BY EMIRATES NEWS AGENCY The UAE has decided to disband its military training programme in Somalia which started in 2014 to build the capabilities of the Somali army. The decision comes in response to Somali security forces’ seizure of a UAE-registered civil aircraft at Mogadishu Airport and confiscation of money destined to pay the soldiers.
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President Farmaajo withstood significant pressure in staying out of Saudi Arabia’s feud with Qatar. But it may pay a cost for its neutrality. BY MUHYADIN AHMED ROBLE | AFRICAN ARGUMENTS Six months since President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed took office, Somalia is at the centre of an international and domestic political storm. This June, the president known as “Farmaajo” […]
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BY THOMAS C. MOUNTAIN Saudi Arabia, with the bellicose support of President Trump, has launched a diplomatic and partial economic offensive against the ridiculously small state of Qatar and is dragging its allies, the United Arab Emirates in particular, into a potential major headache.
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Eritrea officially throws it weight behind the Saudi-led camp BY MINISTRY OF INFORMATION Security and stability have been, and continue to remain, elusive in our region or neighborhood. The causes of the spiralling upheaval are numerous, complicated and long-standing. Deterrence of the scourge and its perpetrators so as to guarantee sustainable security and stability is […]
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