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The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has announced its decision to suspend participation in the Ethiopian National Dialogue process, citing a lack of “inclusivity” and “transparency.” In a statement released on 20 October 2024, the group criticized recent actions by the ruling party in the Somali region, claiming they have undermined the process by “unilaterally selecting participants,” violating the agreement with political parties, and “sidelining diverse voices.” According to ONLF, this “exclusionary approach” contradicts the purpose of the National Dialogue, which is meant to “bring together all stakeholders to address the root causes of conflict.” The group also highlighted the absence of key political actors from Amhara, Oromia, and Tigray, stating that ongo...

A Libyan national with suspected ties to the ISIL (ISIS) group who was planning an attack on the Israeli embassy in Berlin has been arrested in Germany, the authorities said. Police and other security forces arrested the man on Saturday evening in Bernau, a town just outside the capital, Berlin, and searched his home, the Federal Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement on Sunday The prosecutor’s office identified the 28-year-old man only as Omar A in keeping with Germany’s strict privacy laws. “He intended to carry out a high-profile attack with firearms on the Israeli Embassy in Berlin,” the statement said. “The accused exchanged information with a member of [ISIL] in a messenger chat.” Security forces also searched the home of another person near the city of Bonn, who was con...

Wafdi uu hoggaaminaayo madaxweynaha Soomaaliya Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta gaaray magaalada Bujumbura ee dalka Burundi, kadib casuumaad rasmi oo uu ka helay madaxweynaha Burundi mudane Évariste Ndayishimiye. Madaxweynaha iyo wafdigiisa ayaa halkaasi si diiran loogu dhaweeyay, ayada oo intaas kadib ay madaxweynayaasha Soomaaliya iyo Burundi kulan gaar ah ku yeeshay Mataxtooyada Burundi. Kulankaan ayaa waxaa looga wada-hadlay xoojinta xiriirka iyo iskaashiga labada dal, gaar ahaan dagaalka ka dhanka ah kooxda Al-Shabaab, oo haatan badankii ka socda gobollada dhexe ee dalka. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa uga mahad-celiyey madaxweynaha Burundi iyo dowladiisa taageerada iyo nafhurnimada ay Soomaaliya u sameeyeen, taas oo ah mid aan la ilaawi karin. Dhinaca kale, madaxw...

Some 4.5 billion people worldwide are currently without adequate access to essential healthcare services, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This comes as more than 100,000 cases of mpox and at least 200 deaths have been confirmed globally, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, with the WHO declaring it a public health emergency earlier this year A new COVID-19 variant has spread across 27 countries, infecting hundreds of people. At the 2024 World Economic Summit, it was also revealed that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become the leading cause of death globally and could kill 10 million people by 2050 At the 2024 World Economic Summit, it was also revealed that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has become the l...

War is not over, Netanyahu says No arrest warrants issued for Netanyahu, Gallant despite chief prosecutor’s request The Israeli claim that Hamas’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed comes five months after chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Kahn applied for arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. The ICC prosecutors said there are reasonable grounds to believe Netanyahu and Gallant, as well as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, military chief Mohammed al-Masri (known as Mohammed Deif) and Hamas’s late political leader Ismail Haniyeh, bear criminal responsibility for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, in July in what Hamas ...

Hunger caused by conflicts around the world has reached record high levels, a new report by Oxfam has found, which accuses warring parties of weaponising food and blocking aid. Between 7,000 to as many as 21,000 people are likely dying each day from hunger in countries affected by conflict, according to the report, published by the United Kingdom-based charity on World Food Day on Wednesday Titled Food Wars, it examined 54 countries experiencing conflict, revealing that they account for nearly all of the 281.6 million people facing acute hunger today. Conflict has also been a major driver of forced displacement in these countries, which has now reached a record 117 million people. Oxfam emphasised that conflict not only fuels hunger, but that warring parties are actively usin...

Over 27 million lives affected by worst drought in a century, with 21 million children malnourished, says WFP. Millions of people across Southern Africa are going hungry due to a historic drought, risking a full-scale humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations has warned. Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe have all declared a state of national disaster in the past months as the drought has destroyed crops and livestock. Angola and Mozambique are also severely affected, the UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) said in a briefing, warning that the crisis is expected to deepen until the next harvests in March or April next year A historic drought – the worst food crisis yet – has devastated more than 27 million lives across the region,” said WFP spokesperson Tomson Phiri. “S...

Muqdisho, Oktoobar 15, 2024: Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta dhagax dhigay dhismaha xaafadda casriga ah ee Xeebta Luulka, taasi oo ay magaalada Muqdisho ka hirgalinayaan ganacsato Soomaaliyeed. Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh ayaa tilmaamay in hirgalinta mashruucani uu tusaale u yahay soo kabashada dalka, isla markaana uu weji cusub u yeelayo dowladnimada Soomaaliyeed, isaga oo faray dhammaan hay’adaha dowladda in ay ku garab istaagaan ganacsatada Soomaaliyeed sidii uu u guuleysan lahaa mashruucani. “Dhismaha xaafaddan waa billowga Soomaaliyada cusub ee dib u qaabaysa dowladnimadeeda, isla markaana la tartamaysa adduunyada. Ganacsatada Soomaaliyeed ha aaminaan dalkooda, hana garab istaagaan dowladda iyaga oo bixinaya canshuuraha ku wa...

A view on felucca boats on Nile river in Aswan at sunset (Getty Images/iStockphoto) A regional partnership of 10 countries says an agreement on the equitable use of water resources from the Nile River basin has come into force despite the notable opposition of Egypt. The legal status of the “cooperative framework” was formally confirmed by the African Union after South Sudan joined the treaty, the Nile Basin Initiative said in a statement Sunday. Ethiopia, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi and Tanzania have ratified the accord. Egypt and Sudan declined to sign, while Congo abstained. Kenya has not yet deposited its ratification documents with the African Union. The accord, which came into force on Sunday, "is a testament to our collective determination to harness the Nile River...

Warbixin cusub oo Axaxddii shalay kasoo baxday Bankiga Adduunka ayaa muujisay, in 26-ka waddan ee ugu saboolsan caalamka oo ay ku nool yihiin boqolkiiba 40 dadka ugu faqrisan dadyowga caalamka, lagu leeyahay deyn ka badan inti hore tan iyo 2006-dii.Warbixinta ayaa intaasi raacisay in waddamadaasi ay sii kordhayso u nugulaanta masiibooyinka dabiiciga ah iyo kuwa kale ee qarracnka leh.Warbixintan ayaa lagu ogaaday in dhaqaalaha dalalkaasi uu celcelis ahaan hadda ka liito sidi ay ahaayeen, ka hor inti uusan dunida ka dillaacin masiibadi cudurka COVID-19, xilli dunida inteeda kale ay weyn uga soo kabsadeen COVID oo ay dib u bilaabeen qaabka koritaanka dhaqaalaha. Warbixinta oo ka hadleysa mushkiladaha heysta dalalkaasi ayaa sheegtay, in saddex meelood laba meel 26 ka waddan ee ugu saboolsan...