Somalia

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 07 October, 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) reminds journalists across the country to maintain professionalism and responsible reporting ahead of the upcoming regional and national elections in the country and stay away any activities that could endanger their safety. Ahead of the...

Horndiplomat-Germany and Somalia today agreed on increasing German dev't support to Somalia by 73m USD, underscoring German trust in positive trajectory of Somalia. Funds will be invested in including growth, job creation, productive infrastructure as well as rural Agriculture Development. The following statement was issued...

By: Staff writter Former Somali President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed opposition party Himilo Qaran announced on Sunday that the party will sue Federal government for its travel restriction on the party leader from Mogadishu to Kismaayo. Ilyas Hassan, Member of the Somali Parliament and Foreign Affairs...

By: HOL  Somalia has stood ground against any talks with Kenya over the maritime case at the International Court of Justice noting it had vested its confidence on the UN court. Deputy PM Mahdi Guled who led the Somali delegation to the ICJ at the Hague,...

On October 2, 2019, Diana Putman, a Deputy Assistant Administrator for Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced that the U.S. Government is providing nearly $257 million in additional humanitarian assistance in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 to help the people of...

Horndiplomat-Somalia and its international partners agreed on a Mutual Accountability Framework to narrow their joint focus to priority areas for action and resources in order to achieve key priority outcomes before December 2020. The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Partnership Forum COMMUNIQUÉ Somalia...

Horndiplomat(Mogadishu)-The the United States officially announces re-establishment of Embassy in Mogadishu. Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the US Mission to Somalia The United States is proud to announce the reestablishment of the United States Embassy in Mogadishu.  Since the closure on January...

Horndiplomat-High-level partnership forum has kicked off this morning in the Somali capital of Mogadishu. Horndiplomat reports The two-day forum was attended by officials from the Federal Government of Somalia, Federal Member States, international delegates, development partners, representatives from different organizations and the media. Somalia's Deputy prime...

By: Amnesty International An investigation by Amnesty International has revealed that three men killed in a U.S. military airstrike in March after being targeted as “Al-Shabaab terrorists” were, in fact, civilian farmers with no evidence of links to the armed group. Amnesty international findings shows US...

Horndiplomat-U.S. Mission to Somalia confirmed Monday’s attack by al-Shabaab saying there was no casualties. The following statement was issued today by the US Mission to Somalia The United States condemns the attacks today in Baledogle and Mogadishu.  We commend the Somali security forces who repelled the...