News UN chief wants permanent seat for Africa at UN Security Council Jan 21, 2024Kampala(Mogadishu24)-United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday criticized the lack of African representation in the UN Security Council, stressing that current-day institutions “must reflect today’s world.” “How can we accept…
News Djiboutian President returns to the country after a double mission abroad Jan 21, 2024Djibouti(Mogadishu24)-President of Djibouti Republic, Ismail Omar Guelleh, returned to his country on Saturday evening, following a double mission that led him successively to Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo…
News UN General Assembly president calls for cease-fire in Gaza Jan 21, 2024Kampala, Uganda(Mogadishu24)-President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis renewed his call for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment since the Oct. 7 Hamas offensive has killed more than 24,000…
News Nigerian ex-president sent to mediate Ethiopia-Somalia tensions Jan 20, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-In a bid to prevent the escalating tensions between Ethiopia and Somalia from spiralling into a full-blown war, the African Union’s Peace and Security Council (PSC) has deployed former Nigerian…
News Security forces kill 7 Al-Shabaab militants Jan 20, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-Somali National Army backed by International Partners on Friday killed seven Al-Shabaab militants after conducting an operation at Fidow location near Mahaday district in Middle Shabelle region. Somalia’s National Intelligence…
News Somali President visits Egypt after IGAD Summit in Uganda Jan 20, 2024Cairo, Egypt-(Mogadishu24)-President of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hassan Sh. Mohamud is in an official visit to Cairo, Egypt after receiving invitation from his counterpart,Abdelfattah Elsisi Al-Sisi early on this…
News The U. S recognizes Somalia’s Sovereignty including Somaliland Jan 20, 2024Kampala, Uganda(Mogadishu24)- U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Ambassador Mike Hammer on Friday reiterated that the United States of America recognized the Federal Republic of Somalia’s sovereignty, unity,…
News African Development Bank international staff to return to Ethiopia Jan 20, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadihsu24)-The African Development Bank (AfDB) said Friday that its international staff who withdrew from Ethiopia last month will return to resume normal operations. The development comes after the AfDB and…
News Ethiopia ‘categorically’ rejects Arab League statement supporting Somalia Jan 19, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-Ethiopia on Thursday announced that it “categorically” rejected an Arab League statement condemning a recent maritime deal between Addis Ababa and Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland. Ethiopia’s State Minister for…
News UN-CONTRACTED PLANE CRASHES IN El-Berde Jan 18, 2024Mogadishu(Mogadishu24)-A United Nations-contracted cargo plane on Thursday crashed while landing on an air-strip in El-Barde in Somalia’s South West State, causing the death of one passenger and another one injured.…