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Somali Region President Receives Canadian Ambassador to Ethiopia

By:Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-A delegation led by Canadian Ambassador to Ethiopia Mr. Antoine Chevrier is in Jigjiga for a day long official visit. The delagation is received by Ethiopia's Somali regional State president Mustafa Muhumed Omer and top regional government officials at his office in Garabcase presidential...

Ethio-Japan Business and Exhibition Forum Held in Yokohama

The Second Ethio-Japan Business and Exhibition Forum aiming at promoting trade and investment opportunities to Ethiopia was held on 30 August 2019 on the sidelines of the TICAD 7 Conference in Yokohama. On the occasion, remarks were delivered by  Mr. Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Foreign...

Djibouti has “no choice” but to rely on Chinese funding

BY:Nikkei Asian Review TOKYO -- Africa's Djibouti Ports and Free Zones Authority, operator of the strategic East African country's ports, is seeking $11 billion in investment for upgrades, and new facilities such as airports. In an interview with Nikkei Asian Review on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference on...

Kenya ‘disappointed’ after UN rejects bid to designate Shabaab terrorists

By:The EASTAFRICAN The Kenyan government on Thursday expressed disappointment at the decision by the United Nations Security Council to block its push to toughen sanctions on Somali militant group Al Shabaab. Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau told The EastAfrican that he was dismayed that the countries that...

Somalia bans direct flights to Kismayo Airport

All planes flying to Kismayo Airport will first have to land in Aden Abdille International Airport in Modadishu, federal government of Somalia has announced. The directive comes amid deteriorating relationship between Kenya and Somalia, with Nairobi accused of meddling in the internal affairs of Modadishu. Last...

U.S State Department revised its Ethiopia travel advisory

By:Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-U.S State Department has revised it is Ethiopia travel advisory-Horndiplomat Reports On July 30, Somali regional state asks the US Embassy in Addis Abeba to retract July 29 travel warning issued based on what the region said was an "outdated" data. Mohamed Olad, Media and Communications...

Uganda Airlines kick starts relaunch operations with Kenya trip

Uganda Airlines
Uganda’s national airline has launched commercial operations with a flight to the Kenyan capital. Uganda Airlines’ inaugural flight to Nairobi on Tuesday carried mostly government and airline officials following a ceremony to re-launch the carrier that collapsed in 2001. Uganda Airlines owns two planes. Four more...

UN Secretary General Appoints Deputy Special Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan (as well as a national of the United States) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia
By: UNSOM United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced today the appointment of Adam Abdelmoula of Sudan (as well as a national of the United States) as his Deputy Special Representative for Somalia, where he will also serve as the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator...

Students discover African-led development in Mason’s first trip to Eritrea

Students at the Ministry of Investment and Promotion in Eritrea. Photo by Gbenga DeSilva.
By: George Mason University There are multiple sides to every story. But when it comes to Eritrea, a country that’s been isolated due to 20 years of war and nine years of sanctions, much of their story hasn’t been told, said Carol Pineau, a former CNN...

Somaliland:3 dead, 18 injured as heavy rains in Hargeisa

Billboards in the streets fall damaging vehicles in the capital Hargeisa
By:Jama Mohamed, Horndiplomat Correspondent Horndiplomat-Heavy rain in Hargaysa kills at least 3 people and injuries more than 18 others . Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi visited Hargeisa Group Hospital where over 18 people are  receiving treatment for injuries they sustained during the heavy wind driven rains...