Somali PM calls for investigation into the killing of Hodan DC

Sunatimes.com - The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Mohamed Hussein Roble, strongly condemned the Hodan district commissioner's assassination in Mogadishu last night.

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Somali parliament demands Farmaajo comes clean on Somalis 'fighting' in Tigray war

Sunatimes.com - Somalia's parliament has demanded an explanation from President Mohamed Farmaajo on the whereabouts and state of hundreds of Somali youth who were reportedly undergoing military training in Eritrea.

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Mogadishu: Manhunt Underway After District Commissioner Killed

Sunatimes.com - Manhunt operation is underway after police officers shot dead a district commissioner in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, hours after he returned from an overseas medical trip. The Mayor of Mogadishu Omar Filish ordered action taken against those involved in the murder of the official…

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US Secretary of State Nominee Terms Ethiopia's Tigray War as "Aggression"

Sunatimes.com - US Secretary of State Nominee Antony Blinken has termed the war raging in Ethiopia's Tigray region as an "aggression" and raised fear it might spill over to other countries in the Horn of Africa region. Asked whether he would appoint a special envoy to Horn of Africa as conflict…

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Ethiopia Blames 'Third Party' for Sudan's Capture of Land on Disputed Border"

Sunatimes.com - Ethiopia has called on Sudan to avoid "trap" set by a third party that wants to lead it to war and get ready to resolve the border dispute with Ethiopia through negotiations.

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Who is Kamala Devi Harris Vice President of USA

Kamala Devi Harris, a senator who has represented California in the U.S. Congress since 2017, will break barriers when she is inaugurated as vice president of the United States on January 20.

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President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital

US New President President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital but will seek a state for the Palestinian, his nominee for secretary of state said. President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump's landmark recognition of Jerusalem…

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US Launches 3 Airstrikes in South Somalia Days after Troop Pullout

Sunatimes.com - The US military has conducted three airstrikes in Al-Shabaab held areas in Somalia's south, days after AFRICOM said withdrawal of American troops from the war-torn nation had been completed.

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Somalia: The Haunting Reality

Sunatimes.com - The experimental state building in Somalia is over. Somalis are known to have been a resilient people, they have been patient and waiting for a government of the people to come about for so long with international help. Now, they have released that they have been putting up with the…

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U.S. Ambassador to Ugand attempted to visit presidential candidate Bobi wine

U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Natalie E. Brown attempted to visit presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi at his residence on January 18, but was denied access by Ugandan security forces. The United States regularly meets with actors across Uganda's political spectrum as part of its diplomatic engagement.…

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Averting Electoral Violence In Somalia

Without an urgent agreement on the implementation of the 17 September agreement, the prospects for a partial election by the FGS and its allies is real and that would almost certainly lead to the conflagration of violence across the country. The recently concluded Annual Forum for Ideas in Garowe, organized…

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US in Somalia: Americans provided to Somalia's elite Danab special forces may suffer

Sunatimes.com - We still need the Americans for security' provide vital security in Somalia Tensions are rising sharply in Somalia, as the country's fragile political system wrestles with a bitterly contested election process, the withdrawal of some vital US military forces, and renewed concerns…

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US Military Says Troop Pullout from Somalia is Complete

Sunatimes.com - The US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of Donald Trump's presidency days before president-elect Joe Biden assumes office.

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Ethiopia: Dozens of Somali soldiers were killed in Tigray war

Sunatimes.com - Dozens of Somali soldiers used as cannon fodder in the recent offensive in Ethiopia's Tigray region were killed in the conflict after completing training in Eritrea a few months ago, but Somali government had earlier denied involvement in the war raging in the northern Ethiopian…

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Hundreds Somalia army soldiers killed in Tigray war: Ex-deputy Spy Chief

Sunatimes.com– Former deputy head of Somalia's Intelligence Agency Abdisalan Guled said hundreds of Somali recruits deployed by Eritrea to Tigray region were killed in the initial offensive in the northern Ethiopian region. Former deputy head of the Somali Intelligence Agency (NISA) Abdisalan…

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Somalia: Eventual Mediation - unlawful power grabbing

President Farmaajo's detachment from the reality that engulfed many parts of the country and the worries gripping the nation was no less surprise in his final weeks after four years in which he had wasted the most crucial responsibilities of the presidency. His last weeks characterized by insecurity,…

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European Union directly accuses Eritrean troops of fighting in Tigray War

"There are regional spill-over effects of the conflict, with for instance Eritrean troops being involved in the military operations in Tigray and with Ethiopian troops being withdrawn from Somalia." Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President…

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Ethiopia "'Major violations' of international law at Tigray

There have been significant violations of international law at two refugee camps in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region, the UN's refugee agency has said. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said satellite imagery showed fires burning and fresh signs of destruction at the Shimelba and…

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Ethiopia:The critical situation in Tigray

Note: These are the unedited minutes from the Tigray Emergency Coordination Centre (ECC) . ECC consists of UN organizations and different Humanitarian Organizations with a presence in Tigray including MSF, Red Cross, CRS, Norwegian Church Aid, among others. The minutes are from ECC meetings on 1 and…

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Saudi Arabia informed its citizens to avoid Somalia

New Somalia. As the tenure of Somalia's administration is coming to end in three weeks time, many countries including the United States are reviewing their policies towards Somalia. The incoming US administration is recommended to reverse President Tramps decision to withdraw troops from there.…

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