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Somalia has stated that they "will never accept" the establishment of an Ethiopian naval base in the breakaway region of Somaliland, in connection to a deal signed between Ethiopia and Somaliland on January 1st which sought to lease some of Somaliland's ports to Ethiopia. The Somali statement also comes as Kenya attempts to broker peace between Ethiopia and Somalia,...

According to the United States Embassy in Mogadishu, Somalia, all personnel movement is now restricted due to credible threats to U.S. interests in the city. The announcement reads below: The U.S. Embassy in Nairobi has received information about threats to multiple locations in Mogadishu, including Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. All movements of U.S. Embassy personnel have been canceled for Tuesday, April...

At approximately 0530 EST, local Somalia media reported that Mogadishu had expelled the Ethiopian Ambassador and ordered the closure of Ethiopian consulates in Garowe and Hargeisa. This has not been confirmed by any official message from the Somali government. https://twitter.com/MohamedSelh/status/1775810953830908139 Ambassador Mukhtar Mohamed Ware only arrived in Somalia on March 13th, 2023. His expulsion is most likely due to the port...

Further Delay Kenya's Interior Principal Secretary, Raymond Omollo, has announced that the Kenyan border with Somalia is to remain closed, citing further security challenges that have plagued the border for many years. The border was initially closed in 2011, and has remained as such as Somalia struggles with insurgencies, primarily from the Al-Shabaab militant group. Kenya closed the border after Al-Shabaab...

Emir Survives Strike At approximately 0730 EST initial reports indicated that an airstrike had targeted a gathering of Al-Shabaab (AS) leaders in Sablaale town, Lower Shabelle region, about 200 km southwest of the capital Mogadishu. Among those present were the leader of AS, Ahmad Diriye , and several of his deputy emirs. Diriye reportedly has survived the strike. https://twitter.com/GaroweOnline/status/1775124852602532022 At Least Four...