Source link Somalia has expelled Ethiopian Ambassador Muktar Mohamed Ware as tensions between the two East African neighbors escalate over a Red Sea access agreement Addis Ababa reached earlier this year with breakaway Somaliland. The Somali Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the decision on Thursday, citing actions by the the Ethiopian government that it claims […]
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Pirates hijack cargo ship near Somalia (VIDEO) — RT Africa
Source link A Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier was boarded by 20 armed individuals off the coast of Somalia, who subsequently took its 23-member crew hostage. On Tuesday, Kabir Steel Re-Rolling Mills, the owner of the vessel, stated that the MV Abdullah was attacked en route from Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, to the United Arab Emirates, […]
Somalia seals defense deal with Turkey amid tensions with Ethiopia — RT Africa
Source link Officials in the African nation believe the “historic” move will strengthen efforts to protect national sovereignty Somalia has signed a defense and economic agreement with Türkiye, which includes security guarantees for the East African nation’s maritime assets. Lawmakers in the capital, Mogadishu, voted 213 to 3 on Wednesday to approve the deal. In […]
Second delivery of free Russian wheat arrives in Somalia — RT Africa
Source link Moscow promised to send 200,000 tons of the grain to six African countries last year A second shipment of Russian wheat has arrived in the port of Mogadishu, Somalia as part of a humanitarian effort that will see 200,000 tons of free grain delivered to African nations from Moscow. An official ceremony was […]
Ukraine now ‘a European Somalia’ – exiled opposition leader — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Source link Ukrainians find themselves in a “madhouse” run by the most dangerous patients, Viktor Medvedchuk has said Ukraine has become “a European Somalia,” exiled opposition leader Viktor Medvedchuk has said in response to the country being placed on a list of the world’s most dangerous places. In an opinion piece for the Drugaya Ukraina […]
UN lifts Somalia arms embargo — RT World News
Source link The restrictions were imposed in 1992 as a means to halt the flow of weapons to feuding warlords The United Nations Security Council voted on Friday to lift its last restrictions on the sale of weapons to Somalia’s government and armed forces, removing the final elements of a long-standing arms embargo. The UN […]
Somalia receives free wheat from Moscow — RT Africa
Source link The food aid was handed over to the African country by Russia’s ambassador, Mikhail Golovanov Somalia has taken delivery of 25,000 tons of humanitarian wheat from Russia, according to the East African nation’s news agency, SONNA. A cargo ship carrying the aid arrived in the country’s port of Mogadishu on Thursday. Russia’s ambassador […]
Russia delivers 25,000 tons of free wheat to Somalia — RT Africa
Source link The East African country will become the first recipient of Moscow’s food aid initiative A cargo ship carrying 25,000 tons of humanitarian wheat from Russia will arrive in Somalia in the next few days, the East African nation’s news agency, SONNA, has reported. Russia’s ambassador to Djibouti and Somalia, Mikhail Golovanov, arrived in […]