Somalia is in its third week of an internet blackout and it’s hurting grassroots aid relief efforts
Mogadishu-The internet has been down in Somalia since June 24, when an anchor from a Swiss-owned ship, MSC Alice, cut the single fibre cable that links Somalia to the rest of the world.
The fallout has been immense, with the government declaring that the country...
The Hannibal Directive – Featured Documentary
We investigate a secret order that allowed Israel's army to kill Palestinian civilians to stop the capture of a soldier.
SOURCE:ALJAZEERA
University of Peace students encouraged to contribute to Somalia’s peacebuilding
Coinciding with the International Day of Peace, a group of Somali students today graduated with master’s degrees in subjects with special relevance to peacebuilding in Somalia – and were encouraged to channel their learning towards the betterment of their country.
“The degree certificate I have...
UK State Minister for Africa and Commonwealth Visits Somaliland
Horndiplomat-Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi receives in his office a high-level delegation from Britain led by UK State Minister for Africa and Commonwealth Harriett Baldwin.-Horndiplomat Reports
After The Meeting Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Saad Ali Shire who briefed the press...
Democrat Joe Biden elected 46th president of the United States
By: Associated Press
Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday, positioning himself to lead a nation gripped by historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.
His victory came after more than three...
Somali supermodel Iman thanks Turkish first lady
Erdogan attends Fashion for Development event during UN General Assembly
Somali supermodel and entrepreneur Iman has thanked Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan for Ankara's humanitarian aid efforts towards Somalia.
Erdogan attended the Fashion for Development (F4D) event as part of the launch of the annual UN...
What’s special about the US-Israel relationship?
Horndiplomat-How Dennis Ross cooks the books of US Middle East policy.
by:Marwan Bishara
@MarwanBishara
Marwan Bishara is the senior political analyst at Al Jazeera.
If you must read Dennis Ross' Doomed to Succeed: The US-Israel-Relationship from Truman to Obama, take some sedatives because you are doomed to scream in...
Somaliland:Berbera Port first phase construction nearing completion
By:ETHIOPIA HERALD
ADDIS ABABA – The first phase expansion project of world-class Port of Berbera is to be finalized this year, Somaliland Permanent Diplomatic Mission in Ethiopia Deputy Amb. Barkhad Mohamoud Kaariye told The Ethiopian Herald.
He said in an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian Herald,...
Somalia named as world’s most corrupt country
Somalia is the most corrupt in the world, Denmark the least, while America's falling score is a 'red flag', according to a global corruption watchdog.
Transparency International highlighted Hungary and the United States in their Corruption Perceptions Index for 2018, with America being knocked from...
Vladimir Putin opens first ever Russia-Africa Summit
BY:DW
The Russian president has welcomed thousands of African leaders to discuss politics and business "worth billions of dollars." Unlike China, Putin has promised to refrain from 'political or other' influence.
Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi before the two leaders opened the...