The Republic of Somalia accuses the regime in Eritrea of financing and training the Al Qaeda linked Al Shabaab to destabilize the peace situation in Somalia and the horn.
In an exclusive interview with WIC, Somalia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Seid Yosouf Noor,
Passed to the Telegraph by WikiLeaks 9:30PM GMT 31 Jan 2011
Reporters Without Borders is “dismayed” by the three-year jail sentence and fine of 6 million Somaliland shillings (around 1,000 dollars) that a court in Hargeisa, the capital of the breakaway northwestern territory of Somaliland, passed yesterday on Mohamud Abdi Jama, the editor of the independent newspaper Waheen, for allegedly libelling local officials.
By Matthew Russell Lee, Exclusive
UNITED NATIONS, September 26, 2010 — The Somalia meeting at the UN on September 23 featured a little notice last minute disinvitation. The UN’s Department of Political Affairs had invited Eritrea, a member of the regional group IGAD which has hosted the leaders of the Alliance to Reliberate Somalia and supports the Al Shabab rebels.
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30 June 2010 RSF: Reporters Without Borders condemned a bomb attack yesterday that left around a dozen people injured including about eight journalists who were seriously hurt.
30 June 2010 RSF: Reporters Without Borders condemned a bomb attack yesterday that left around a dozen people injured including about eight journalists who were seriously hurt.
Islamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 90km (56 miles) north of Mogadishu. Al-Shabab said the bells sounded too much like Christian church bells.
Islamist militants al-Shabab have banned teachers using bells to signal the end of class in the town of Jowhar, 90km (56 miles) north of Mogadishu. Al-Shabab said the bells sounded too much like Christian church bells.
by Ahmed A/Kadir (Shiine)
From tribal conflict to religious confrontations, a composite of complex crises, that created the chaos and the critical catastrophe that covered Somalia for so long. Unfortunately, none of those carnivorous criminals that committed the inhuman crimes in Somalia, was ever taken to court. Instead, they are very comfortable, contentedly enjoying their lives
by Ahmed A/Kadir (Shiine)
From tribal conflict to religious confrontations, a composite of complex crises, that created the chaos and the critical catastrophe that covered Somalia for so long. Unfortunately, none of those carnivorous criminals that committed the inhuman crimes in Somalia, was ever taken to court. Instead, they are very comfortable, contentedly enjoying their lives
(Reuters) – A U.N. report that found aid for Somalia had been diverted to militants has caused funds to dry up even though the allegations are unsubstantiated, the top U.N. humanitarian official for Somalia said.
(Reuters) – A U.N. report that found aid for Somalia had been diverted to militants has caused funds to dry up even though the allegations are unsubstantiated, the top U.N. humanitarian official for Somalia said.
A new UN monitoring report gives fresh and detailed evidence of Eritrea’s support for Somali armed opposition groups. Eritrea says its intentions are misunderstood, but the country has found itself on a dead-end road and is now forced to recalibrate its policy, Georg-Sebastian Holzer writes for ISN Security Watch.
A new UN monitoring report gives fresh and detailed evidence of Eritrea’s support for Somali armed opposition groups. Eritrea says its intentions are misunderstood, but the country has found itself on a dead-end road and is now forced to recalibrate its policy, Georg-Sebastian Holzer writes for ISN Security Watch.
n an Al-Jazeera interview on Saturday, President Isayas Afwerki repeatedly denied there was any evidence that his regime was destabilizing Somalia.
n an Al-Jazeera interview on Saturday, President Isayas Afwerki repeatedly denied there was any evidence that his regime was destabilizing Somalia.
By Sawsan Abu-Husain
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-Somali Information Minister Tahir Mahmud Gelle has exposed the dangers that Al-Qaeda’s presence poses to Somalia and Yemen as a prelude to future meddling in other countries by fomenting sedition and wars and planting instability and insecurity.
By Sawsan Abu-Husain
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat-Somali Information Minister Tahir Mahmud Gelle has exposed the dangers that Al-Qaeda’s presence poses to Somalia and Yemen as a prelude to future meddling in other countries by fomenting sedition and wars and planting instability and insecurity.
Two Eritrean military advisors, who have been in a mission in Somalia, are missing according to sources.
Two Eritrean military advisors, who have been in a mission in Somalia, are missing according to sources.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
UNITED NATIONS, Nov 19 (Reuters) – A draft U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an arms embargo against Eritrea and travel bans and asset freezes for members of its government and military for aiding Islamist insurgents in Somalia.
BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 22 (Garowe Online) – The president of Somalia’s Puntland State government has publicly criticized Eritrea for the first time, while warning against perceived threats posed by economic migrants, Radio Garowe.
BOSSASO, Somalia Oct 22 (Garowe Online) – The president of Somalia’s Puntland State government has publicly criticized Eritrea for the first time, while warning against perceived threats posed by economic migrants, Radio Garowe.
Djibouti has sharply denied accusations that it played a role in fueling violence in neighboring Somalia. Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki blamed Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia for interfering in Somalia’s internal political affairs, which he said has led to Somalia’s instability.
Djibouti has sharply denied accusations that it played a role in fueling violence in neighboring Somalia. Eritrean President Isaias Afewerki blamed Djibouti, Kenya and Ethiopia for interfering in Somalia’s internal political affairs, which he said has led to Somalia’s instability.
By Abdiaziz Hassan
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Eritrea should be punished for threatening the Horn of Africa region by supporting Somali rebels, Somalia’s foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.
By Abdiaziz Hassan
NAIROBI, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Eritrea should be punished for threatening the Horn of Africa region by supporting Somali rebels, Somalia’s foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.
….According to the front-line soldiers, the dead Shabab fighter was from Eritrea, a tiny but nettlesome African country widely suspected of funneling arms to Somalia’s insurgents.The warfare here is shifting too, from fluid, wild street battles to a more settled fight. Sandbags, mortars, even heavy artillery – all that’s part of the mix now, along with suicide bombs and other tricks of Al Qaeda’s trade.
….According to the front-line soldiers, the dead Shabab fighter was from Eritrea, a tiny but nettlesome African country widely suspected of funneling arms to Somalia’s insurgents.The warfare here is shifting too, from fluid, wild street battles to a more settled fight. Sandbags, mortars, even heavy artillery – all that’s part of the mix now, along with suicide bombs and other tricks of Al Qaeda’s trade.
ASMARA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Eritrea said on Friday the hunting of al Qaeda suspects in Somalia by U.S. and Ethiopian forces had crippled peace efforts in the Horn of African nation. [ID:nLP496476]
ASMARA, Sept 25 (Reuters) – Eritrea said on Friday the hunting of al Qaeda suspects in Somalia by U.S. and Ethiopian forces had crippled peace efforts in the Horn of African nation. [ID:nLP496476]
By MATTHEW LEE (AP) – 37 minutes ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — As it boosts aid to Somalia’s weak interim government to fight an al-Qaida-linked Islamist militia, the Obama administration is grasping for ways to cut off what it says is one of the militant group’s main supply lines: the tiny Red Sea state of Eritrea.
By MATTHEW LEE (AP) – 37 minutes ago
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — As it boosts aid to Somalia’s weak interim government to fight an al-Qaida-linked Islamist militia, the Obama administration is grasping for ways to cut off what it says is one of the militant group’s main supply lines: the tiny Red Sea state of Eritrea.
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – Eritrea has only a short time to stop undermining security in Somalia or face possible U.N. sanctions, Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said on Wednesday.
Rice told a congressional committee the United States was “deeply concerned and very frustrated” with Eritrea’s behavior in Somalia, including arming and funding Islamist insurgents
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – Eritrea has only a short time to stop undermining security in Somalia or face possible U.N. sanctions, Washington’s ambassador to the United Nations, Susan Rice, said on Wednesday.
Rice told a congressional committee the United States was “deeply concerned and very frustrated” with Eritrea’s behavior in Somalia, including arming and funding Islamist insurgents