Somali-American Hamse Warfa Appointed to Biden-Harris Administration
By: Zakariye Ahmed
WASHINGTON - Hamse Warfa, the deputy commissioner of Minnesota's Department of Employment and Economic Growth, was appointed as a senior advisor to the State Department of Biden-Harris Administration.
Deputy Commissioner Hamse Warfa said. “I am grateful to Governor Tim Walz and DEED Commissioner Steve Grove...
Commander of U.S. Africa Command Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser Visits Somalia
"The objective is to support the Somali government as it progresses towards delivering the future that the people of Somalia deserve.” -- Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander, U.S. AFRICOM.U.S. Marine Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), met with senior government officials...
Cooking Somali Beef Stew With BasBaas Founder Hawa Hassan
BY:KATHERINE SACKS
Hawa Hassan shares her Somalian roots with her Somali chili sauces and recipes like this delicious, crowd-pleasing beef stew.
I'm in the middle of what is basically a bodega, eating a plump fresh date I've just been given by the store's proprietor, when I...
U.S. President Donald Trump nominates veteran diplomat Donald Y. Yamamoto to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia
Horndiplomat-U.S. President Donald Trump nominates veteran diplomat Donald Y. Yamamoto to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Federal Republic of Somalia .
THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 11, 2018
*President Donald J. Trump...
Former Somali leader Ali Khalif Galaydh , Twin Cities professor is mourned
By:STARTRIBUNE
A former Somali prime minister and Minnesota resident who devoted much of his life to rebuilding the east African country's democratic institutions has died.
Ali Khalif Galaydh earned a reputation as an elder statesman in Somalia after a long career in politics that continued until...
Sanctions Committee Chair Briefs Security Council on Somalia, Eritrea Developments as Delegates Air Views concerning Peace in Horn of Africa
Horndiplomat-Sanctions Committee Chair Briefs Security Council on Somalia, Eritrea Developments as Delegates Air Views concerning Peace in Horn of Africa.
Asmara’s Representative Calls for Lifting of Embargo without Preconditions
On the heels of the landmark rapprochement between Ethiopia and Eritrea, which ended two decades of hostility, the...
Ethiopia:Female genital mutilation continues as change comes slowly
By: MICHAEL ATSBEHA
BEKARREDAR, Ethiopia (AP) - The 25-year-old Kedija had her external genitalia removed and her vagina sewn up when she was just seven days old. She has faced a lifetime of pain.
"I was unable to hold my urine for long," she told The...
Djibouti President receives U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs
By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat Tweets @MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat-Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh Receives in his office US. a delegation led by the US. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy.Horndiplomat Reports
President Guelleh accompanied by his Foreign Minister Mohamoud Ali Youssouf.
" Had a chance to meet w/ President Guelleh and Foreign...
CANADA: Imam of mosque where Samatar Farah, 24, prayed questions police calling shooting ‘targeted
Outpouring of funds for Farah's funeral a 'translation' of community's love for him, says Hassan Ibrahim
Members of Toronto's Somali community are reeling from the loss of a 24-year-old fatally shot in Scarborough, who is being remembered as having a kind and easy-going personality, always...
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg dines with Somali refugees in Minneapolis
"You are a powerful reminder of why this country is so great," he said of his hosts.
By Tim Harlow Star Tribune
Flanked by Somali women in their Hijab, Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg marked the end of the holy month of Ramadan by eating...