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Exclusive Interview with President Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY ASMAIT FUTSUMBRHAN | ERITREA PROFILE Last week, on 13 December, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki made a historic visit to Somalia, where he met and held talks with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed [Farmaajo]. President Isaias’s visit to Somalia was in continuation of the recent consultative Tripartite Summits of the Heads of State and Government […]

Somalia President Impeachment Motion ‘Dropped’

December 11, 2018December 11, 2018TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

BY BBC NEWS An impeachment motion submitted on Sunday by some Somali legislators against President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo has been dropped because of a lack of support.

Somalia Illegally Extradited Citizen to Ethiopia: Parliamentary Report

November 20, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

‘Rendition of ONLF rebel leader, Abdikarim Sheikh Muse (aka Qalbi Dhagax ) to Ethiopia was unlawful; ONLF is not a terrorist organization’ : Somali Parliamentary Commission Report BY ABDULAZIZ OSMAN | VOA NEWS The controversial extradition of a prominent ONLF rebel leader to Ethiopia was illegal, a report by a Somali parliamentary commission said Saturday. […]

Somalia: Defense Minister and Army Chief Resign

October 13, 2017TesfaNewsLeave a Comment

A blow to the Farmaajo-Khayre government BY MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | VOA NEWS Somalia’s defense minister and the country’s military chief, who were leading the fight against Islamist militants, have both resigned from the government, officials said Thursday. Speaking to VOA Somali, Information Minister Abdurahman Omar Osman said the defense minister, Abdirashid Abdullahi Mohamed, and […]

Farmajo’s Betrayal of the Somali People

September 25, 2017September 25, 2017TesfaNews31 Comments

Will the Somali people forgive Farmajo? BY ABUKAR ARMAN | AL JAZEERA All betrayals are not made equal. In recent weeks, a political disaster of epic proportions has befallen upon Somalia. The Somali government has committed what many – including some of its staunchest supporters – consider a treasonous act.

Who is Really in Control in Mogadishu?

September 7, 2017TesfaNews33 Comments

BY HIBAAQ OSMAN | HUFFINGTON POST The presidency of Somalia’s Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo is only eight months old but already his administration faces its first crisis – and it is one of their own making. For a country that has experienced years of civil war, division and instability, one would imagine that the greatest challenges facing […]

Somalia: ONLF Member Transferred to Ethiopia Was Terrorist, Regional Threat

September 7, 2017September 7, 2017TesfaNews36 Comments

BY MOHAMED OLAD HASSAN | VOA NEWS The government of Somalia is defending a controversial decision to hand over a prominent Ogaden rebel leader to authorities in Ethiopia. The transfer of Abdikarin Sheikh Muse, a top member of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF), has sparked a social media uproar and protests against the government […]