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By: UNHCR More than 60,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in the past few weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the city of Laascaanood, in Sool region. More than half of...

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime. This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran, regional rival to Sunni powerhouse...

  By Abdi Latif DahirAugust 5, 2018 The news of the attack was revealed first on Twitter. On Aug. 2, Mohamed Mohamoud Sheik, 31, an entrepreneur and youth activist, was assaulted by unknown gunmen near the Benadir junction in the Somali capital, Mogadishu. He was later pronounced dead...

By:STARTRIBUNE A former Somali prime minister and Minnesota resident who devoted much of his life to rebuilding the east African country's democratic institutions has died. Ali Khalif Galaydh earned a reputation as an elder statesman in Somalia after a long career in politics that continued until...

Horndiplomat-Germany Government Released press statement on the situation in Ethiopia. Press Statement BERLIN, Germany, February 21, 2018/ -- A Federal Foreign Office Spokesperson issued the following statement today (20 February) on the situation in Ethiopia: We are concerned about the latest domestic developments in Ethiopia. The declaration of a state...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland political parties leaders Met with IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia and the Red Sea Dr Mohammed Ali Guyo in Nairobi. During the meeting, Somaliland delegation and IGAD Special Envoy for Somalia and The Red Sea discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to development...

OEthiopian Minister of Culture and Tourism, Dr. Hirut Kassaw, on behalf of the Ethiopian National Archives Agency, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with The British Library today (March 20). The agreement will see the two institutions foster greater collaboration, research, capacity building and knowledge exchange. During...

The wife of 92-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Friday that he would be the voters' choice even after he dies, as she addressed supporters from the ruling ZANU-PF party. Grace Mugabe, who is seen as a possible successor to her ailing husband, ratcheted up...

The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) has signed a three year, 3 million USD grant with the World Bank to set up an Inter-Regional Platform for the Sustainable Management of Desert Locusts and other Trans-Boundary Pests. The grant is part of the World Bank's...