ISTANBUL (Anadolu Agency + Diplomat.so) - According to its state minister, Ethiopia will ensure inclusivity of all agendas at stake, including controversial constitutional elements to be discussed in a planned national dialogue to put forth a lasting solution to the internal conflict.

The Hague (Agencies + Diplomat.so) - Europe's medicines watchdog on Monday approved a Covid jab by US-based Novavax, which uses a more conventional technology that the biotech firm hopes will reduce vaccine hesitancy.

Manila (AFP + Diplomat.so) - The death toll from the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year surged to 375 on Monday, as desperate survivors pleaded for urgent supplies of drinking water and food.

Addis Ababa (FBC + Diplomat.so) – The Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) has called on the former military personnel to register and join the national army in the fight against the terrorist TPLF Group forces.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somali security officials confirmed that unidentified gunmen and assailants carried out two coordinated attacks targeting government employees in Mogadishu's Wadajir and Waaberi districts on Monday, October 25, 2021.

Addis Ababa (FBC + Diplomat.so) - Ethiopia and the World Bank have signed a financing agreement to support the Government's Digitalization Program.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The president of Somali Football Federation, Abdiqani Said Arab, has been co-opted onto the executive committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

Washington (Diplomat.so) - Today the U.S. Department of State announces a reward increase of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Kamchybek Kolbaev and/or for information leading to the disruption of financial mechanisms of Kolbaev's criminal organization.

Bosaso (Diplomat.so) - Al Shabaab fighters loyal to Al-Qaeda attacked late last night the hard-line guard prison in Bosaso, the capital of Bari region, in Puntland State of Somalia, in which Al Shabaab and Islamic State prisoners accused of terrorist and subversive acts were housed, announcing that…

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The Ministry of Health and Social Care of the Federal Government of Somalia, received, on Wednesday, in Mogadishu, 1,500 oxygen cylinders from the Hormuud Salaam Foundation, as a humanitarian donation to confront the oxygen depletion disaster in Somalia to save Corona patients.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - The National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) rejects in totality, the conviction of freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah today, by a military tribunal in Garowe, capital of Puntland State of Somalia.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) condemns the heinous murder of independent journalist Jamal Farah Adan by unidentified gunmen in Galkayo, central Somalia region of Mudug on Monday 01 March 2021.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) – The new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, arrived in Mogadishu today to assume her duties with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

Washington (Diplomat.so) - US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken issued today a press statement about the attacks against the Tigrayan minority in Ethiopia, as many of them are subjected to racial persecution, according to the statement.

Mogadishu (Reuters + Diplomat.so) - Somalia's central bank awarded on Saturday the country's first mobile money licence to Mogadishu-based Hormuud Telecom Somalia Inc, a move aimed at formalising the country's digital payments system and integrating it with the global financial system.

Asmara ( Shabait + Diplomat.so) - This interview with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki was published today by the Eritrean Ministry of Information. This is the text of the detailed questions and answers:

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for Puntland authorities to drop its politically-motivated new charges brought today and intended to harass and silence freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah who is detained since 27 December 2020 for reporting anti-inflation protest…

Djibouti (Diplomat.so) - The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warmly welcomes the agreement reached by the Federal Government of Somalia and the Council of Presidential Candidates in a truly Somali-led and Somali-owned process, on various issues of concerns regarding public safety,…

Washington (Diplomat.so) - Today's Senate confirmed of Linda Thomas-Greenfield as the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations reinforces President Biden's commitment to restore and expand American leadership on the global stage.

Mogadishu (Diplomat.so) - Somalia's international partners call on all signatories of the 17 September agreement to come together urgently to finalize implementation of the electoral model, building on the work of the Technical Committee which met in Baidoa on 15-16 February.