Africa

By Reuters ADDIS ABABA - Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed does not rule out challenging his erstwhile ally, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in next year's election, he told Reuters on Friday, after days of demonstrations by his supporters resulted in dozens of deaths. Jawar's ability to organize...

On the dusty streets of Somaliland's capital Hargeisa, Mohammed Ahmed Ismail is arranging paper money in his tidy, waiting for clients who wish to exchange foreign currency. Ismail has more than five years experience in the trade. Together with his colleagues, they stack notes in wheelbarrows...

By:Mohamed Duale Tweeted @ MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Large Delegation from Eu,Uk ,Denmark , Netherland,France  and finland Arrived in Hargeisa on Wednesday, The international Donor Delegation Meets with Somaliland's President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo , National Electoral commission and Three Presidential Candidates.   Statement by International Partners A high level delegation of...

By: Abdisalam Rageh The picturesque town of Las Anod, once a symbol of peace and tranquility, has been transformed into a hotbed of terror and violence by sinister forces seeking to destabilize Somaliland. These rogue elements, driven...

MoFa expressed its displeasure with how the Emirati contingent was treated. The UAE has condemned the seizure of its civilian aircraft carrying millions of dollars by authorities in Somalia on Sunday. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the jet...

In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year-old Nima Mohamed sits next to an open wood fire, boiling a kettle of black tea. Unless aid groups bring them food and water, the tea is the only meal...

Turkish envoy congratulates young doctors ‘who demonstrated that science is possible regardless of any challenge’ Turkey’s Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz on Thursday officially opened the third Somalia-Turkey Medical Days attended by medical professionals. It was a “great pleasure to participate in the opening ceremony of...

By: FAO A tropical storm named KYARR has been developing in the northern Indian Ocean and is expected to affect most parts of Puntland and Somaliland in the next 4 to 5 days. The storm is expected to affect the coastal areas of Puntland in the...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent The Minister of Justice of the Somalia's South West Regional state, Hassan Ibrahim Lugbur, was killed in a suicide bombing while leaving the mosque where he prayed Friday prayers.

SOURCE: BLOOMBERG Ethiopian security officials have arrested 14 suspected members of al-Shabaab and ISIS accused of planning terrorist attacks in the capital Addis Ababa and other parts of the country, the Ethiopian Broadcasting Corp. reported, citing a statement from the National Intelligence and Security Service. The...