Politics

The new leader vowed to restore Somali symbols, rule of law, empower women and end the violence between Somalis and their neighboring ethnic Oromos.

African countries with troops in Somalia don't only treat the country as a cash cow, but they also leverage their presence to squeeze what they want out of Western nations.

The Somali region in Ethiopia appears to have moved on after Addis Ababa's ouster of strongman Abdi Mohamed Omar.