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‘We have taken the first step toward a new beginning based on peace, cooperation between Somalia, Ethiopia,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan
By Adam Kungu Somaliland has never been part of a country called Somalia. It is actually the 12th African nation to become independent from the colonial rule with an official Royal Proclamation of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, meaning Somaliland became independent way before 42 African countries. In fact, soon after Somaliland’s independence from the […]
(Essayias Lesanu) Ethiopia’s recent agreement with the unrecognized state of Somaliland, granting it access to the Red Sea, is a move that has raised eyebrows across the international community. This controversial decision by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s government, however, is just the tip of the iceberg in a series of domestic and economic crises plaguing […]
Armed with explosives, Somalia-based Al-Shabaab militants overrun an African Union military base in Somalia on Friday morning, eyewitnesses said, causing massive destruction of infrastructure and possible deaths, but the number is yet to be confirmed by either AU forces or the government of Somalia. The militants used a series of explosives to storm the Bulo […]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has vowed to protect and preserve Kenya’s territory by all means. Responding to Tuesday ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that largely favours Somalia in its dispute with Kenya, President Kenyatta tore into the judgment firmly stating that Kenya rejects it in totality and would not recognise the court’s findings. […]
The UN’s top court has ruled largely in favour of Somalia in its long-running dispute with Kenya over their maritime border. Kenya said on Friday that in addition to withdrawing its participation from the current case, it had joined many other members of the U.N. in withdrawing its recognition of the Court’s compulsory jurisdiction. It […]
Cries that Kenya is being isolated in East African region is no longer news. Uganda, a close ally and business partner changed its mind and routed its oil pipeline via Tanzania; Rwanda gave up the standard gauge railway and chose the Tanzanian route too. After so many years as the regions giant economy Kenya is […]
Operation Linda Nchi launched in October 2011 with Kenya setting its military boots in Somalia to combat and wipe out Al-Shabaab, a terror group which kidnapped several tourists within the Kenyan borders bringing one of the country’s top foreign exchange earner (Tourism) to its knees. As the operation progressed, Kenya pushed Al Shabaab militants away […]
