Airstrikes in southern Somalia have killed at least 30 al-Shabaab fighters who were preparing an offensive inside Ethiopia, security officials said Monday.
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Kenyan opposition politician Farah Maalim has accused Ethiopia of meddling in Somalia’s internal affairs for three decades, alleging a coordinated alliance involving Al-Shabaab, Western intelligence, the UAE, and “sellout Somalis” working to maintain Somalia’s failed state status.
Donald Trump has offered renewed U.S. mediation over Ethiopia’s GERD dispute with Egypt and Sudan, proposing drought safeguards and energy cooperation as tensions rise over Nile water security.
Ethiopia’s intelligence chief paid an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, delivering a message from Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed as regional tensions rise over Somaliland and wider Horn of Africa security.
Foreign Policy warns that escalating rhetoric and troop deployments have sharply raised the risk of renewed war between Ethiopia and Eritrea in 2026, threatening civilians and Red Sea stability.