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Tourists are heading to Somalia to see the ruins of a two-decade civil war

By Abdi Latif Dahir For a trip to the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia, Christian Matzenauer didn’t know what to expect. After traveling from Dusseldorf, Germany to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia he flew to the Somali city of Bosaso in January, drove along the coast...

Somalia:President Farmaajo speaks out on Qalbi-dhagah extradition for the first time’

President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo has spoken out for the first time about the rendition of former ONLF commander, Colonel Abdikarim Musa Qalbi-Dhagah. Qalbi Dhagah was handed over to Ethiopia on August 28, 2017, following a raid by Somali force on his hotel in Galkayo, central...

Op-Ed: The promise of Election in Somalia: Power and bribery

By: MOHAMED ABDALLE Somalia is heading to the indirect election, while the country plagued and divided by protracted social conflict, and also the current situation has been heated up by seismic waves of the electoral contest between Federal Government and the Federal Member States. Furthermore,...

Somalia president makes first trip abroad to UAE

Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud makes first trip abroad to UAE
By: Staff writer Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud on Sunday made his first visit abroad since assuming office last month to the United Arab Emirates, after receiving an official invitation from his counterpart Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed. The two-day work visit will focus on strengthening the...

Seized Indian vessel taken to El Hur near Somalia’s port Hobyo: pirate leader

Pirates who seized an Indian cargo dhow with 11 crew members in waters off the Somali coast have taken the vessel to El Hur, near the port of Hobyo in Somalia's semi-autonomous Galmudug state, a pirate leader told Reuters on Tuesday. Aw Kombe also said...

Somaliland President Pardons 14 Prisoners of war captured from Puntland

Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi
Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has pardoned 14 prisoners of war captured from Puntland.-Horndiplomat reports "Considering the Regional Peace and Security, I have granted a Presidential Pardon to all 14 Puntland Prisoners of War captured by Somaliland National Army during Tukaraq conflict. "President Muse Bihi...

Germany commits further € 2.7 Million in support of first universal suffrage elections in Somalia

Somalia and Germany Flag
Horndiplomat- Germany commits further € 2.7 Million in support of first universal suffrage elections to be held in #Somalia after five decades. The following statement was issued today by the German Embassy in Somalia The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) has made available € 2.7 million...

Somalia President Hassan Mohamud to visit Uganda next week

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (left) at the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu, Somalia. PHOTO | VILLA SOMALIA
By: East African Somalia’s Hassan Sheikh Mohamud will be in Uganda next week for a two-day State visit, in a trip seen to drum up regional support and bolster business ties as he enters the third month of...

The Mandera triangle crisis: Somalia and Kenya diplomatic face-off

The Mandera triangle crisis: Somalia and Kenya diplomatic face-off
While the COVID-19 was morphing from an epidemic into a catastrophic global pandemic, captivating the global news, a diplomatic confrontation is unfolding in the horn of Africa between Somalia and Kenya. On 2 March, fighting between the Somali National Army (SNA) and the regional Jubaland...

Military plane carrying people injured in Somalia suicide attack arrives in Turkey

Turkish medical staff pose in front of the military aircraft ahead of their departure to Somalia on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020. (AA Photo)
BY: DAILY SABAH a military plane carrying a team of medical experts bringing civilians injured in a recent terrorist attack in Mogadishu arrived in the Turkish capital in Ankara on Tuesday. The National Medical Rescue Team of nine people traveled on an A400M-type military transport aircraft...