The article presents the defence profile of Somalia. President Sheik Sharif Sheikh Ahmed is the country's Head of State and the Transitional Federal Government (TFG), while Abdallah Boos Ahmed is the Defense Minister. The Ministry of Defence is planning to recruit 12,000 army fo...
According to the Somali Minister of Defense, Abdihakim Haji Mohamud Fiki, al-Shabaab’s military strength has been heavily weakened, leading the movement to carry out a series of desperation attacks. Al-Shabaab has faced an internal challenge as well, after movement leader Abdi Godane began a p...
“I am very glad to hear what the president said that it is no longer a war of the government but a peoples’ war. That is how we managed to fight here, “he said. The Minister of Defense and Veteran Affairs Hon. Vincent Ssempija thanked President Museveni, the United Arab Emirate ...
He was the first prime minister of the Somali Republic during the early and late 1960s. He also served as the President of the Republic of Somaliland. Birthplace: Somalia Mohamed Osman Jawari Age: 79 Mohamed Osman Jawari is a Somali attorney and politician. He is the current Speaker of ...
Former defense minister wins Somali House speakership By Thesstar0 Business President Mohamed urges under-17 team to ‘bring the… By Thesstar0 News Over 4,000 displaced by floods in Somalia’s Hiiraan… By Thesstar0 This is custom heading element ...
The high-level talks, attended by top Turkish officials including Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Defense Minister Yasar Guler, focused on diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the crisis sparked by Ethiopia's signing of an agreement with Somaliland, a self-declared independent region of Somalia, in ...
in 2018, Ethiopia established a Republican Guard for protecting senior officials; the Republican Guard is a military unit accountable to the Prime Minister Military service age and obligation18 is the legal minimum age for compulsory and voluntary military service (2019)18 years of age for voluntary...
Francisco Madeira, the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission for Somalia and Abdi Mohamed Sabriye, Minister of Interior, Federal Affairs and Reconciliation, reiterated their commitment in the fight against Al-Shabaab terrorist group. ...
With a population of more than 120 million, Ethiopia is the most populous landlocked country in the world. The agreement strengthens the security, economic and political partnership between Ethiopia and Somaliland, a statement from the Ethiopian prime minister’s office said. ...
(1) Kalonzo was a Kenyan insider under Moi and then Kibaki’s Foreign Minister on though the negotiation of the CPA in 2005; (2) Kenya is inevitably of importance in South Sudanese power struggles because of the role of Nairobi as at least the “back office” and “capitol of capital...