Somalia

Somalia's cabinet on Monday approved a budget of 340 million U.S. dollars for the 2018/2019 financial year which is 65 million dollars more than the previous fiscal year. Finance minister Abdirahman Duale Beyle said the cabinet, which is chaired by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire,...

Djibouti Telecom, Somtel and TE SubCom have partnered to set up a submarine cable system to link the East African coastline. The 5,400 kilometer cable system dubbed the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1(DARE1) will link Djibouti, Mogadishu, Mombasa and other major coastal towns in the...

Horndiplomat-Final communique from Somali regional leaders meeting in Garowe. They have agreed to form their own unified forces against Al-Shabaab, drawing 1000 soldiers from each region. They have reiterated their opposition to federal Government policies on federalism and Justice system. By:Mustafe Hassan HornDiplomat correspondent in...

The leaders of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia gathered in the Eritrean capital of Asmara last month for a surprise three-way meeting. The summit, which took place against the backdrop of a rapid thaw in Ethiopian-Eritrean relations, has raised hopes among observers for more frequent...

Kenya on Sunday repatriated 17 Somali nationals who caused disturbance at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport when they were denied clearance to travel to Uganda. The passengers, according to Immigration PS Gordon Kihalangwa, landed from Mogadishu but they could not be cleared because of security concerns...

CIPFA’s work to improve public financial management, reporting and public audit around the world continues at pace. Bid and programme manager Sara Breen speaks to PF International about training civil servants in Somalia and Somaliland.  Tell us about the project The World Bank wanted to develop a training...

HornDiplomat-Foreign Affairs Ministers of Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia held joint discussion on trilateral peace, friendship and cooperation agreement on 17 October 2018 in Villa Somalia, Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports To this end, the three Foreign Affairs Ministers evaluated the progress of trilateral joint economic, political and security...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Eritrean Foreign Affairs Minister , Osman Saleh Mohammed held productive discussion with President of Somalia, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed on how to strengthen trilateral, regional and international cooperation commenced among the sisterly countries. Moreover, both...

By. Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale   Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Foreign Minister  Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed Arrive in Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia,  Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Eritrea,  Osman Saleh Mohammed where warmly received...

Minister for Africa deepens political ties and increases support for refugees and education, on a visit to Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia. Harriett Baldwin, Foreign Office and DFID Minister for Africa, visited East Africa 4-7 October, travelling to Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia, including the Somaliland region. Uganda In...