Somalia

Africans living overseas have been challenged to assist their countrymen back on the continent facing starvation due to prolonged drought. Dahabshiil Chief Executive Officer Abdirashid Duale, on Tuesday called on the international community to continue assisting African countries worst hit by the devastating drought. Speaking while...

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:Abdur Rahman Alfa Shaban  After over three weeks outage, Somalia has its internet connection restored, journalists in the Horn of Africa nation are reporting. Reports, however, indicate that it is not a full restoration given that places in South and Central Somalia all have connection. Other...

By:Jama farah ,HornDiplomat Contributor Former Somalia Presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visit hospitals to meet with victims of the bombing. The two leaders accused the govt of “failing its responsibility” to protect civilians from terror attacks. After the visit, the former of head of...

By: Yonhap News Agency SEOUL, Aug. 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korea was set to dispatch a fresh batch of troops to the Gulf of Aden on Tuesday for anti-piracy efforts, the Navy said, amid speculation the contingent could also undertake missions in the Strait of...

Somalia's ban on Kenyan flights carrying the herbal stimulant khat has come into force, with no explanation as to why or how long it will be in place. But the semi-autonomous region Puntland region is among some federal states defying the ban. Khat is popular in...

In a bid to fight the spread of COVID-19, the EU Delegation to Somalia is joining hands with young Somali artists to create awareness about the pandemic in Somalia. In the coming weeks, it will feature artwork on its social media accounts that documents...

By:Agence France-Presse At 19 years old, Asha Mohamed is divorced and drives a taxi in Somalia, defying conventions to support her family in one of the world's most conservative and dangerous countries. For the past year, the young woman has crisscrossed the capital Mogadishu in her...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent Somalia's government and Al-Shabab militants have denied the existence of any talks between them, hours after Somalia's deputy defence minister, MP Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud, told the local media that Al-Shabab militants had...

By :U.S. Embassy in Somalia The United States urges President Farmaajo and Somalia’s national leadership to act now to resolve the political impasse that threatens Somalia’s future and find agreement with Federal Member State leaders to allow the conduct of parliamentary and presidential elections immediately....