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US starts collecting Trump’s new 10% tariff, smashing global trade norms
U.S. customs agents began collecting President Donald Trump’s unilateral 10% tariff on all imports from many countries on Saturday, with higher levies [...]

Iran-backed militias in Iraq ready to disarm to avert Trump wrath
Several powerful Iranian-backed militia groups in Iraq are prepared to disarm for the first time to avert the threat of an escalating conflict with th [...]

Djibouti’s foreign minister elected to top African Union post
African leaders chose Djibouti’s Foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf to chair the African Union commission on Saturday at a summit dominated by fear [...]

Ethiopia and Eritrea on path to war, Tigray officials warn
Longtime foes Ethiopia and Eritrea could be headed towards war, officials in a restive Ethiopian region at the centre of the tensions have warned, ris [...]

South Sudan’s military recaptures key town from White Army militia
South Sudan’s army said it had recaptured a key town in Upper Nile state that it lost to an ethnic Nuer militia in March in clashes which led to the a [...]

Somalia’s president plans major security shake-up after Al-Shabaab seizes strategic town
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is preparing a sweeping overhaul of the country’s security leadership following [...]

Turkey sends troops to Somalia amid Al-Shabaab advances
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Turkey has deployed 500 troops to the Somali capital Mogadishu, marking the first phase of a larger 2,500-strong continge [...]

Somali army threatens action against soldiers sharing sensitive footage of military operations
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – The Somali military has issued a final warning to soldiers who record and disseminate videos from military bases and op [...]

Somalia’s FM expected to be named defence minister in limited cabinet reshuffle
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s federal government is preparing to announce a mini-cabinet reshuffle this week, with Prime Minister Hamza Abd [...]

Somalia’s federal government sets preconditions for Jubaland president’s participation in NCC talks
MOGADISHU (Somaliguardian) – Somalia’s government has imposed a stringent condition on the participation of Jubaland leader Ahmed Madobe in the [...]
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