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    Somali forces kill 50 militants in airstrikes after ending hotel siege

    Wednesday March 12, 2025By Mohamed Olad HassanIn this image taken from video on March 12, 2025, observers and security officers look over the...

    Somalia’s defence minister confirms UAE, Ethiopia airstrikes on Al-Shabaab and ISIS militants

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Somalia's Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur speaks during an exclusive interview with the BBC Somali ServiceMogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s...

    Lt. Gen. Tsadkan warns Ethiopia-Eritrea war “seems inevitable,” urges last-minute efforts to avert war

    Wednesday March 12, 2025Lt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President and Democratization Cabinet Secretariat of the Tigray Interim AdministrationLt. Gen. Tsadkan Gebretensae, Vice President...

    Somali regional state denies corruption claims, calls allegations a defamation campaign

    Monday March 10, 2025Jigjiga city, the capital of Somali Regional StateJIGJIGA, Ethiopia (HOL) — The Somali Regional State Communication Affairs Bureau has strongly...

    Ethiopia plans to buy 6 cargo ships to expand trade fleet

    Monday March 10, 2025Ethiopia will purchase six new cargo ships to boost its maritime trade capabilities, the state-run Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Services...

    Why Mogadishu has better mobile phone reception than Manchester

    Monday March 10, 2025By Jethro NormanA Somali soldier takes a picture of himself with his mobile phone (Alamy)While the UK government struggles to...

    Ethiopia expands commercial fleet as maritime talks with Somalia continue

    Monday March 10, 2025Ethiopia’s largest commercial vessel, Abay II, docked at Djibouti’s port for the first time on June 25, 2023, as part...

    Two dead, 186 missing after four boats sink off Yemen and Djibouti: UN

    Saturday March 8, 2025Despite a nearly decadelong civil war, Yemen remains a major route for tens of thousands of migrants, mostly from Ethiopia,...

    Ethiopian forces deployed near Somalia border ahead of operations against Al-Shabaab

    Saturday March 8, 2025Mogadishu (HOL) – The Ethiopian government has deployed a large number of Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) near the border...

    ONLF warns of renewed armed resistance if 2018 peace agreement remains unfulfilled

    Friday March 7, 2025FILE - Members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) engage in combat training in the Somali region of Ethiopia....

    Somali security forces complete Ethiopian-led training program in Baidoa

    Friday March 7, 2025 Somali security personnel march during a graduation ceremony in Baidoa after completing a six-month Ethiopian-led training program under the African...

    Why some Africans see opportunity in foreign-aid cuts

    Friday March 7, 2025They want to be more self-reliant. But that will not be easyPhotograph: APCAPE TOWN, KIGALI AND OUAGADOUGOUENDING DEPENDENCE on foreign...

    Hundreds of Somalia’s security forces graduate from Ethiopian-led training program in Baidoa

    FanaBCFriday March 7, 2025Hundreds of Somali security forces have successfully graduated today in Baidoa after completing a rigorous six-month training program conducted by...

    Refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp clash with police after food supplies cut

    Kaamil AhmedThursday March 6, 2025Refugees protest at the UNHCR office in Kakuma camp after food rations were cut by a quarter. They are...

    Islamic State in retreat after offensive in Somalia’s Puntland

    Wednesday March 5, 2025 By Harun Maruf and Jeff Seldin FILE - Puntland security forces parade newly trained soldiers and equipment to combat Islamic State...

    How Ethiopia’s landlocked fate could reshape power in the Horn of Africa

    Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed share a moment of camaraderie during a public event. Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia...