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Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders officially reopen Border after 20 years (Photos)

Ethiopian, Eritrean leaders officially reopen Border after 20 years
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and President Isaias Afwerki of Eritrea today officially opened the Debay Sima – Burre border point between the two countries for road transport connectivity. in a further step toward warmer ties between two countries that fought a war...

Somaliland: Arre – the ‘Jimmy Colonel’ kills first delivering mother

Following the hijack of only ambulance belonging to Heiss district on the Red Sea coast some 110 kilometres east of Erigavo, the regional capital of Sanaag, Somaliland, a mother dies of haemorrhage giving birth. Mother Amina Saeed Abdi bled to death Sunday at the frankincense-rich...

PM Khaire:Wind of change in Horn of Africa opens Somalia for business

Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (left) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 3, 2018. Somalia is trying to restore good relations with the global community. PHOTO | ANDY WONG | AFP
The recent amnesty has seen leaders of many terrorist groups defect to the government and help in nation building A few days ago, Eritrea and Djibouti agreed to normalise their ties, opening a new chapter in their previously frosty relations. This followed yet another milestone: a...

Zambia could become Africa’s first casualty in China’s takeover after defaulting on loan repayment

Zambia President Edgar Lungu with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (Courtesy)
Zambia is reportedly in talks with China over a possible takeover of the country's electricity company, ZEWASCO, after defaulting on loan repayment. This is according to a report by Africa Confidential titled Bills, Bonds and even Bigger Debts claiming that Zambia risks losing its sovereignty to China...

UN chief welcomes Djibouti agreement between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed Thursday's meeting in Djibouti with the foreign ministers of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia with the Djiboutian head of diplomacy. The meeting, held on 6 September in Djibouti, resulted in the signing of a cooperation agreement between Eritrea, Ethiopia and Somalia. Through...

Sri Lanka hands over strategic Port to China to pay off debt

Hambantota port was signed over to Beijing on a 99-year lease because Sri Lanka cannot repay Chinese loans it took out to build the port in the first place Sri Lanka has formally handed control of a strategic port on its southern coast to China as part...

BREAKING Large blast at district headquarters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Large blast at district headquarters in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu picture via Twitter
A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Mogadishu. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the large blast has badly damaged the compound of the Hodan district’s headquarters. There are no immediate reports of...

Somali regional leaders to suspend working relationship with the Federal Government of Somalia -Communique

Somali regional leaders to suspend working relationship with the Federal Government “until all the previous agreements are implemented”
Horndiplomat-Somali regional leaders to suspend working relationship with the Federal Government “until all the previous agreements are implemented” - according to an official communique released at the conference. At the end of a crucial four-day conference in the southern coastal city of Kismayo, the leaders of...

UK recently announced £27M of aid for electoral and constitutional reform in Somalia-Amb David Concar

Horndiplomat-The UK's Ambassador to Somalia David Concar said his government announced £27m of aid for electoral and constitutional reform in Somalia, Amb Concar said after meeting with Somalia's National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC). Somalia has since held three polls. But regular Somalis are yet to cast any ballots. The...

Ethiopia’s Somali regional parliament restores flag, amends name

Ethiopia's Somali regional parliament restores flag, amends name
Lawmakers in Ethiopia’s eastern Somali regional state have voted to restore a flag that was changed by the erstwhile president Abdi Mohamoud Omar a.k.a. Abdi Illey. Harun Maruf, a Somali journalist with the Voice of America, VOA, reported that the parliament in the regional capital Jijiga...