Ethiopia Threatens to Launch “Final Phase” of Offensive in Tigray Region
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) – The Ethiopian military will launch the “final phase” of an offensive in northern Tigray region, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said...
Somalia Presidential Candidates Demand Dissolution of Electoral Commissions
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – An opposition alliance of 14 presidential candidates running against Somalia’s incumbent president in 2021-21 elections have demanded the dissolution of federal...
CIA Officer Killed in Al-Shabaab Attack in Somalia
WASHINGTON (Somaliguardian) – A CIA officer was reportedly killed in Somalia last weekend, according to a former senior Trump administration official with knowledge of...
African Envoys Head for Ethiopia as Surrender Ultimatum Expires
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) - African Union envoys headed to Ethiopia on Wednesday before a government ultimatum for Tigray forces to surrender was to expire...
Somalia: US Explores Negotiations with Al-Shabaab as Trump Mulls Troop Pullout
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – US government is exploring negotiations with Al-Qaeda-linked militant group Al-Shabaab in Somalia as Trump mulls pulling out all American troops in...
Ethiopia’s Tigray Forces Claim Battle Victories
ADDIS ABABA (Somaliguardian) – Tigray forces said on Tuesday they had destroyed a whole Ethiopian army division in clashes over control of the northern...
Eight US-trained Somali Special Forces Soldiers Killed in a Militant Attack
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – At least 8 Somali Special Forces members were killed and several others wounded in a series of roadside bomb explosions near...
Somalia President Accused of Inciting Conflict As Opposition Tries to Unify Stance
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia presidential candidates hosting conference on unifying stance ahead of upcoming elections have accused president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo of inciting conflict.Presidential...
Ethiopia Takes Key Town in Tigray, Claim Officials
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Ethiopia’s federal troops have seized the town of Idaga Hamus, some 97 km from the rebel-held Tigray regional capital Mekelle as...
Former ONLF Commander Blames Somalia President for Extradition
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Former ONLF commander Abdikarim Muse Qalbidhagah said Somalia president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo “had the prime responsibility for his capture and extradition...