Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has accepted the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn as Prime Minister of the country. He will, however, continue in the role till his successor is named. A statement from the Ethiopian Embassy in the United Kingdom said the Ethiopia Peoples’ Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF) was due to hold a Congress at which Desalegn’s successor will be named. “The EPRDF, at its next congress, will democratically elect a new chairperson to replace him in accordance with the Front’s rules and procedures. The House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia will subsequently approve this election and endorse his premiership,” the statement said. Desalegn’s was leader of the Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement (SEPDM), one of four parties in the EPRDF. He also stepped down from his position as its leader. He assumed the office of Prime Minister in 2012 after the death of then PM Meles Zenawi. “Unrest and a political crisis have led to the loss of lives and displacement of many,” Hailemariam said in a televised address to the nation. “I see my resignation as vital in the bid to carry out reforms that would lead to sustainable peace and democracy,” he said in a LIVE television address. His resignation follows lingering violence that pressured the government to release more than 6,000 of political prisoners since January. Most of the released prisoners, which included high level opposition figures and journalists, were detained for alleged involvement in the mass protests. The prime minister had pushed for even more releases, said a regional analyst familiar with Ethiopian politics. He asked not to be named in order not to jeopardise his relationship with the government. Source: – AfricaNews The post Ethiopia’s EPRDF accepts Desalegn’s resignation, new PM in the offing appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Admiral Harry Harris, who heads up the military’s enormous Pacific Command (PACOM), warned lawmakers they must be wary of Beijing’s investments in traditional assets as well as its development of a new wave of technologies such as hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence. WASHINGTON – China’s military might is growing at such a pace that it could soon rival American power “across almost every domain,” a top US military official said Wednesday. Admiral Harry Harris, who heads up the military’s enormous Pacific Command (PACOM), warned lawmakers they must be wary of Beijing’s investments in traditional assets as well as its development of a new wave of technologies such as hypersonic missiles and artificial intelligence. “China’s impressive military buildup could soon challenge the United States across almost every domain,” Adm Harris told the House Armed Services Committee. “Key advancements include fielding significant improvements in missile systems, developing fifth-generation fighter aircraft capabilities, and growing the size and capability of the Chinese navy to include their first overseas base in the port of Djibouti.” He added: “If the US does not keep pace, PACOM will struggle to compete with the People’s Liberation Army on future battlefields.” Adm Harris, who has been nominated to become the next US ambassador to Australia, has led PACOM for more than two years. He also addressed politicians’ concerns about the threat of a missile strike from North Korea. The Pentagon can, as of now, block any missile coming from the regime of Kim Jong Un, he said, but warned America needs to adapt to the rapid advances in Pyongyang’s capabilities. “Given what we think the North Korean capability might be in terms of their missiles in three or four years…. I think we must continue to improve our missile defences,” he said. Adm Harris said he supported a study to consider whether America should install ground-based missile interceptors in Hawaii, augmenting the batteries already in place in Alaska and Hawaii. The admiral said Kim’s long-term goal is not merely to ensure the survival of his regime, but to control the entire Korean peninsula. “He is on a path to achieve what he feels is his natural place, where North Korea’s natural outcome is a unified Korean peninsula that’s subject to (Kim) and the communist regime,” Adm Harris said. Korea experts frequently say Kim’s motivations for building a nuclear deterrent are somewhat rational because he sees it as protecting his regime, even though his missile push has put him at risk of conflict with the United States. Source: AFP The post Top US admiral warns of China’s growing military might appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Mandera town that was once on her knees due to constant insecurity especially from terror attacks is now back to life. Source: Hiiraan Online

Before last year, an immigrant child could not apply for Canadian citizenship. Their legal guardian had to do it for them. Abdoul Abdi has been here since 2000, but his citizenship paperwork was never filled out by his parents. Since he was 7, that role has been filled by the Nova Scotia government. Source: Hiiraan Online

Another federal court raised doubts about the legality of President Donald Trump’s most recent attempt to restrict travel to America from six mostly Muslim countries. The U.S. appeals court in Richmond, Virginia, said Thursday that Trump’s edict was probably unconstitutional in a ruling it immediately put on hold pending Supreme Court review. The high court has already agreed to consider the administration’s appeal of a related ruling by a San Francisco-based court, and in December allowed the travel ban to take full effect. Trump has tried three times to enact travel restrictions. His current version bars or limits entry by people from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen, and also blocks people from North Korea and a handful of Venezuelan government officials, though those aspects of the policy aren’t at issue in the cases. Thirteen judges heard the Richmond case led by two refugee resettlement groups on Dec. 8. Nine of them agreed that the plaintiffs were likely to prevail on their claim that the ban disfavors Muslims, violating religious protections in the U.S. Constitution. “Nothing is more important to the president and the attorney general than the safety and security of all Americans,” Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said, adding that the ruling “does not alter the status quo.” Eight Opinions Chief Judge Roger Gregory, provisionally appointed to the bench by Democrat Bill Clinton and then permanently by Republican George W. Bush, wrote the controlling opinion, one of eight the judges issued. He noted that Trump’s prior bans faltered because remarks by the president and his surrogates betrayed an animus towards Muslim, and said the present ban would fare no better. “President Trump continued to disparage Muslims and the Islamic faith” even after the Richmond court’s May ruling striking down the second ban, Gregory said. Gregory cited Trump’s Aug. 17, 2017, tweet recounting an apocryphal story about U.S. General John Pershing killing Filipino Muslims with bullets dipped in pigs’ blood as a warning to others of that faith. He recognized differences between Trump’s Sept. 24 order and its predecessors — notably the addition of Venezuela and North Korea — but said a reasonable observer “could hardly ‘swallow the claim’” that their addition was anything more than an attempt to cast off the unmistakable objective of the prior orders. Four judges dissented, calling the decision “demonstrably wrong in virtually every material respect.” The ruling enables a court to strike down any executive action with which it disagrees, U.S. Circuit Court Judge Paul Niemeyer wrote. “It need only find one statement that contradicts the official reasons given for the subsequent executive action and thereby pronounce that the official reasons were a pretext.” Cecillia Wang, the deputy legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union, said the group “will continue this litigation until the Muslim ban is ended once and for all.” The case is International Refugee Assistance Project v. Trump, 17-2231, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit (Richmond). Source: – Bloomberg The post Trump Loses Again on Travel Ban in Ruling by Second Appeals Panel appeared first on Caasimada Online.

MOGADISHU, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Ahmed Nur moves through the Somali capital of Mogadishu with a bodyguard of six men, a pistol in the waistband of his baggy trousers. He speaks of his work in whispers; seven of his colleagues have been killed in the last three years. But Nur is no intelligence operative. He’s a tax collector. Source: Hiiraan Online

WAJIR, Kenya, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Suspected Al-Shabaab militants killed three Kenyan teachers and injured one other in an attack Friday on a school in the country's northeastern county of Wajir, officials said. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Warar hoose oo aan ka helay ilo lagu kalsoon yahay ayaa sheegaya in dhawaan Ra’isul wasaaraha Xukuumada Somalia Xasan Kheyre uu booqan doono dalka Imaaraadka Carabta. Ilo wareedka aan xogtaan ka helnay ayaa sheegaya in Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre uu warqada Casuumaada ka gudoomay Danjiraha dalka Imaaraadka u fadhiya Somalia Maxamed Axmed Othman Al Hammadi, oo ay wada kulmeen. Casuumaada loo sameeyay Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa salka ku heysa wadahadal laga galaayo xiisada ay dowlada Imaaraadka ka dhex abuurtay dowlada Somalia iyo Madaxda maamul Goboleedyada oo aan weli loo helin xal rasmi ah. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa inta uu ku guda jiro gudashada casuumaadiisa kulamo la qaadan doona Madaxda ugu sareysa dowlada Isutaga Imaaraadka Carabta oo ay kawada hadli doonaan faragalinta ay weli Imaaraadka ku heyso Somalia, Weerarkii Senetar Qeybdiid iyo in dowlada Imaaraadka ay Somalia ula dhaqanto sida dal u madaxbanaan Siyaasadiisa. Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre ayaa dhawaan Xafiiskii magaalada Muqdisho kula kulmay Danjire Maxamed Axmed Othman Al Hammadi oo ku wareejinaayay warqada casuumaada. Dhinaca kale, casuumaada loo sameeyay Kheyre ayaa kusoo aadeysa xili uusan wanaagsaneyn xiriirka dowlada Somalia iyo Imaaraadka, waxaana la filayaa in socdaalka Kheyre uu noqdo maalmaha soo socda. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Xog: RW Kheyre oo marti qaad ka helay dal qalalaaso Siyaasadeed ka dhex dhaliyay DF iyo Maamulada appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)-Wasiirka arrimaha dibedda iyo Iskaashiga caalamiga ee Somalia Axmed Ciise Cawed, ayaa wareysi gaara oo uu uga hadlaayay arrimaha Somalia siiyay Idaacada VOA laanteeda af Soomaaliga. Wasiir Cawed, ayaa wareysigiisa ku difaacay dowlada Federaalka ah ee Somalia, waxa uuna sheegay in dowladu ay u taagan tahay xalinta dhibaatooyinka gudaha iyo dibadda. Falastiin Axmed Iimaan, oo wareysiga la yeelatay Wasiir Cawed ayaa wax ka weydiisay arrimo dhowr ah oo u muuqday inay ahaayen kuwo mugdi ku jiray waxaana kamid ahaa Khilaaf Siyaasadeedka DF iyo maamul Goboleedyada ee ka dhashay kala taageerida Qadar iyo Imaaraadka Carabta, Kulmada Muqdisho ku dhexmaray Ra’isul wasaare Kheyre, Safiirka Imaaraadka ee Somalia iyo Wasiir Cawed qudhiisa. Wasiir Cawed waxa uu sheegay in laga soo gudbay khilaafka dowlada Federaalka iyo maamulada ee ka dhashay Siyaasadaha isdiidan ee Qadar iyo Imaaraatka, waxa uuna sidoo kale sheegay in talada dalka looga danbeeyo dowlada Federaalka, sidaa aawgeedna xiisada ka dhexeysa Qadar iyo Imaaraadka ay horay go’aan cad uga gaartay dowlada Somalia kaana uu yahay kan socondoona. Sidoo kale, Wasiir Cawed waxa uu difaacay kulamada Muqdisho ku dhexmaray RW Kheyre, Safiirka Imaaraadka Maxamed Al Hammadi iyo kulankii uu isaga la qaatay isla Safiirka, waxa uuna sheegay in kulamadaasi ay kamid tahay dadaalada lagu xoojinaayo xiriirka labada dal. Waxa uu sidoo kale sheegay in Dowlada Somalia ay aad usoo dhaweyneyso wadahadalka magaalada Nairobi uga socda Ethiopia iyo ONLF. HOOS KA DAAWO WAREYSIGA WASIIR AXMED CIISE CAWED The post Daawo: Wasiir Cawed oo xog ka bixiyay Khilaafyada ka dhex aloosan DF, UAE , Qadar & Maamulada dalka appeared first on Caasimada Online.

Mogadishu (HOL) - Two Al-Shabaab fighters have defected and surrendered to Jubbaland state, authorities in Gedo region said. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somali security forces arrested three suspects on Friday in connection with the killing of a soldier in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Source: Hiiraan Online

Muqdisho (Caasimada Online)- Waxaa weli magaalada Nairobi ee xarunta dalka Kenya ka socda wadahadalka dowlada Ethiopia iyo Jabhada xoriyadoonka ah ee ONLF. Wadahadalkaan socda ayaa lagu doonayay in lagu dhammeeyo khilaafka mudada dheer socday ee labada dhinac ka dhaxeeya. Wadahadalka oo intiisa badan soo idlaaday ayaa waxaa iminka leysu fahmi la’ yahay qodobo gaara oo ay kala wataan labada dhinac. Qodobada gaarka ah ee la isku fahmi la’ yahay ayaa waxaa kamid ah Qoondada ONLF ay ku yeelanayaan maamulka DDSI iyo tirada Kuraasto laga siindoona oo aan weli la isku fahmin. Qodobada la isku fahmi la’ yahay ayaa waxaa sidoo kale kamid ah Hanaanka loo ciidameynaayo dagaalamayaasha Jabhada ee sababta u ah wadahadalka heerkan soo gaaray iyo qodobo kale oo aan weli la carab dhabin. Wararku waxa ay intaa kusii darayaan in saacadihii ugu danbeeyay ay Iscasilaada Ra’isul wasaarihii Ethiopia Mr Hailemariam iyo xiisada kasoo cusboonaatay deegaanada ay degaan Oromada. Xubnaha dowlada Ethiopia u matalaayay wadahadalka ayaa la sheegay inay dalbadeen in wadahadalka la galiyo hakat gaaban waxaana soo baxeysa inay ku baxeen xiisadaha soo cusboonaaday iyo saameyn Siyaasadeed oo ka dhalatay iscasilaada Mr Hailemariam. Sidoo kale, Afhayeenka ONLF C/qaadir Xasan Hirmooge oo la hadlay warbaahinta ayaa sheegay inuu hakad galay shirka. Waxa uu sheegay in hakatka uu yahay mid sabab u ah xiisadaha sii ololaaya ee ka tagaan Ethiopia, isagoo cadeeyay in dib leysaga soo laaban doono. Waxa uu yiri “Wufuuda Ethiopia ka socotay qaarkood way baxeen, qaarkoodna way joogaan, wadankana rabshado ayaa ka bilowday, waxaa hakatka shirka loo sababeynayaa iscasilaada Ra’isul wasaaraha iyo xiisadaha soo cusboonaaday’’ Dhinaca kale, Xubnaha ONLF u matalaaya wadahadalka ayaa sheegay inay fursad ballaaran ay u arkaan iscasilaada Hailemariam iyo xiisada soo cusboonaatay. Caasimada Online Xafiiska Muqdisho Caasimada@live.com The post Maxaa kasoo cusboonaaday wadahadalka Ethiopia & Jabhada ONLF appeared first on Caasimada Online.

WASHINGTON] - China's military might is growing at such a pace that it could soon rival American power "across almost every domain," a top US military official said Wednesday. Source: Hiiraan Online

The risk of dying prematurely more than doubles for single fathers compared to single mothers or paired-up dads, according to a study of Canadian families published Thursday. Source: Hiiraan Online

Another federal court raised doubts about the legality of President Donald Trump’s most recent attempt to restrict travel to America from six mostly Muslim countries. Source: Hiiraan Online

Ethiopia’s ruling coalition has accepted the resignation of Hailemariam Desalegn as Prime Minister of the country. He will, however, continue in the role till his successor is named. Source: Hiiraan Online

Late on the evening of Feb. 4, Cyril Ramaphosa and the five other top leaders of South Africa’s ruling party went to President Jacob Zuma’s Cape Dutch colonial-style residence in the capital, Pretoria. They shared a dinner of chicken, rice, oxtail and salad. Source: Hiiraan Online

Mogadishu (HOL) - The brother of a slain minister has been elected as a Member of Parliament from Kismayo. Source: Hiiraan Online

Shirka Golaha Wasiirada Puntland oo shir gudoominayey Madaxweynaha Puntland Dr.Cabdiweli Maxamad Cali Gaas ayaa waxaa looga hadlay Amniga Dalka, Shirkii Amniga Qaranka, Nabadeynta Beelaha Deegaanka Cagaare, Xaaladda badbaadinta Doontii Caariday, Xeerka Nidaamka Cabashooyinka Puntland, wax ka bedelka magaca Wasaaradda Deegaanka iyo Warbxino. Xaaladda Amniga Dalka Golaha Wasiirada Puntland ayaa waxa ay Warbxin ka dhegeysteen wasaaradda Amniga oo sheegtay in Ciidamada ku jiraan feejignaan joogta ah iyo sidii ay uga hortagi lahaayeen cadowga Puntland Shirkii Amniga Qaranka Madaxweynaha Puntland ayaa uga warbixiyey Golaha Wasiirada Shirkii Amniga Qaranka iyo qodobadii ay isku raaceen Gollaha Amniga Qaranka, wuxuuna u sheegay Madaxweynaha Golaha in xaalad adag laga marayo dhisme Ciidan Qaran oo dalka lagu aamini karo, taas awgeedna loo baahan yahay in waqti la geliyo dhisme Ciidan Qaran oo dalka lagu aamini karo dhinac walba, wuxuuna Madaxweynaha u sheegay gollaha in Madashu dadaal ugu jirto soo dhammeystirka iyo sameynta Ciidan Qaran, Sidoo kale waxa uu Madaxweynaha Gollaha uga warbixiyey heshiiskii laga gaaray kalluumeysiga Soomaaliya Nabadeynta Beelaha Cagaare Gollaha Wasiirada ayaa bogaadiyey Issimada iyo Waxgaradka deegaanka Cagaare oo soo af meeray khilaafaadkii iyo isku dhacyadii deegaankaas, wuxuuna Madaxweynaha Puntland Dr. Cabdiweli Maxamad Cali Gaas u caddeeyey shacabka Puntland in ay ka qeyb qaadan doonaan fulinta iyo dhammeystirka heshiiskaasi, horeyna Puntland uga qeyb qaadatay isagoona Madaxweyanah bogaadiyey guud ahaan Issimada dowladda deegaanka Itoobiya ee ka qeyb qaatay heshiiskaasi. Xaaladda Badbaadinta Doontii soo Caariday Madaxweynaha Puntland ayaa ka dhegeystay Gollaha Wasiirada xaaladda badbaadinta doontii soo caariday oo si weyn uga qeyb qaateen shacabka, shirkadaha dalka iyo dowladuba, wuxuuna Madaxweyanha bogaadiyey dhammaan intii ka qeyb qaadatay howshaasi, isagoona Madaxweyanaha amar ku siiyey Wasaaradda Maaliyadda in aan laga qaadi Karin wax canshuur ah. Nidaamka Maareynta Cabashooyinka Puntland. Hay’adaha maamul wanaaga Puntland ayaa hor keentay Gollaha Wasiirada xeerar kala ah xeerka nidaamka maareynta cabashooyinka iyo xeerka Axdiga adeega dadweynaha, xeerkan ayaa xoojinya wada shaqeynta dowladda iyo dadweynaha. Wax ka bedelka Magaca Wasaaradda Deegaanka Gollaha Wasiirada Puntland ayaa ka bedelay magacii hore ee wasaaradda deegaanka waxayna u bedeleen wasaaradda deegaanka iyo isbedelka Cimilada, si ay wasaaraddu wax uga qabato wax yeelada is bedelka Cimilada deegaanada Puntland Gollaha Wasiiradda Puntland ayaa ugu dambeen warbixin ka dhegeystay Wasaaradda Haweenka oo shaqooyin ka soo fulisay gobolka Mudug, wuxuuna Madaxweynaha u sheegay Gollaha in gabadha ay yihiin halyeeyo meel walba oo ay joogaan gaar ahaan kuwa ka shaqeeya caafimaadka iyo Waxabarashada. The post Sawirro: Gaas oo amar kasoo saaray doonidii kusoo caarisay xeebta Boosaaso appeared first on Caasimada Online.

It was 1999 when Kalondji Nunda’s father and brother were hunted down and stabbed to death. At the time, Nunda lived in Congo with his wife and five children. When Rwandans settled in his tribe’s village, he advocated for peace. But peace was not what his tribe wanted. Nunda became a marked man. Source: Hiiraan Online

(CNN)A federal appeals court ruled against the latest version of President Donald Trump's travel ban on Thursday, holding that it "continues to exhibit a primarily religious anti-Muslim objective." Source: Hiiraan Online

MOGADISHU, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Somali forces backed by African Union forces destroyed Al-Shabaab bases in the Lower Shabelle region in southern Somalia, the military said. Source: Hiiraan Online

6 kamid Golaha Wasiiradda Dowladda Puntland oo maantay shir saxaafadeed ku qabtay Magaalada Garoowe ayaa ku dhawaaqay in Canshuurta laga daayey doonta Xafiis oo badbaadinteed lagu guulaystay. Wasiirada Shirka jaraa’id qabtay oo kala ah Wasiirka Maaliyadda,Cabdullaahi Siciid Carshe(Dhaqaaje) ,Wasiirka Ganacsiga Cabdiweli Xirsi Cabdulle(Indha-guran),Wasiirka warfaafinta Cabdi Xirsi Cali(Qarjab),Wasiirka Amniga Axmed Cabdullaahi Yusuf(Dowlad),Wasiirka Kalluumeysiga iyo kheyraadka Badda Cabdirashiid Maxammed Xirsi,Wasiirka iyo Wasiirka Haweenka,Maryan Axmed Cali ayaa dhammaantood si weyn u soo dhoweeyay dadaalka Shacabka iyo maamulka goboka Bari ay u galeen badbaadinta hantidaasi. Hoos Ka Daawo Muuqaalka. Puntlandi.com

The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn, has resigned, the country’s state TV reported. No reason has yet been given for the decision. Mr Hailemariam also stepped down as chairman of the country’s ruling coalition. His departure comes amid months of anti-government protests in Ethiopia’s largest regions, Oromia and Amhara. In the latest violence, 10 people were killed and dozens more injured following an opposition protest. The BBC’s Emmanuel Igunza, in the capital Addis Ababa, says the government has released thousands of opposition supporters from jail in recent weeks, but still the protests continued. Ethiopia has witnessed repeated violent demonstrations since 2015, with protesters calling for political and economic reform, and an end to state corruption. The ongoing disturbances have led to deep divisions in the governing coalition, says Mary Harper, Africa Editor for the BBC World Service. Some of Ethiopia’s powerful elites have come to see the prime minister as weak and lacking in direction, she says. A weak and turbulent Ethiopia is risky for the entire Horn of Africa, our correspondent adds, as this normally stable state is seen as key to holding the region together. Source: – BBC NEWS The post Breaking News: Ethiopia prime minister resigns amid political turmoil appeared first on Caasimada Online.

(Left) -Col. Mohamed Adan Jimale (Kofe), the Director of Somali Immigration and Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad has said that his government supports open borders in the IGAD region, despite government officials voting down a measure that would seek to achieve those goals on Monday. Speaking to Africa 24 TV on Wednesday evening, Minister Awad said that he supports the IGAD proposal, saying that Somali’s would benefit greatly from free movement. “We’re comfortable (with the open border) in fact we encourage it, we welcome the region’s borders to be open, the economy of the countries in the region to be integrated. Somalis & Somalia will benefit very much from such open border”. He went on to say that he believes open borders should extend beyond IGAD and be discussed at the AU level to include the entire continent. However, the Minister’s statements contradict a decision reached by the Somali government to not sign a deal that would allow the free movement of people. Col. Mohamed Adan Jimale (Kofe), the Director of Immigration told reporters on Monday that the proposal was not in the best interest of Somalia since Somalia does not fully control it’s borders and lacks the proper legal structure. Two of Somalia’s five borders are currently controlled by Somaliland.South Sudan, another IGAD country currently mired in conflict has also voiced concerns about the open border plan saying that such a move would not be in the nations best interest. The post Government sending mixed signals on IGAD free movement proposal appeared first on Caasimada Online.