline, Saturday June 29, 2024 Mogadishu (HOL) – Somali government has denied social media reports that it is negotiating with the al-Qaeda-affiliated armed group...