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Somalia To Hold Emergency Meeting On Somaliland-Ethiopia Deal

Somalia will hold an emergency cabinet meeting on Tuesday, state media said, after the breakaway region of Somaliland struck a controversial deal with Ethiopia giving Addis Ababa access to the Red Sea.

International Business Times

Ethiopia and a breakaway Somali region sign a deal giving Ethiopia access to the sea, leaders say

Landlocked Ethiopia has taken the first steps toward gaining access to the sea, signing an agreement in the capital of Addis Ababa with the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland to access the Somaliland coastline

The Independent UK

Ethiopia, Somaliland Agree Deal On Port Access

Ethiopia on Monday struck a "historic" agreement to secure a stake in the main port in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland as the landlocked country eyes more access to the sea, officials said.

International Business Times

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A British sea monitoring agency says another vessel has been hijacked near Somalia

A British sea trade monitoring agency says another boat has been hijacked near the coast of Somalia

The Independent UK

The EU's naval force says a cargo ship hijacked last week has moved toward the coast of Somalia

The European Union's maritime security force says a Maltese-flagged merchant ship that was hijacked last week in the Arabian Sea is now off the coast of Somalia

The Independent UK

World’s most dangerous countries to visit in 2024 revealed

Lebanon, Palestinian Territories and Russia have all seen notable risk rating increases

The Independent UK

Somalia secures $4.5 billion debt relief deal with international creditors

Somalia has secured a $4.5 billion debt relief deal from its international creditors,

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Somali pirates are back in action: but a full scale return isn't likely. Here's why

An Iranian fishing vessel, Almeraj 1, was reportedly hijacked by Somali pirates in November 2023. According to media reports, the pirates demanded US$400,000 in ransom and threatened to use the Iranian ship for additional hijackings if the payment was not made.

The Conversation

Somali president’s son flees Turkey after fatal Istanbul accident: Reports

Turkish media say Mohammed Hassan Sheikh Mohamud crashed into and killed a motorcycle courier before leaving country.

Al Jazeera

Climate funding must be faster and easier, says deputy PM of flood-hit Somalia

Salah Jama said vulnerable countries face ‘bureaucratic bottlenecks’ in receiving loss and damage funds and are often forced to take them on as debt

The Guardian - UK

FGM survivor Shamsa Araweelo on her campaign to end the harmful practice

A woman who was forced to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) as a young child in her native Somalia has told FRANCE 24 how she managed to turn her life around and transform her horrific experience into a force for good. Shamsa Araweelo has received around 70 million views of…

France 24

Hundreds Dead, Thousands Displaced As Torrential Rain Hits Parts Of East Africa

The extreme weather has been attributed to the El Niño weather phenomenon.

International Business Times UK

‘When I’m losing I’m a “war refugee”, when I’m winning I’m “British boxer”’: Ramla Ali on labels, sparring and speaking out

Ramla Ali was just a toddler when her family fled Somalia for the UK. Now 34, she’s had enough of being defined by her past. She talks about life in the ring, Gaza, and how an upcoming biopic will let her drive her own narrative

The Guardian - UK

Somalia president hails lifting of arms embargo as government vows to wipe out al-Shabab militants

Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has welcomed the U.N. Security Council vote to lift an arms embargo imposed on the Horn of Africa nation more than 30 years ago

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Somali maritime police intensify patrols as fears grow of resurgence of piracy in the Gulf of Aden

Somalia’s maritime police force has intensified patrols in the Red Sea following a failed pirate hijacking of a ship in the Gulf of Aden earlier this week

Al Jazeera

Somalia has joined the EAC regional bloc. What happens next?

Observers say Somalia’s accession to the bloc comes with multiple opportunities but also multiple challenges.

International Business Times

Disease Stalks Somali District Ravaged By Floods

The floodwaters in the southwestern Somali district of Dolow may have started to recede -- for now -- but distraught families who have lost their homes, their livelihoods in the muddy deluge are now at risk of potentially fatal disease.

International Business Times

Somalia Joins East Africa Trade Bloc In 'Milestone'

Conflict-weary Somalia on Friday became the eighth member of the East African Community (EAC) in a move hailed as a milestone for the troubled Horn of Africa country.

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Somalia joins the East African Community, but questions remain over security

The 23rd Summit of East African Community leaders is opening this Friday with the integration of Somalia into the group dominating the agenda.

The Independent UK

El Nino-worsened flooding has Somalia in a state of emergency. Residents of one town are desperate

First, some families fled drought and violence

Al Jazeera

First the drought, then flood: Climate crisis compounds woes for Somalis

The shocks from a relentless climate crisis have upended the lives of millions in Somalia and the Horn of Africa region.

Radio France Internationale

Somalia flood death toll climbs, thousands displaced

Flash flooding in Somalia has killed at least 50 people and driven nearly 700,000 from their homes, a government official said, with more heavy rains expected.

Al Jazeera

Somalia floods kill 50 people, nearly 700,000 displaced: Disaster agency

More than 1.7 million people are in need as torrential rains destroy homes and livelihoods in Horn of Africa.

Radio France Internationale

'Crisis upon crisis' as Kenya and Somalia go from drought to floods

Around 80 people in Kenya and Somalia have lost their lives in less than a month as a result of floods caused by heavy rains, which come on the heels of East Africa's worst drought in decades.

The Independent UK

Death toll from floods in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia rises to 130

At least 130 people have died in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia following heavy rains that triggered what aid agencies describe as flooding seen only once every 100 years

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