Somali pirates said they received a $3.1 million ransom on Tuesday for a Panama-flagged ship which they hijacked in October and planned to free in the coming hours. “Some of our friends have already disembarked and the rest will get off the… Sii akhri

An Al Qaeda faction in the Arabian Peninsula on Tuesday called on Somalia’s radical Islamist group of Al Shabaab to help it gain control of Strait of Bab Al Mandab south of the Red Sea, an audio tape attributed to the group said. The Islamist… Sii akhri

Some 126 people have been rescued by Somali fishermen from the Gulf of Aden after human traffickers reportedly forced them into the sea at gunpoint. The migrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, said they had set off from northern Somalia a… Sii akhri

Ethiopian troops in armoured vehicles crossed into two border towns in south central Somalia. residenta man in Bakol capital Wajid told Sarmaanyo that he saw ethopian with their Vehicles intered the town early time if  Sunday. “Ethiopian… Sii akhri

Somalia’s government will close three of its five embassies in Europe because of lack of economy as Ali Ahmed Jama Jengeli, the foreign minister of the transitional federal government has told the BBC. Its been understood the embassies in… Sii akhri

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia –  The African Union unveiled its new flag on 31st January, 2010 at its 14th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government taking place in Addis Ababa. The new flag was hoisted by the current… Sii akhri