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Egypt: Attacks on aid convoys in Sudan a ‘grave violation of international law’

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Sunday 8 Feb 2026 {HMC} Egypt has denounced recent attacks on aid convoys in Sudan as “a grave violation of international humanitarian law.”

In a statement on Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said the attacks on aid convoys, for which the Sudanese government blamed the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), represent “a dangerous continuation of targeting humanitarian corridors and obstructing relief efforts.”

The attacks constitute “a grave violation of international humanitarian law, which guarantees the protection of civilians and health facilities,” it added.

The ministry warned that a repeat of these attacks “causes to deepening the unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe facing Sudan, amid rising displacement rates and worsening food insecurity.”

Unimpeded access

It stressed the need for “unimpeded access for humanitarian aid to reach the brotherly Sudanese people, in a way that helps alleviate their suffering and creates the necessary conditions to halt escalation and restore stability.”

On Saturday, the Sudanese government accused the RSF of carrying out a drone attack targeting a World Food Program aid convoy in North Kordofan, resulting in casualties and the destruction of relief supplies.

Also on Saturday, Sudanese authorities said 24 civilians were killed and others injured, including women, children and the elderly, after in an RSF attack on a vehicle carrying displaced people in the city of Al-Rahad in North Kordofan.

Of Sudan’s 18 states, the RSF controls all five states in the western Darfur region, except for parts of North Darfur that remain under army control. The army holds most areas of the remaining 13 states across the south, north, east and center of the country, including the capital, Khartoum.

The conflict between the Sudanese army and the RSF, which erupted in April 2023, has killed thousands of people and displaced millions.

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Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of border incursions, supporting armed groups

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Sunday 8 Feb 2026 {HMC} Ethiopia has accused Eritrea of occupying its territory and supporting armed groups, calling the alleged actions a violation of its sovereignty and a recent escalation along their shared border, according to a letter issued by Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday.

Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos, in the letter addressed to his Eritrean counterpart Osman Saleh Mohammed, stated that Eritrean forces had been present inside Ethiopian territory for a “considerable period” and that Asmara had provided direct material support to armed groups operating in Ethiopia.

Addis Ababa said recent developments, including what it described as further troop movements and joint military activities with rebel groups near border areas, amounted to “acts of outright aggression,” adding that it had been urging the violation of its territorial integrity to be rectified.

Ethiopia formally requested the immediate withdrawal of Eritrean troops from its territory and an end to all forms of collaboration with armed groups, the letter said.

Access to the sea

At the same time, Ethiopia said it remained open to dialogue and diplomatic engagement to resolve longstanding disputes between the two Horn of Africa neighbors, including a willingness to enter good-faith negotiations on a comprehensive settlement of issues of mutual interest, including maritime affairs and access to the sea.

Eritrea has previously rejected similar accusations.

Last week, Eritrea’s Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel said Ethiopia’s leadership had earlier praised the Eritrean army during the war but was now making false accusations to justify a potential conflict linked to calls for “sovereign access to the sea,” in a post on X.
Eritrea has not publicly responded to the February 7 letter.

Relations between the two countries have been tense at various points since a 1998–2000 border war, with periodic accusations and security concerns along their frontier.

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Gudoomiye Muungaab oo Maanta Safarkii ugu Horeeyay Ugu Ambabax Dalka dibadiisa.

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Axad 8 Feb 2026 {HMC} Guddoomiyaha Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir ahna Duqa Magaalada Muqdisho, Dr. Xasan Maxamed Xuseen (Muungaab), ayaa maanta u baxay safar shaqo oo dibadda ah, waana markii ugu horreysay ee uu dalka ka dhoofo tan iyo markii uu xilka la wareegay bishii May ee sannadkii hore.

Guddoomiye Dr. Muungaab ayaa si joogto ah ugu sugnaa Muqdisho tan iyo magacaabistiisa, isaga oo ku adkeystay in uu marka hore waqtigiisa geliyo gudashada waajibaadkii loo xilsaaray oo ay ka mid ahaayeen meelmarinta qorshayaasha horumarineed ee Caasimadda iyo taageeridda ajandayaashii qaran sida Doorashooyinka Golayaasha Deegaanka ee ka qabsoomay Muqdisho.

Joogitaankiisii dheeraa ee uusan xafiiska uga bixin muddadii uu xilka haayay waxa ay suurtogalisay in ay bulshada Caasimaddu maanta ka wada marqaati-kacayaan isbeddelka iyo waxqabadka muuqda ee laga sameeyay dadaallada dib-u-dhiska, bilic-soo-celinta, dib-u-habaynta Maamulka iyo horumarinta adeegyada bulshada oo uu ku guuleystay Maamulka Gobolka Banaadir.

Muxuu yahay Ujeedka Wafdiga Dowladda Soomaaliya ee tagay Dalka Sacuudiga.?

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Axad, 08 Feb 2026 {HMC} Wafdi uu hoggaaminayo Wasiirka Gaashaandhigga XFS, Mudane Axmed Macallin Fiqi ayaa booqasho shaqo ku jooga magaalada Riyaad ee Boqortooyada Sacuudi Carabiya, ayaa maanta ka qaybgalay furitaanka bandhigga Difaaca Adduunka (World Defense Show) 2026 oo ka furmay Riyaad.

Bandhigga waxaa sidoo kale ka qayb galaya wafdi uu hoggaaminayo Wasiirka Amniga Gudaha, Mudane Cabdullahi Sheekh Ismaaciil oo uu wehliyo Taliyaha Ciidamada Boosliska Soomaaliyeed, S/Guuto Asad Cismaan Cabdullahi.

Bandhiggan, oo ah kii saddexaad, ayaa socon doona 8 ilaa 12 Febraayo 2026, waxaana ka qaybgalaya wufuud caalami ah, hay’ado dowladeed iyo shirkado ku takhasusay warshadaha difaaca iyo amniga, Inta uu Wasiirku ku sugan yahay Boqortooyada Sacuudi Carabiya, waxaa uu saxiixi doonaa heshiis difaac oo u dhexeeya labada dal.

Ka qaybgalka wafdiga Soomaaliya ayaa diiradda saaraya xoojinta iskaashiga difaaca, is-weydaarsiga khibradaha iyo la socodka tiknoolajiyada casriga ah ee amniga iyo warshadaha militariga.

Somalia’s Mohamud slams Israel’s interference, rejects base on Somaliland.

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Sumday, 08 Feb 2026 {HMC} Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has slammed Israel’s “interference” in his country, saying its recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland has further increased instability and weakened international order.

In an exclusive interview with Al Jazeera broadcast on Saturday, Mohamud said Somalia “will never allow” the establishment of an Israeli base in Somaliland and will “confront” any such move.

He also warned that the proposed Israeli base could be used as a springboard to attack neighbouring countries.

Mohamud’s comments came amid a regional outcry over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision in December to recognise Somaliland, a breakaway part of Somalia comprising the northwestern portion of what was once the British Protectorate.

The territory sits astride one of the world’s most critical maritime choke routes, flanked by multiple conflicts in the Horn of Africa and the Middle East.

Israel’s move made it the first country in the world to recognise Somaliland as an independent state and came months after The Associated Press news agency reported that Israeli officials had contacted parties in Somaliland to discuss using the territory for forcibly displacing Palestinians amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Israel and Somaliland have denied the claims, but a Somaliland official from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation told Israel’s Channel 12 in January that an Israeli military base is “on the table and being discussed”, though its establishment depends on the terms.

 

Somalia has denounced Israel’s move as an attack on its territorial integrity and unity, a position backed by most African and Arab leaders, and urged Netanyahu to withdraw the recognition.

But Somaliland’s leader, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, has welcomed Israel’s diplomatic move, praising Netanyahu for his “leadership and commitment to promoting stability and peace” in the region.

‘We will defend ourselves’
In his interview with Al Jazeera, Mohamud described Israel’s diplomatic manoeuvre as a “reckless, fundamentally wrong and illegal action under international law”.

He also pledged to fight back against any Israeli military presence in Somaliland.

“We will fight in our capacity. Of course, we will defend ourselves,” he said. “And that means that we will confront any Israeli forces coming in, because we are against that and we will never allow that.”

The Israeli recognition represents a dramatic shift in Somaliland’s fortunes after years of diplomatic isolation.

The region seceded from Somalia during a brutal civil war that followed decades under the hardline government of Siad Barre, whose forces devastated the north. While large parts of Somalia descended into chaos, Somaliland stabilised by the late 1990s.

Somaliland has since developed a distinct political identity, with its own currency, flag and parliament. But its eastern regions remain disputed by communities that do not back the separatist programme in the capital, Hargeisa.

In recent years, Somaliland developed ties with the United Arab Emirates – a signatory to the Abraham Accords with Israel – and Taiwan as it sought international acceptance.

In his interview, Mohamud said Israel’s move “interfering with Somalia’s sovereign and territorial integrity” also “undermines stability, security and trade in a way that affects the whole of Africa, the Red Sea and the wider world”.

He added that Israel’s deadly use of force against Palestinians in Gaza cannot be separated from what is happening in Somaliland, adding that it reflects the weakening of the foundations of global governance.

“Key among the global concerns is the weakening of the established rules-based international order. That order is not intact any more,” Mohamud said.

He warned that institutions created after World War II “are under grave threat”, as “the mighty is right” increasingly replaces adherence to international law.

The United States, meanwhile, has yet to signal a major shift on the question of Somaliland.

But in August, US President Donald Trump – who has previously lobbed insults at Somalia and Mohamud – suggested he was preparing to move on the issue when asked about Somaliland during a White House news conference.

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Maxey tahay Warqada ay Itoobiya u qortay Eritrea iyo digniin Cusub oo So baxday.?

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Axad, 08 Feb 2026 {HMC} Wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda Itoobiya ayaa ka codsatay ciidamada Eritrea in ay ka baxaan dhulka Itoobiya oo ay sheeganayso in ay ka taliyaan iyo in ay diyaar u yihiin wadahadal.

Wasaaradda ayaa ku sheegtay warqad ay u dirtay wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ee Eritrea Sabtidii Janaayo 30, 2018, in Eritrea ay ku xad-gudbeyso madaxbanaanida Itoobiya iyo dhulka ay haysato ee waqooyi-bari.

Danjire Nebiat Getachew oo ah afhayeenka wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ayaa BBC-da u xaqiijiyay jiritaanka warqaddaasi.

Warqadda ayaa lagu xusay in dowladda Itoobiya ay dhowr jeer codsatay in ciidamada Eritrea laga saaro dhulkeeda; Haddii codsigan la aqbalo, waxay diyaar u tahay in la galo wada xaajood daacad ah si loo xalliyo dhammaan arrimaha danta labada dhinac, oo ay ku jiraan adeegyada badda iyo gaaritianka badda ee dekedda Casab.

Warqaddan, oo u qoray wasiirka Arimaha dibadda Gideon Timothy ee loo diray wasiirka arimaha dibadda ee Eretria Osman Salah waxaa lagu xusay in ciidanka Eritrea ay qabsadeen waqooyi bari, iyagoo ku xad gudbaya madaxbanaanida Itoobiya “muddo dheer”.

Isla warqadda, wuxuu ku eedeeyay dowladda Eritrea inay “taageerada iyo gargaarka tooska ah” siiso kooxaha hubaysan ee kala duwan ee aan la magacaabin ee ku sugan xuduudka labada dal.

In kasta oo kooxaha maleeshiyaadka ah aan magacyadooda lagu xusin warqadda, haddana dawladda Itoobiya ayaa hore ugu eedaysay Eritrea inay taageerto kooxaha TPLF iyo Fano.

Warqadda ayey Itoobiya ku sheegtay in inkastoo dowladda Eritrea marar badan in ay farha kala baxdo ku xad gudubto madax bannaanideeda iyo xuduudaheeda, haddana dadaalkeeda aan dheg loo dhigin.

Wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ayaa warqadda ku sheegtay in “isbedelka lagu arkay xuduudka labada dal maalmihii lasoo dhaafay uu muujinayo in dowladda Eritrea ay dooratay waddo burbur oo hor leh”.

Wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda ayaa sidoo kale sheegtay in dowladda Eritrea ay waddo dhaq-dhaqaaqyo ciidan oo ka dhan ah maleeshiyaad aan magacyadooda lagu sheegin warqadda.

Wuxuu cambaareeyay soo gelitaanka ciidamada Eritrea ee dhulka Itoobiya ee ku yaalla xuduudka waqooyi Bari ee Itoobiya iyo tallaabada milateri ee ay wadajirka u qaadeen ciidamada Eritrea iyo kooxaha fallaagada ah ee ku sugan xuduudda waqooyi galbeed ee dalkaas, isagoo sheegay in “falalkaasi uusan ahayn kaliya xad-gudub sharciga ah, balse uu yahay duullaan dhammaystiran”.

Waxa uu intaasi ku daray “Waxa aan si cad ugu baaqaynaa dawladda Eretria inay si degdeg ah ciidamadeeda ugala baxdo dhulka Itoobiya, isla markaana ay joojiso wada shaqaynta ay la leedahay kooxaha fallaagada ah si loo soo afjaro xaaladdan aan la aqbali karin”.

Wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda Itoobiya ayaa ka codsatay ciidamada Eritrea in ay ka baxaan dhulka Itoobiya oo ay sheeganayso in ay ka taliyaan iyo in ay diyaar u yihiin wadahadal.

“Waxa aan diyaar u nahay inaan si ixtiraam leh uga tashano qaab ilaalinaya danaha qaran ee labada dal,” ayaa lagu yiri warqadda Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda, balse cagajugleynta ay hadda ku hayso Eritrea waa mid aan la aqbali karin xaalad kasta.

Waxa uu intaa ku daray, “Waxa aan si cad ugu baaqaynaa Eritrea inay si deg-deg ah ciidamadeeda ula baxdo oo ay u diyaar garowdo wadahadal nabadeed.”

Warqadda oo sharraxaysa in labada waddan ay ku jireen xaalad colaadeed muddo nus qarni ah, ayaa lagu sheegay in colaaddan soo noqnoqotay “ay suurtagal tahay in lagu xalliyo wadahadal iyo dadaal diblomaasiyadeed. Waxay kalooy sharraxaysaa in dawladda Itoobiya ay diyaar u tahay inay wadahadal nabadeed ku xalliso khilaafaadka jira haddii Eritria ay jawaab wanaagsan ka bixiso.

Wasaaradda Arrimaha Dibadda ayaa tiri, “Haddii aan jawaab wanaagsan ka helno codsigeena sharciga ku saleysan ee ku aaddan in la ixtiraamo madax-bannaanida iyo wadajirka dhuleed ee Itoobiya, dowladda Itoobiya waxay diyaar u tahay inay si niyad-sami ah u gasho wadahadallo lagu doonayo in xal buuxa looga gaaro dhammaan arrimaha la wadaago, oo ay ku jiraan arrimaha badda iyo gaarista badda ee dekedda Casab.”

Ilaa hadda ma jirto jawaab rasmi ah oo ka soo baxday warqaddan oo ka timid dowladda Eritrea.

Warqadda Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda oo ayaa lagu sheegay “in ay naga go’an tahay in aan sahminno xiriirka ku saleeysan is ixitiraam iyo faham iyagoo muujiyay rajada ah in ay ka heli doono jawaab wanaagsan.

Dabayaaqadii bishii Sebtembar ee sanadkii hore, wasaaradda arrimaha dibadda Itoobiya waxay warqad u dirtay xoghayaha guud ee Qaramada Midoobay Antonio Guterres, waxayna ku eedaysay xukuumadda Eritrea iyo Jabhadda Xoreynta Shacabka Tigray (TPLF) inay “ka wada shaqaynayaan” sidii “ay ugu dabaabuli lahaayeen dagaal ka dhan ah Itoobiya”.

Horaantii bishii Janaayo, Booliiska Federaalka Itoobiya ayaa ku dhawaaqay in xukuumadda Eritrea ay gacanta ku dhigtay in ka badan 56,000 oo rasaas ah oo ay soo dirtay kooxda TPLF ee Tigrayga, iyadoo la kaashanaysa burcadda gudaha Itoobiya iyo cadawga taariikhiga ah.

Itoobiya ayaa marar badan ku eedaysay dowladda ay deriska yihiin ee Eritrea in ay hub iyo saanad kala duwan siiso maleeshiyaadka Fano ee ka howlgala gobolka Axmaarada.

Waxa xusid mudan in bishii July ee sanadkii hore ay sidoo kale Itoobiya ku wargelisay Qaramada Midoobay in ciidamada Eritrea ay ku sugan yihiin deegaano ku teedsan xuduudka Itoobiya, isla markaana ay weli socdaan xadgudubyo xooggan.

Danjire Tsegab Kbebew, oo ah wakiilka Itoobiya ee Qaramada Midoobay, ayaa sheegay in “warbixinnada ku saabsan xad-gudubyada xun ee xuquuqda bini’aadanka ee xuduudaha ay sii wadaan ay soo baxayaan.”

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{DAAWO MUUQAALKA} Wararkii ugu Dambeeyay Soomaaliya iyo Caalamka 06-02-2026.

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Axad 8 Feb 2026 {HMC} Waxaa halkan idin kugu soo gudbineynaa Wararkii ugu Dambeeyay Soomaaliya iyo Caalamka ee Warbaahinta Hiiraanweyn.

HOOS KA DAAWO WARARKII UGU DAMBEEYAY.

Madaxweynayaasha Soomaaliya iyo Masar oo Yeeshay Kulan Mira Dhal ah.

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Axad , 08 Feb 2026 {HMC} Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa maanta magaalada Qaahira ee dalka Masar waxa uu wada-hadallo miro-dhal ah kula qaatay dhiggiisa, Mudane Cabdulfataax Alsiisi, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Carbeed ee Masar.

Labada Madaxweyne ayaa kulankooda kaddib, waxa ay wadajir u qabteen shir jaraa’id oo ay ku soo bandhigeen muhiimadda xiriirka taariikhiga ah ee Soomaaliya iyo Masar, iskaashiga dhinacyada amniga, horumarka iyo aragtida wadajirka ah ee ku aaddan xasilloonida iyo nabadda gobolka.

“Waxaan hoosta ka wada xarriiqnay in dhowrista madaxbannaanida iyo midnimada Soomaaliya. Tallaabooyinka sharci-darrada ah ee Israa’iil qaaday ee ku aaddan aqoonsiga gobolka Waqooyi ee Soomaaliya ee Somaliland, waxay jebinayaan qawaaniinta dagsan ee caalamiga ah, Axdiyada Qaramada Midoobay iyo Midowga Afrika, waxayna halis u yihiin inay sii hurriyaan xiisadaha, iyagoo abuuraya fursado ay ka faa’iideystaan kooxaha xagjirka ah ee ka macaasha xasillooni-darrada”.

Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya Mudane Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud ayaa uga mahadceliyey Madaxweynaha Masar soodhoweynta diirran iyo doorka muuqda ee ay dowladdiisu ka qaadanayso taageerada midnimada, madax-bannaanida, iyo dhismaha hay’adaha dowladeed ee Soomaaliya, waxa uuna xusay in taageeradaas ay tahay mid ay si weyn u qaddariyaan shacabka Soomaaliyeed.

Dhankiisa, Madaxweynaha Jamhuuriyadda Masar, Mudane Cabdulfataax Alsiisi ayaa adkeeyay ixtiraamka madax-bannaanida, wadajirka dhuleed iyo faragelin la’aanta arrimaha gudaha ee Jamhuuriyadda Federaalka Soomaaliya, isaga oo xusay muhiimadda istaraatiijiga ah ee horumarka iyo xasilloonida Soomaaliya.

Maxay kawada hadleen Madaxweyne Xasan Sheekh iyo Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi?

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Axad, 08 Feb 2026 {HMC}  Madaxweynaha Dowladda Federaalka Soomaaliya, Xasan Sheekh Maxamuud, ayaa kulan muhiim ah kula yeeshay caasimadda Qaahira ee Jamhuuriyadda Carabta ee Masar, dhiggiisa Masar, Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.

Kulanka ayaa diiradda lagu saaray arrimo dhowr ah oo muhiim u ah labada dal, iyadoo labada madaxweyne ay ka wada hadleen xoojinta xiriirka laba-geesoodka ah iyo isku-xirnaanta istiraatiijiyadeed, si looga wada shaqeeyo caqabadaha iska soo horjeeda ee labada dal.

Sida lagu sheegay bayaan wadajir ah oo kasoo baxay xafiisyada madaxtooyada Soomaaliya iyo Masar, labada madaxweyne ayaa sidoo kale ka wada hadlay fursadaha iskaashi ee dhinacyada ganacsiga, amniga, iyo is-weydaarsiga dhaqanka, iyagoo muujiyay go’aan wadajir ah oo ku saabsan xasiloonida gobolka iyo horumarka bulshada.

Kulanka waxaa ka qeyb galay saraakiil muhiim ah oo ka tirsan Soomaaliya, oo ay ka mid yihiin Wasiirka Arrimaha Dibadda iyo Iskaashiga Caalamiga ah, Abdisalan Cabdullaahi, iyo Agaasimaha Hay’adda Sirdoonka iyo Ammaanka Qaranka (NISA), Mahad Maxamed Salaad. Ka qeybgalka saraakiishan ayaa muujinaya muhiimadda uu leeyahay kulankan iyo ajendaha ballaaran ee diblomaasiyadda.

Labada dal ayaa sheegay sii wadi doonaan iskaashiga si ay uga gudbaan xaaladaha siyaasadeed ee adag, waxaana la filayaa in wada-shaqeyntooda ay door muhiim ah ka ciyaarto horumarinta nabadda iyo xasiloonida gobolka.

President Hassan Receives High-Level Welcome in Cairo, Meets President El-Sisi

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Sunday , 08 Feb 2026 {HMC} — The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, was accorded a high-level official reception at Al-Ittihadiya Presidential Palace in Cairo, where he was received by his Egyptian counterpart, H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.

Talks between the two leaders are focused on strengthening bilateral relations and enhancing the strategic cooperation between the two brotherly nations. The presidents are also expected to hold a joint press conference following their discussions.

Source Sonna