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Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE
1 week, 4 days ago

Turkey’s Erdogan offers to mediate between Sudan and the UAE

Associated Press  

ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a telephone call with Sudan’s military leader on Friday and offered to mediate to resolve tensions with the United Arab Emirates, according to the Turkish leader’s office. He said Turkey’s “core principles include establishing peace and stability in Sudan, preserving its territorial integrity and sovereignty, and preventing the country from becoming …

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Somalia, Ethiopia agree on compromise to end tension, Turkish leader says
1 week, 6 days ago

Somalia, Ethiopia agree on compromise to end tension, Turkish leader says

Al Jazeera  

Turkiye’s President Erdogan announced the breakthrough after talks between the Ethiopian and Somali leaders in Ankara. Somalia and Ethiopia have agreed on a joint declaration to resolve their dispute over the breakaway Somaliland region and land-locked Ethiopia’s push for sea access, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced. Speaking in a joint news conference in Ankara, Erdogan late on Wednesday …

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Breakaway Somaliland may get Trump push for recognition as world’s newest nation: Report
1 week, 6 days ago

Breakaway Somaliland may get Trump push for recognition as world’s newest nation: Report

Firstpost  

The incoming Trump administration may recognise Somaliland, the breakaway self-governing region of Somalia, according to a report US President-elect Donald Trump attends a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, December 7, 2024. File Image/Reuters US President-elect Donald Trump may recognise Somaliland, the breakaway self-governing region of Somalia. Joshua Meservey, an analyst at the …

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Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland
1 month ago

Opposition’s Abdullahi wins presidential election in breakaway Somaliland

Al Jazeera  

‘Irro’ took over 60 percent of the vote having pledged to push efforts to gain international recognition for the region. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, leader of Somaliland’s opposition, has been elected president of the breakaway region of Somalia, according to reports. Abdullahi – also known as Irro – of the Waddani Party received close to 64 percent of the vote, beating …

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FirstUp: Trump to meet Biden at White House, Phase 1 of Jharkhand Assembly election…Top news today
1 month, 1 week ago

FirstUp: Trump to meet Biden at White House, Phase 1 of Jharkhand Assembly election…Top news today

Firstpost  

US President-elect Donald Trump will visit the White House today at the invitation of Joe Biden, following his victory over Vice President Kamala Harris in the recently concluded elections. Meanwhile, the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections also begins today, with 685 candidates contesting across 43 seats Joe Biden salutes while boarding Air Force One as he departs for Wilmington, …

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Somalia says it welcomes Egypt's offer to deploy peacekeepers there
2 months, 1 week ago

Somalia says it welcomes Egypt's offer to deploy peacekeepers there

The Independent  

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It is high time the AU takes a firm stance against Ethiopia’s aggressions
10 months, 2 weeks ago

It is high time the AU takes a firm stance against Ethiopia’s aggressions

Al Jazeera  

What Africa needs from the African Union is not empty statements about ‘unity’ and ‘brotherly relations’, but the resolve to uphold the rule of law. In return, Ethiopia would give Somaliland an undisclosed ownership stake in state-owned Ethiopian Airlines and, according to Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi, formally recognise the region’s independence from Somalia. Ethiopia has refuted Abdi’s interpretation of …

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Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation — but here’s what she really said
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans smeared Ilhan Omar over a faulty translation — but here’s what she really said

Raw Story  

Republican lawmakers and commentators questioned U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s allegiance to the United States — even calling for her to be deported — over a video clip with an inaccurate translation of her remarks from Somali to English. The translation animating her Republican critics — including Minnesota colleague U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer, who called for her to “resign in disgrace” …

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Leader of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland says deal with Ethiopia will allow it to build a naval base
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Leader of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland says deal with Ethiopia will allow it to build a naval base

Associated Press  

MOGADISHU, Somalia — The president of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has said his government will press ahead with an agreement signed earlier this month with landlocked Ethiopia to give it access to the sea by way of Somaliland’s coastline. Earlier this month, a meeting of officials from the African Union, European Union and United States reaffirmed their support for …

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What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?
1 year, 10 months ago

What’s driving conflict in the disputed Somali city of Las Anod?

Al Jazeera  

Violence has erupted in a city at the centre of a dispute between Somalia’s semi-autonomous Somaliland and Puntland regions. Since February 6, there has been heavy fighting in the northern Somali city of Las Anod between troops of Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland and local militia from the Dhulbahante clan in northern Somalia. “We strongly believe the attack was their …

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Kenya leaves int’l court case on ocean dispute with Somalia
3 years, 9 months ago

Kenya leaves int’l court case on ocean dispute with Somalia

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya has withdrawn from International Court of Justice hearings on its dispute with neighboring Somalia over territory in the Indian Ocean. A statement from Kenya’s Foreign Ministry cited alleged “procedural unfairness” by the United Nations court and alleged bias by a Somali judge on its bench as among the reasons Kenya decided to no longer participate. “Kenya …

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