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Miraa trader sues state for blocking stay in Kenya

Porters gather around a truck carrying khat in Mogadishu /REUTERS
A miraa exporter has sued the state for declaring him a prohibited immigrant. Ethiopian businessman Abdullahi Said, said the decision will have painful ramifications for his children who were born in Kenya and will affect their right to education. He said he is apprehensive he will be...

Somália joins al-Shabab – the football club

GETTY IMAGES Image caption Brazilian midfielder Somália is joining Saudi football club al-Shabab
Somália has joined al-Shabab - but not in the way you might think. Wergiton do Rosario Calmon, better known as Somália, has spent the past three years with France's Toulouse FC. But the 29-year-old Brazilian has now signed with Saudi football team Al-Shabab FC. While al-Shabab, meaning...

Somaliland: Accessibility, Inaccessibility of Water in Hargeisa

Hargeisa the most populated city in Somaliland has experienced exacerbated water shortage due to the lack of modern pipeline infrastructures that can transmit water to all districts in Hargeisa. Established by the British colony the pipelines transmitted enough water to satisfy the need of the...

Ethiopia:ONLF decided to fully support the new Somali Regional President Mustafa Omar-Statement

ONLF
Horndiplomat-The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) has fully supported the new Somali Regional president, Mr Mustafa Omar. Horndiplomat reports The ONLF's posted on their official twitter statement that supports the new president Mustafa Muhumed Omer. "ONLF decided to fully support the new Somali Regional president, Mr Mustafa Omar....

The Rapid Economic Growth of China

Horndiplomat-Since China started market reforms in 1978, under the leadership of "Deng Xiaopin," China shifted from a centrally planned economy to a market based economy. GDP growth has averaged nearly 10 percent annually, and has driven poverty out of 1.3 billion populations. The increase...

Ethiopia, Vietnam sign Agreements on ways of further expediting ties

Ethiopian President Dr. Mulatu Teshome President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam on Thursday (August 23)
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian President Dr. Mulatu Teshome President Tran Dai Quang of Vietnam on Thursday (August 23) oversaw the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding on Cooperation and Investment Cooperation as well as an Agreement on Mutual Visa Waivers in a bid to deeply explore the...

Ethiopia, US keen to advance cooperation

Ethiopia, US keen to advance cooperation
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu met with a US delegation led by Mr. Chris Smith, Chairman of the United States of America House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee on Thursday (August 23), during which both sides reiterated their commitment to advance...

Ethiopian Somali People’s Democratic Party elects new regional President in Somali region of Ethiopia

Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party elects new regional President in Somali region of Ethiopia Mustafa Muhumed Omer
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party elects new regional President in Somali region of Ethiopia.Horndiplomat Reports The executive and council members of ESPDP(Ethiopian Somali People's Democratic Party), as well as leaders of various clans, have unanimously decided to assign Mustafa Muhumed Omer to be the incoming...

The US needs to recognize Somaliland before Russia does

Russia is keen to open a naval base in strategically important Somaliland. (AP Photo/Malak Harb)
by Michael Rubin When most Americans think about Somalia, they picture Black Hawk Down, pirates, starving kids, al Qaeda, and urban chaos. More than 148 million Americans (almost half of the U.S. population) were born after Somalia’s last stable government collapsed in 1991. But for Somalis living...

Somalia hires US lobbyists to help get more aid

Image of Somali President, Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo
The government of Somalia is paying a US lobbying firm Sh40 million ($400,000) through the end of this year to help it gain renewed funding for the country's army and to lift the Trump administration's ban on Somalis' travel to the US. The agreement with...