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UK cedes Chagos Islands sovereignty to Mauritius, retains Diego Garcia airbase
Reuters  |  Oct 04, 2024

A non-binding resolution in the UN General Assembly in 2019 said Britain should give up control of the archipelago.

Turkey to host further talks on Ethiopia-Somalia port deal
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Aug 10, 2024

The deal has been a point of contention, with Somalia calling the agreement illegal.

Win for residents as KDF ordered to vacate 2,500 hectares of land in Marsabit
Waweru Wairimu  |  Jul 19, 2024

The court also awarded the affected communities Sh30 million for damages suffered following the illegality, with the money to be jointly contributed b...

Turkey, Ethiopia have had close ties for many years: Somalia's maritime deals may shift dynamics
The Conversation  |  Apr 07, 2024

In 2011 Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who was then Turkey’s prime minister, became the first non-African leader to visit Somalia in two decades.

Red Sea politics: Why Turkey is helping Somalia defend its waters
Agency  |  Feb 29, 2024

Al-Shabaab’s persistence has convinced Turkey that it needs to provide more active military support for Somalia’s development. Ankara also wants to pr...

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