The mother of Liverpool’s Colombian winger Luis Diaz has been rescued from kidnappers but the search for his father continues, Colombian President Gustavo Petro said. Petro posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Saturday that Diaz’s mother was rescued in Barrancas in the northern part of the country “We continue in the search for...
Journalism, sacrifice, and Legacy: Remembering two remarkable media colleagues
October 2022 and October 2023: These are the months that forever altered the landscape of our Somali media community. In those fateful days, we lost two colleagues, friends, and rising beacons of journalistic integrity. Their names were Mohamed Isse Hassan Koonaa and Abdifatah Moalim Nur, known as Qeys, and their absence has left an indelible...
Ethiopia’s Determination for Port Access by All Means Necessary
Since the PM of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia H.E. Dr Abiy Ahmed announced that his country is exploring all options to secure a port for Ethiopia, either through negotiation, “give and take,” or “force”, the concern of the littoral countries in the region about his intention has increased sharply. PM’s call to acquire sea...
A Somalia Port for a Returned Somali land!
Ethiopia, a land locked country ( and due to its demographic explosion in the horizon), is desperate for a seaport! Somalia, on the other hand, a tiny country with a tiny population of 17 million, is blessed with The longest coastline on mainland Africa of approximately 3333 km! The question is, what would Ethiopia be...
As Italy turns again to Africa, ‘good coloniser’ myth persists
Rome (AFP) – Italy’s government is eyeing Africa in pursuit of energy security, even as some officials defend Rome’s often-bloody colonial past on the continent — giving short shrift to historical accuracy. Historians agree that hundreds of thousands of civilians were killed under Italian colonial rule in Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and what is now Somalia...
Turkey’s Erdogan tells pro-Palestinian rally Israel is ‘an occupier’
At a massive pro-Palestinian rally in Istanbul, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Israel was an occupier in its war in Gaza, and repeated his stance about Hamas not being a terrorist organisation. “I reiterate that Hamas is not a terrorist organisation. Israel was very offended by this … Israel is an occupier, Erdogan speaks...
Business startup grants empower youth in IDP camps in Dollow
Thanks to the stable income he is now getting from his new clothing business, Nuur Adan Mohamed, 36, has been able to move his family out of the IDP camp in Dollow, southern Somalia, where they have been living for the past seven years. Nuur was awarded a $2,000 grant through Dalbile Youth Initiative business...
Erdoğan, Somalia’s Mohamud discuss ties, regional issues
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has received his Somali counterpart President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud in Istanbul, Turkish diplomatic sources said Friday. They were accompanied by Turkish National Defense Minister Yaşar Güler, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır and the Somali delegation, sources said. The raging conflict between Israel and Hamas and the unfolding humanitarian crisis...
Tanzania speaker elected head of International Parliamentary Union
The Speaker of Tanzania’s National Assembly Tulia Ackson was on Friday elected president of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU), succeeding Portugal’s Duarte Pacheco. Dr Ackson, a PhD holder in law, became the 31st leader of the umbrella body representing legislators from across the world. She will serve a three-year term as per IPU’s regulations. Her...
Journalists more vulnerable than ever to getting killed as ‘impunity’ prevails
Reports by journalism watchdogs offer grim picture for journalists worldwide – At least 27 journalists have been killed in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists – Overwhelming majority were Palestinians and most of them were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza Strip ISTANBUL As conflicts continue to brew, journalism is...