A little almost unknown already semi-autonomous state has shunned changes proposed by its wider country of Somalia. Puntland now says that it will hold a referendum on whether to accept the African country’s changes to its constitution – including a return to
Somalia has announced a defense deal with Turkey aimed at bolstering its sea assets and deterring Ethiopia’s efforts to access the sea. Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding with Somaliland on Jan. 1, 2024. Somaliland says Ethiopia agreed to recognize its independence
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Somalia on Wednesday secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal with international creditors. The deal is part of the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries initiative, a debt forgiveness program overseen by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Somalia’s current national debt exceeds
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday suspended for a period of three months the pullout of African Union troops from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa. The decision follows a request by the Horn of Africa nation
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Heavy rains and flash flooding have killed at least 30 people and displaced tens of thousands in Kenya and Somalia, aid agencies reported Monday. In Somalia, the federal government declared a national emergency after the extreme weather killed
A military helicopter crash in Kenya near the border with Somalia has killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. It was not immediately clear what caused the crash in the county of Lamu in coastal Kenya. Kenyan defense forces operate in
Warsame recently lost his young son after arriving at a camp in Baidoa (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) As Muslims across the globe were celebrating the end of Ramadan last month, distraught father Warsame was grieving for his son. His six-year-old boy died during
Little Maido is being treated with special milk for severe malnutrition (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) Infants with sunken eyes and wasted muscles lie unnaturally still and silent, their energy sapped by severe malnutrition. Their frail bodies are weakened by dehydration and diarrhoea. Some