Somalia

By: AA Hamza Abdi Barre assumed office as Somalia's 21st prime minister after receiving a vote of confidence from all the 220 members of parliament in Somalia on Saturday, local media reported. The Somali National Television reported that the new prime minister will pick his Cabinet...

By KENNEDY SENELWA More by this Author Somaliland and Puntland’s dispute over land stretching from the Gulf of Aden to the Ethiopian border risks escalating into open war. The self-declared republic of Somaliland and autonomous Puntland are locked in a standoff over Sool and Sanaag areas, leading...

By : Zakeriye ahmed Horndiplomat Correspondent The Prime Minister of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, arrived in Djibouti for a three-day official working visit to hold bilateral talks with the Djibouti government officials after receiving an official invitation...

By John Semakula Added 3rd March 2018 09:04 AM Somalia’s President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed noted that President Museveni’s decision and his commitment to achieve peace in Somalia are some of the decisions the people of Somalia will forever be grateful. Somalia and the African Union Commission (AUC)...

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has visited the UAE-funded military training centre in Mogadishu, which offers training to members of the Somali Armed Forces. Upon his arrival, the Somali Prime Minister was received by Mohammed Ahmed Al Othman, UAE Ambassador to Somalia. Khaire toured the...

Suicide bombing of "Djiboutian military base" in central Beledweyne region is latest in a campaign of deadly attacks. A suicide bomber has driven a vehicle loaded with explosives into an African Union military base in central Somalia, according to a Somali security official. Tuesday's attack in...

Press-Release Mogadishu, 23 December 2021 – Somalia's international partners* welcome plans to hold an in-person National Consultative Council meeting focused on improving and expediting the electoral process. We reiterate our call for full transparency in all related processes.   We remain fully supportive of any process that is based...

By:Amanrer Isak Mohamed Introduction: In October 2023, the district of Bardheere in the Gedo region of Somalia experienced severe flooding caused by heavy rains and rising water levels. As the community grappled with the...

Horndiplomat-Freedom Center for Strategic Studies (FCSS) released position paper that to indicates the Waves of Change in the Horn of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.Horndiplomat Reports Background The Horn of Africa is a strategically significant region that geographically commands the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and...

 The following statement was issued today by the Chairperson of Commission of the African Union,Moussa Faki Mahamat: Press-Release Addis Ababa, 8 April 2022: The Chairperson of Commission of the African Union, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat, expresses concern at the Press Statement issued recently by the...