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Blind Somali pianist opens music school for the disabled

Mubarak Farah was eight years old when he began teaching himself to play the piano. A refugee who came to Ottawa with his family when he was three, Farah listened to the Somali folk music played from his family’s cassettes, matching the notes on...

Leaders of Djibouti,Eritrea hold a historic meeting in Jeddah

Leaders of Djibouti,Eritrea hold a historic meeting in Jeddah
Horndiplmat-In response to an invitation from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh and President of Eritrea Isaias Afwerki held a historic meeting in Jeddah after a hiatus of 10 years of alienation. The meeting was held in...

Somalia: the literature of a nation in ruins

When Somalis appear in western media it is often as victims or perpetrators. “It is to be expected. They come from a country in anarchy”, we’re told. Yet, even among the ruins of Somalia, books are being read and written, and problems are being...

Dahabshiil Group donates $300K to Assist families Evicted from LasAnod

Dahabshiil Group donates $300,000 to Assist Persons Recently Evicted from Las Anod
Dahabshiil Group as part of its corporate social responsibility is committed to assisting the affected and vulnerable people in Somali-speaking regions made a donation in form of cash. Persons evicted from Las Anod got a boost Friday with an additional donation of $300,000 by the...

Somaliland releases 2 imprisoned opposition leaders

Somaliland releases 2 imprisoned opposition leaders
By: MoDuale HornDiplomat-Somaliland Government released Khadar Hussein Abdi Secretary of Waddani party and Barkhad Jama Hersi spokesperson of Waddani Party. The Government also released Abdi Ibrahim Abduleh, The man who coined the widely used satirical word "Ilameerayso". Earlier today, The President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has...

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 wants Uganda recognition

The state of Somaliland, which seeks to attain international recognition has opened talks with Uganda about a consulate in Kampala. Somaliland, a tiny country in the horn of Africa, was granted independence by the British in 1960 and shortly after joined Somalia, a former Italy...

UK Aid Supports Somaliland Case Management System for the courts and custodial corps

UK Aid Supports Somaliland Case Management System for the courts and custodial corps
By:Staff writter Somaliland Ministry of Justice and UK foreign office signed an agreement which will be a Case Management System for the courts, Prisons and custodial corps on Wednesdday. This system will allow the Ministry of Justice easily to know criminal cases that courts and Prison registered. After...

Somaliland President Receives Ethiopian Delegation

Horndiplomat-The new President of Somaliland H.E Muse Bihi Abdi has met with a delegation from the Federal Government of Ethiopia which consisted of Ministers and Diplomats, who come to attend Presidential inauguration. The Delegation, led by Ethiopia’s Minister of Transportation Ahmed Shidde, discussed the importance...

Somaliland:DP World Berbera orders eight RTGs from Liebherr

The RTGs are due to be ready for operation by the end of 2020
Liebherr Container Cranes has signed a contract to supply eight rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for DP World’s terminal in Berbera, Somaliland. According to Container Management (cm) , The high performance, variable speed diesel RTGs are due to be ready for operation before the end of...