Tag: Somalia
Opening of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, great films, great debates and great controversies
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opens this Tuesday, May 14 in the evening. Faced with a world in disorder and a cultural universe also shaken up by…
why the release of a cargo ship for ransom raises fears of a resurgence of piracy
Somali pirates freed a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship and its 23 crew members on April 14, 2024 after paying a ransom by the ship’s owners, the shipping company said. Gold, ”…
pursuit of the ship “MV Abdullah” attacked by pirates
The pursuit of the ship MV Abdullah keep on going. This Bangladeshi boat, which was transporting more than 50,000 tonnes of coal between Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates, was…
at least three dead and 27 injured in Shebab attack on hotel in Mogadishu
Somalia is still in shock after the terrorist attack on the Syl Hotel in Mogadishu on the night of Thursday to Friday. The toll, according to the police, amounts to…
New agreement between Turkey and Somalia on hydrocarbons
Turkey and Somalia concluded an intergovernmental agreement on hydrocarbons on Thursday March 7, 2024, one month after the signing of a defense agreement between the two countries. The agreement was…
At AU summit, Somali president displays his differences with Ethiopian prime minister
During an emergency press conference organized on the sidelines of the African Union (AU) summit, the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, expressed his dissatisfaction with the way he was…
What does the framework agreement signed between Somaliland and Ethiopia contain?
This is an exclusive document obtained by RFI. Entitled “Agenda for monitoring the framework agreement”, it lifts the veil on the points of discussion between Somaliland and Ethiopia. Earlier this…
Faced with the crisis in Sudan and Ethiopia-Somalia tensions, Igad is struggling to regain control
The extraordinary Igad summit organized in Uganda ended on Thursday January 18. The Intergovernmental Authority on Development, which brings together seven East African countries, had a busy schedule. On the…
UN helicopter crashes, passengers presumed hostages
The United Nations indicated on January 10, 2024 that one of its helicopters had “ crashed on landing » in Somalia and that passengers could have been taken hostage by…
The passengers of the UN helicopter that made an emergency landing in Somalia were held hostage by a terrorist group – one killed | Foreign countries
According to the interior minister of the region, there were six foreign passengers and one Somali citizen in the helicopter. One who tried to escape was killed. The Somali Islamic…