Africa

By: Staff writer Somalia parliament votes to extend President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo's government mandate for two years. 149 MPs voted by a show of hands to approve. One-man, One vote elections to be held in under 2 years.  The resolution gives National Independent Electoral Commission Somalia...

By: Mo Duale  Horndiplomat-Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki met today in Abu Dhabi with Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed bin Zaid al Nahyan and discussed in greater depth progress registered to-date in the multi-faceted bilateral ties between the two countries as well as regional issues of common...

Last year just 11.4% of registered nurses in the UK were male. Continued stereotyping is partly to blame Efforts to promote gender equality in workplaces of all kinds may be widespread, but the number of men in nursing remains stubbornly low. Last year just 11.4%...

Powerful blasts followed by heavy gunfire send plumes of smoke billowing into the air in Somali capital. At least 20 people have been killed and 17 wounded in explosions followed by heavy gunfire in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, according to police. Plumes of smoke billowed into the...

Horndiplomat-Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte will arrive in Ethiopia today for an official visit. PM Conte will meet Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed to discuss bilateral issues. After Ethiopia, he will travel to Eritrea where he will meet President Isaias Afewerki. PM Conte’s mission wants to be...

Horndiplomat-According to the reporter Ethiopia over  6,400 of Ethiopians returning from Djibouti weeks after the unrest in Diredawa city. They were transported using a train to Dire Dawa. From the total number of people who fled from Djibouti, the majority were sent to their hometowns. According to...

By: Kenya Defence Forces The United States (US) Africa Command (AFRICOM) Combatant Commander General Michael Langley visited the Defence Headquarters, Nairobi. He was received by Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla.The visiting General inspected...

By Muhammet Ikbal Arslan ANKARA Turkey's state aid agency provided medical equipment to a hospital in Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland, according to a statement on Tuesday. The Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) said 216 devices and medical equipment including an ultrasound device, echocardiography equipment, autoclave...

Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to score a stunning winner with two minutes left as Cameroon fought back from behind to beat Egypt 2-1 in a thrilling Africa Cup of Nations final on Sunday. Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny had given Egypt the lead midway...

By: the Star As the conflict in Sudan rages, the business community is expressing its concern over the escalating situation that is threatening to bring the country’s fragile economy to a halt. One of the key...