Professor Gees urges the fledgling of established democracy and shunning of tribalism
By M.A. Egge
Veteran respected politician and politician Professor Mohamed Said Gees has underscored the importance of a peaceful and harmonious setting and called for the shunning of clannish tribalism and the fledgling of democracy as a precursor for...
Ethiopian, Qatari military chiefs discuss bilateral relations
By:FANABC
General Adem Mohammed, Chief of Staff of Ethiopia’s National Defense Forces, met with Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces, Lt-Gen Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanim, in Doha.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral military relations between the two sides.
According to the Gulf Times, the two...
Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter and YouTube announce new plan to curb ‘terrorist content’
WASHINGTON:-Major US tech firms announced Monday they would work together to curb the spread of online 'terrorist content,' responding to pressure from governments around the world.
The announcement by Facebook, Twitter, Microsoft and Google-owned YouTube aims to use 'digital fingerprints' to block or remove violent...
34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the AU Kicks off in Addis Ababa
The 34th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) has begun at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa, today (February 7).
A high-level Ethiopian delegation headed by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, is taking part in the two-day...
Op-Ed:Somalia: Has UNSOM Violated the 2014 Agreement?
Mr Haysom will find it difficult to reconcile the 2014 UNSOM-Federal Government Agreement with the United Nations Human Rights Due Diligence Policy he had invoked in the letter to the Security Minister, writes Liban Ahmad
In 2014 the former Somali Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dr Abdirahman Beyle, and Former SRSG to Somalia Nicholas...
Rwanda :Africa Innovation Summit II
"Special side event on "Innovations in Electoral Democracy in Africa"
KIGALI, Rwanda, April 16, 2018/ -- A nation’s ability to raise its productivity and compete in the global market, its growth and income sustainably over the long term depends largely on its capacity to innovate....
‘Missing girls could be in Walthamstow’ say police
LONDON (Guardian- Series) - Police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of two teenage girls, who are known to frequent the Walthamstow area.Yasmin Ashkir and Ikram Farah, both 16 have been missing since Wednesday, August 24.Yasmin, who is of Somali and Dutch heritage,...
Liberal incumbent Ahmed Hussen re-elected in Ontario riding
By: Global News
Global News is declaring that Liberal candidate and incumbent MP Ahmed Hussen has been re-elected in the Ontario riding of York South—Weston.
Hussen has served as Canada’s immigration minister since January 2017, when former Liberal MP John McCallum stepped-down from the role to...
Saudi-led coalition calls for U.N. supervision of Yemen port
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen called on Sunday for the United Nations to place a strategic port under its supervision after 42 Somalis were killed in an attack on their refugee boat nearby.
The refugees had departed from the western port city of Hodeidah...
Somaliland: NEC declared Social media will be shutting down on the voting day 13th Nov
Horndiplomat-On the 10th of November, in a press conference by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) was declared the closure of Social Media starting from the voting day till the official result of the election is out.
The news of the Social Media shutdown was circulating...