A Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia. Here’s what you need to know about U.S. operations there
By Paul D. Williams
On May 4, a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and at least two others wounded in a raid against al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that the incident occurred in Barii, a small town approximately 40 miles west...
Humanitarians change course to prevent famine in Somalia: UN
By:Xinhua
United Nations partners are taking a different approach to famine prevention in Somalia: focusing on collaboration with local authorities and communities in at-risk areas, UN humanitarians said on Friday.
"In 2016/2017, a similar shift coupled with timely and scaled up humanitarian assistance averted famine in...
Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Sudan
Horndiplomat-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat released Press Statement on the Situation in Sudan.
The following statement was issued today by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC).
Addis Ababa, 11 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission,...
Kenya and Somalia Agree to Reset Bilateral Ties
By: Mohamed Duale
Horndiplomat-Somalia and Kenya to restore relations, amid a months-long diplomatic rift between the two countries over a maritime boundary dispute along the Indian Ocean.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta met with Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Faramajo and discussed the relations between two countries. The...
Somali Migrants in Libya Don’t Want to go Home
Somali government efforts to evacuate a large number of Somali migrants from Libya hit a snag after the delegation sent there was unable to persuade migrants to abandon the dangerous sea journey to Europe and instead return to Somalia.
Members of the delegation say the...
World Refugee Day: Meet the Somali politicians breaking through in the Nordics
By: Euronews
To mark World Refugee Day, Euronews profiles two Somalis and traces their journeys from arrival in the Nordics to their breakthroughs as politicians.
_In the Nordic region, the first Somalis arrived in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Later, as Somalia's civil war became more intense,...
Ethiopia:Hundreds Apprehended in Connection with Conflict b/n Oromia, Somali Regional States
Hundreds of people who are allegedly responsible for the death and displacement of people in the conflict between Oromia and Somali regional states have been apprehended, Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO) said.
Minister of GCAO, Dr. Negeri Lencho told the media today that the suspects...
Biden extends US economic sanctions over security situation in Somalia – White House
By:Sputnik
President Joe Biden has signed an order extending for at least another year US economic sanctions imposed on Somalia that were previously approved by presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump, the White House announced in a press release.
“The situation with respect to Somalia continues...
The accomplishment of Taiwan’s “African Project”: To build the business platform with East African markets through Taiwan Expo 2021 in Somaliland
Press-release by Taiwan Representative office in Somaliland
To take the advantage of the completion of the Berber Seaport Phase I Project, Berbera International Airport, Berbera Economic Zone, Berbera Corridor, and AfcFTA took effect from 1st January 2021, The Taiwan Representative Office accordingly holds the Taiwan...
Somaliland:Contract Signature Event for the Maydh Jetty Construction Project in Erigavo
PRESS RELEASE
On 11 August 2020, the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development hosted the contract signing event for the construction of the new Maydh jetty in Erigavo city, Sanaag region. The construction of the jetty is among the recently approved projects funded by the...
