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By: Mohamed Kahiye, VOA News Africa’s Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has opened a research center in Somalia to combat climate change. Severe drought and flooding displaced nearly half-a-million Somalis last year. The new center, located in the Somali capital, will conduct research, collect data and...

By Isaack Omulo KAMPALA (Reuters) - Kenya and their east African middle and long-distance running rivals, Ethiopia, will come face-to-face again at the 42nd World Cross Country Championships in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday. The two countries who have dominated the global event more than...

By Mohammed Dhaysane International community welcomed the Galmudug reconciliation conference which is going on in the town of Dhusamareeb, the administrative capital of Galmudug state. The international community who issued statement posted by UN assistance mission in Somalia Known as (UNSOM) are Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union...

By Nizar Manek Friday June 9, 2017 Ethiopia is in talks to acquire shares in a joint venture involving DP World Ltd. that will manage a port in northern Somalia, a Somali official said, a move that could give the fast-growing yet landlocked Horn of Africa...

Al-Shabaab terrorists are regrouping in Jedahaley, Somalia, and plan to attack the country, police have warned. Inspector-General of Police Joseph Boinnet has also revealed that some of the attackers were hiding in small groups pretending to be herders around Hida and Dambala in Somalia while...

By Reuters  United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan has died, the Ministry of Presidential Affairs said on Friday. He was also ruler of Abu Dhabi emirate. "The Ministry of Presidential Affairs mourns to the UAE people, Arab and Islamic nations and the...

SONYO together with Youth associations organized a Youth-led Initiative aimed to enhance the awareness of youth civic engagement through active citizenship and volunteerism roles. Youth from different institutions, universities participated. Diverse guests from different governmental entities and international organizations have all attended the event. Among...

By AGGREY MUTAMBO More by this Author The Commonwealth has pulled out of the forthcoming fresh presidential election, citing security fears for its observers. Diplomatic sources have told Nation that the decision to withdraw observers resulted from the tension that has punctuated the impending election coupled with...

Horndiplomat-Rumours:John Bolton to be named Secretary of State. https://twitter.com/ryangrim/status/798249519628558336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw About John Bolton John Robert Bolton (born November 20, 1948) is an American lawyer and diplomat who has served in several Republicanadministrations. Bolton served as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations from August 2005 until December 2006...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed,, Horndiplomat correspondent Somalia and Cuba have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after cutting ties over four decades ago. "Having established diplomatic relations between 1972-1977, we welcome the resumption of diplomatic...