September 22, 2025

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A message Written by Somali Regional President Mustafe Omar, On Personally owned Page, JigjigaOnline:

URGENT NOTICE: Federal Power Play in the Somali Region: Escalating Interference and Targeted Repression A high-level delegation of the Prosperity Party (PP)—including two Deputy Prime Ministers, Head of National Security Redwan Hussein, Federal Police Commissioner General Dambalash, and several Oromia Region officials—are visiting Jigjiga,  the Somali Region of Ethiopia. This top-down visit, orchestrated under the

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Africa Ethiopia News

Somali Region Denies Claim of Encroaching on Oromo Land, Says New Districts Are Within Its Jurisdiction.

By HornCurrent News Desk | July 30, 2025 JIGJIGA – The Somali Regional Government has strongly denied allegations that it designated administrative districts on land belonging to the Oromo people, dismissing the claims as politically motivated and misleading. In an exclusive interview with Germany-based DW Radio, Somali Regional State Communication Minister Mohamed Adan stated: “There

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Africa Amharic News

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ(ዶ/ር) ያቀረቡትን የሰላም ጥሪ ተከትሎ በራሳቸው ተነሳሽነት ወደ ትግራይ ክልል የሄዱ የሀገር ሽማግሌዎች ከሰላም ሚኒስቴር ጋር ተወያዩ።

የሀገር ሽማግሌዎቹ ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትሩ በህዘብ ተወካዮች ምክር ቤት ተገኝተው ማብራሪያ በሰጡበት ወቅት የሀገር ሽማግሌዎች ሚናቸውን እንዲወጡ ያቀረቡትን ጥሪ ተቀብለው ወደ ትግራይ ክልል በመሄድ የተለያዩ ባለድርሻ አካላትን በማነጋገር የሰላም ጥሪ ማቅረባቸውን ገልጸዋል፡፡ በተመሳሳይ የሚመለከታቸውን የፌደራል መንግሥት የሥራ ሀላፊዎችን ለማነጋገር ባቀረቡት ጥያቄ መሰረት ከሰላም ሚኒስትርና ከሌሎች ከፍተኛ የሥራ ሀላፊዎች ጋር ውይይት አድርገዋል፡፡ በውይይቱም የሰላም ሚኒስትሩ አቶ መሀመድ

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Africa Ethiopia News

WORRYING DEVELOPMENTS:Somali Region Protests Enter Fourth Day as Public Demands Justice Over Restructuring Decision.

By HornCurrent News Desk | July 30, 2025 JIGJIGA – Massive public protests across the Somali Regional State have entered their fourth consecutive day, with demonstrators demanding justice and transparency following a controversial government decision to restructure zones, city councils, and woredas. The decision, spearheaded by President Mustafe Omar’s administration, has triggered widespread unrest in

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Africa Ethiopia News

BREAKING NEWS: High-Level Federal Delegation Arrives in Jigjiga Amid Political Crisis in Somali Region

By HornCurrent News Desk | July 30, 2025 JIGJIGA – A high-level federal government delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Temesgen Tiruneh and Prosperity Party Vice President Adem Farah has arrived in Jigjiga today to assess the escalating political and governance crisis in the Somali Regional State. The delegation, dispatched directly by Prime Minister Dr.

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Africa News Opinions

Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) Statement on the Somali Region’s Unconstitutional Administrative Changes

The Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC) issues this strong condemnation of the Somali Regional State’s recent announcement regarding administrative restructuring plan that includes changes affecting the city of Moyale. While we recognize the importance of local governance, any adjustments to administrative boundaries must respect constitutional procedures and the outcomes of previous agreements, such as the 2004

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Africa News

Somalia: Heavy Clashes Erupt in Dolow Between Jubaland Forces and Federal Troops

By Horn Current News Desk | July 29, 2025 Dolow, Gedo Region – Intense fighting broke out overnight and continued into Monday morning in the strategic border town of Dolow, pitting Jubaland regional forces against troops loyal to Somalia’s federal government, according to multiple sources and regional officials. In a statement issued early Monday, the

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Africa Ethiopia News Somali

Baaq Bulsho oo Ka Yimid Gobolka Afdheer

Cod Midaysan oo Ku Saleysan Dareenka Shacabka iyo DantaDeegaanka Soomaalida. Annaga oo ah waxgaradka, aqoonyahanka, odayaasha dhaqanka, haweenka, dhalinyarada, iyo dhammaan shacab waynahaGobolka Afdheer, waxaan si qoto dheer u falanqeynay xaaladdasiyaasadeed ee ka jirta deegaanka Soomaalida. Ka dib markiiaan si mideysan u uruurinay dareenka bulshada iyotabashooyinka taagan, waxaan soo saarnay baaq rasmi ah oosalka ku

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Africa Opinions

A Note of Measured Reflection: When the Pen Hesitates

Tempted more than ten times, I find myself on the verge of offering my opinion on the controversial restructuring of new districts, zones, and councils. Yet, each time my pen approaches the page, it recoils—not from fear, but from the knowledge that truth, however noble, is a double-edged blade. This moment is not just about

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Africa

 New Zone Nomination in Guradamole Sparks Alarm Over Ethnic Conflict in Somali-Oromia Border Area

HornCurrent.com – Somali Region Desk A growing wave of concern is emerging from border communities in the Somali Region of Ethiopia after the regional government, under the leadership of President Mustafe Omar, unilaterally nominated Guradamole, a long-disputed area between the Somali and Oromia regions, as a new zone administration. This decision—reportedly backed by Federal Finance

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