‘I found my dad on Facebook’
By Abdirahim Saeed & Deirdre Finnerty BBC World Service
17 August 2016
From the sectionMagazine
•Farhiya was separated from her father when she was a baby
•She didn't see him for nearly 40 years
•They were reunited thanks to a stranger on social media
"Congratulations! We found your dad!"...
Dahabshiil donates $150k to flood victims in Beledweyne
The Dahabshiil group of companies has donated the amount of $ 150,000 to the people affected by the flash floods in Beledweyne in central Somalia.
The chairman and board members of Dahabshiil group of companies also send their deepest condolences to the families of victims...
Türkiye likely to extend Gulf of Aden mission amid Red Sea tensions
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES
The Turkish naval staff deployed to the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters and the Arabian Sea will see their mandate end on Feb. 10, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday...
Turkish president meets African leaders at 3rd Turkey-Africa Summit
By: Hurriyet daily news, Horndiplomat
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan met with several African leaders on Dec. 17 on the sidelines of the 3rd Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit, which is being held under the theme “Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity.”
Erdoğan meets separately with Nigerian President Mohammed...
Ethiopia confirms first coronavirus case
By:Hassan jama, Horndiplomat Contributor
Ethiopia has confirmed its first case of the new coronavirus. Horndiplomat reports
Takele Uma Banti, the mayor of the capital Addis Ababa, tweeted that a Japanese citizen was the person affected.
"We should avoid meetings and hand contacts," the mayor wrote on Twitter.
According...
Ethiopia: English Access Microscholarship Program Launched at Bahir Dar University
Horndiplomat-ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 27, 2018/ -- The English Access Microscholarship Program in Bahir Dar was launched at Bahir Dar University (February 26, 2018). “Through the Access program, Ethiopian youths will acquire English language and life skills that will create new opportunities and pave the...
Ex-Paddy Power Betfair chief Breon Corcoran is to become the new boss of UK fintech star WorldRemit
By Mark Kleinman, City editor
A former chief executive of Paddy Power Betfair is to become the new boss of WorldRemit, one of Britain's fastest-growing and most valuable financial technology companies.
Sky News has learnt that Breon Corcoran will be named this week as WorldRemit's new...
Security Council backs UN efforts to promote Somalia peace
By:Edith M. Lederer
UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution underscoring the importance of the United Nations in promoting peace and reconciliation efforts by Somalia’s new government and strongly condemning attacks by the al-Shabab extremist group.
The resolution extends the U.N. political...
1,000 Somali Shillings: How mosques hold Somalia together
by Said Shaiye
Back when I lived in Seattle, I really only had a working understanding of what it meant to be Muslim. I’ve prayed in Seattle mosques before — usually Masjid Al-Noor in White Center or Masjid Abu Bakr in Tukwila — but like many young Somali...
Secretary of State Pompeo: US Supports Ethiopia’s Economic Reform Agenda
By: MoDuale
U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived in Addis Ababa on Earlier, Monday (February 17). Horndiplomat reports
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held talks with Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State.
According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, The Prime Minister of...