Tag: Turkey
Turkey joins Western-backed efforts to break Somalia election deadlock
Mogadishu (HOL) — A Turkish delegation is expected to meet Tuesday with committees representing Somalia’s federal government and opposition ahead ...
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Britain losing out in new scramble for Africa
By failing to recognise Somaliland, the UK is letting military and trading opportunities slip away...
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Somaliland special forces return from Israel training, report says
Hargeisa (HOL) — Fifty Somaliland special forces soldiers have returned from training in Tel Aviv, according to a report by The Telegraph, in the la...
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Turkish Parliament approves in-kind grant agreement with Somalia
The Turkish Parliament approved an in-kind grant support agreement with Somalia on Thursday, as lawmakers highlighted Ankara’s expanding economic, s...
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Letter from Mogadishu: Why UK ambassador Charles King remains in the high-threat Somalia capital
There aren’t many diplomatic postings where your 06.00 alarm can be replaced by the roar of an F-16 fighter jet but that is how most of my recent mo...
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Somalia threatens repercussions for countries undermining its sovereignty
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia’s ambassador to Ethiopia and the African Union warned Friday that any country interfering in Somalia’s internal affair...
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Egypt and Turkey hold talks on Libya, Somalia and Sahel security as regional tensions grow
Egypt and Turkey held new diplomatic consultations in Cairo focused on instability across several fragile regions in Africa, including Libya, the Horn...
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Turkey, Ethiopia sign energy cooperation accord during Erdogan visit
Turkey and Ethiopia signed a memorandum of understanding on energy cooperation during a visit by President Tayyip Erdogan to Addis Ababa on Tuesday, t...
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Somalia’s new army chief assumes command at Mogadishu handover
Mogadishu (HOL) — Brig. Gen. Ibrahim Mohamed Mohamud on Wednesday formally assumed office as commander of the Somali National Army during a handover...
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Turkey plans first overseas deepwater drilling in Somalia next month
Mogadishu (HOL) - Turkey will deploy a drilling vessel to Somalia in February as part of its first deepwater energy exploration project abroad, Turkis...
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