We created Jubaland to secure Kenya’s borders, DPP nominee tells MPs
Kenya’s plan to carve out a semi-autonomous region called Jubaland in Somalia had already been finalised as early as 2010.
The final process, which placed Kenya at loggerheads with the Somali government in Mogadishu, took place in January 2013 in Kismayu.
At least 522 delegates were...
Somalia PM declares Hamas a liberation group, not a terrorists
By:HOL
Somalia Prime Minister Hamse Abdi Barre said on Thursday that the Hamas group was not a terrorist organization but a liberation group fighting to protect Palestinian lands.
Speaking at the second...
Saudi Arabia announces establishment of Red Sea, Gulf of Aden council
Saudi Arabia announced on Monday the establishment of a regional council of eight Arab and African countries bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Saudi King Salman received the foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, Eritrea, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, and Djibouti in Riyadh and...
Somalia Detains Boxship Over Cut Internet Cable
By MarEx 2017-07-14 13:53:56
The Somali government has detained the container feeder MSC Alice on charges that her anchor cut the undersea fiber-optic cables that carry the nation's internet traffic. Somalia has had no terrestrial internet connection to the rest of the world for the...
Greater Somalia or African Unity
By Prof. Abdirahman Ahmed Shunuf
On the Anniversary of Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal’s untimely death 16 years ago, we present a brief analysis of his legacy. The aim of this article is to show how the selfish policies of the Somali Republic found it expedient...
Ambassador Mehmet Yilmaz: Turkey will continue to provide support to Somali People
By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor
Turkey Ambassador to Somalia Mehmet Yilmaz gave an exclusive Interview to Voa Senior Journalist Harun Maruf said that the Turkish Government will continue to provide support to the Somali government and the Somali people. He said Turkey does not have an agenda in Somalia other than...
Miss Somalia crowned Miss Africa Utah 2017
By: BRITTANY JOHNSON
Asma Dahir--a voice for the Somali youth
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (ABC4 Utah) - In case you haven't heard, there's a new queen in town. The Miss Africa Utah Pageant took place Friday night and Miss Somalia, Asma Dahir, took the crown.
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To Dahir,...
Abiy Ahmed helps Somaliland put more facts on the ground
BY: INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
On 1 June, Somaliland’s President Muse Bihi Abdi officially inaugurated the first 12 km of Berbera Corridor, a trade and transport route that connects landlocked Ethiopia to Somaliland’s Port of Berbera on the Gulf of Aden.
The Addis Ababa-Berbera highway is...
Somaliland tells Somalia to keep off DP World work at Berbera Port
By: PDONLINE
Somaliland has asked Somalia to keep off the developments of the Port of Berbera by the United Arab Emirates company DP World.
Somaliland liaison office in Nairobi speaking on behalf of the government said Somalia had no moral authority interfering with the expansion of...
Chinese-built airport in Somalia to boost trade: officials
By Yao Lan
The inauguration of the Chinese-built Bosaso International Airport in northeast Somalia's Puntland State last month is set to promote trade in the horn of Africa nation, authorities have said.
Speaking to Xinhua Thursday, Hassan Haji Said, the Minister of Civil Aviation and Airports...
