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Somaliland’s quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change

editor - January 23, 2022

Kenya Foreign Affairs Cabinet Secretary Amb. Raychelle Omamo

Kenya denies recognising Somaliland as an independent state

U.N. Security Council set to lift Eritrea sanctions on Wednesday

African nations seek UN Security Council permanent representation

Turkish humanitarian organizations providing free health services in Somalia

African nations seek UN Security Council permanent representation

editor - January 22, 2022

By:Zakariye Ahmed, On Thursday, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni urged the United Nations Security Council to approve reforms that would give Africa permanent UN security council...

Uk, Ethiopia Discuss bilateral ties, conflict in the Northern

Uk, Ethiopia Discuss bilateral ties, conflict in northern Ethiopia

editor - January 20, 2022

By:Staff writer Today the Uk Minister of Africa Vicky ford met with Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Addis Ababa. The Uk’s African minister expressed...

New $10 million UK support to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

UK Announces $10 Million to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

January 17, 2022

Somali-American Hamse Warfa Appointed to Biden-Harris Administration

January 11, 2022

Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Satterfield, prepares ahead of his address to the 11th Annual International Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Conference in Tel Aviv, Israel January 31, 2018. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Satterfield to replace Feltman as the U.S. special envoy for Horn...

January 6, 2022

U.S. Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, attends a news conference in Benghazi August 20, 2011. REUTERS/Esam Al-Fetori/File Photo

U.S. special envoy for the Horn of Africa will step down...

January 5, 2022

Kenya

Kenya reports 2,402 new Covid-19 cases, total hits 302,134

editor - January 4, 2022

By:Jama AHmed, Horndiplomat Kenya correspondent Kenya health ministry on Tuesday reported 2,402 new COVID-19 infections, taking the country's total number of confirmed cases to 302,134. The...

New Somaliland envoy to Kenya Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud ‘Barawani’ officially started his mission in Nairobi this week with a promise to build on the already strong ties existing between the two countries.

New Somaliland Envoy To Kenya Dr Barawani

editor - November 21, 2021

By: Busiweek and Horndiplomat New Somaliland envoy to Kenya Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud ‘Barawani’ officially started his mission in Nairobi this week with a promise to build on the...

Antony Blinken will deliver a speech on US-Africa policy via Reuters

US secretary of state to visit Kenya and Nigeria

November 12, 2021

ICJ rejects Kenya case in Somalia maritime border row

UN court gives Somalia most of sea zone claimed by Kenya:...

October 12, 2021

Somali scholar Abdiwahab Sheikh abducted in Kenya released

September 20, 2021

Ethiopia

Uk, Ethiopia Discuss bilateral ties, conflict in northern Ethiopia

editor - January 20, 2022

By:Staff writer Today the Uk Minister of Africa Vicky ford met with Ethiopian Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in Addis Ababa. The Uk’s African minister expressed...

Somaliland President arrives in Ethiopia to boost ties

editor - January 18, 2022

By:Horndiplomat Staff writer The President of the Republic of Somaliland Musa Bihi Abdi, and his delegation arrived in Addis Ababa, the Capital City of Ethiopia. On...

Somaliland President Departed to Guinea-Conakry on state-visit

Somaliland President to pay official visit to Ethiopia

January 17, 2022

Somaliland, Ethiopia’s Somali region Police chiefs hold bilateral meeting

January 15, 2022

A woman stands in line to receive food donations, at the Tsehaye primary school, which was turned into a temporary shelter for people displaced by conflict, in the town of Shire, Tigray region, Ethiopia, March 15, 2021. REUTERS/Baz Ratner/File Photo

UN human rights office says 108 killed in Tigray airstrikes since...

January 14, 2022

Eskinder Nega has often been put behind bars (AFP/Yonas TADESSE)

Ethiopia releases high-profile opposition leader Eskinder Nega: party

January 7, 2022

Africa Ethiopian military again controls religious town of Lalibela

Ethiopian military again controls religious town of Lalibela – media

December 19, 2021

Turkish President recep tayyip erdogan met with President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmaajo of Somalia on the sidelines of the 3rd Türkiye-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul.

Turkish president meets African leaders at 3rd Turkey-Africa Summit

December 17, 2021

Somaliland

Somaliland’s quest for recognition: UK debate offers hint of a sea change

editor - January 23, 2022

Kenya denies recognising Somaliland as an independent state

editor - January 22, 2022

UK Parliament debates recognition of Somaliland

January 18, 2022

Somaliland President arrives in Ethiopia to boost ties

January 18, 2022

Open Letter to UK MPs regarding UK govt Recognition of Somaliland

January 18, 2022

UK parliament to debate on recognition of Somaliland

January 17, 2022

Somalia

Turkish humanitarian organizations providing free health services in Somalia

editor - January 22, 2022

By: Anadolu agency Turkish NGO Two Turkish humanitarian organizations joined hands to provide free medical treatment and perform surgeries in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Turkish International Cooperation...

UK Announces $10 Million to tackle impact of drought in Somalia

editor - January 17, 2022

Press-release The funding is expected to support almost 500,000 people in Somalia to access clean water and afford food supplies. The UK’s Minister for Africa, Vicky...

Somalia's government spokesperson was wounded on Sunday in an explosion in the capital suspected to have been set off by a suicide bomber, a Reuters photographer and state-run media said.

Somalia Gov’t spokesman wounded in explosion in capital Mogadishu

January 16, 2022

A woman casts her vote for elections in Puntland, on 13 November 2016

US threatens action if Somalia misses its latest deadline for election

January 13, 2022

Ayaan*, 42, is a mother of eight children who left her village in a remote region and walked by foot to a displacement camp in Baidoa in November 2021. She left her village because it had become uninhabitable due to drought. Her farm, which had been a source of both food and income, was destroyed due to prolonged drought. Ayaan* and her family are now living with a relative in the camp and received little support upon arrival. She soon found her baby Mohammed* was becoming unwell and very thin, so she took him to a Save the Children clinic in the camp. At the clinic, Mohammed* was diagnosed with malnutrition and received medical and nutrition support from the Save the Children team. While he is still not fully recovered, he is getting better. How is Save the Children helping (or did we help) that child or family: Save the Children is providing live-saving nutrition services in nutrition hot spot districts across Somalia, including this displacement camps in Baidoa. Mohammed* was provided with nutrition and health support through a Save the Children clinic located in the camp, which covers the health and nutrition needs of the community, including through assessing and treating children and their families. Interviewee’s story in their own words (Quotes): “I am 40 years old. I am a mother of eight children. My children and I left our home due to droughts. We had a farm in the village. “Our farm was destroyed, and all our crops have failed. We used to irrigate our farm with rainwater, but the rains were not good in April and all the wells dried up. We had no water to help water our crops and that is why we were not able to cultivate our land. After our crops failed, we decided to come to Baidoa.” “Because of the droughts, the farms didn’t produce this year’s harvest. So, we didn’t have money to get through this difficult season. That is why we fled from our homes.” “I have travelled with all my children. We walked. After that, community me

Somalia: One in two young children left undersized by chronic malnutrition

January 12, 2022

A car bomb exploded on a road leading to the airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday, killing at least eight people

Somalia: Car bomb in Mogadishu kills at least 8

January 12, 2022

Somalia president orders central bank governor not to release $9.6M seized...

January 8, 2022

Somalia PM opens consultative talks on security, delayed electoral process

January 4, 2022

Djibouti

An IOM mobile unit assists migrants in the Obock desert. Photo: IOM/Alexander Bee

Road to Recovery: Migrants in Djibouti Get Crucial Mental Health Support

editor - October 9, 2021

By:IOM Obock, 7 Oct 2021 – After risking his life to return home from Yemen, Kofi* arrived on the shores of Djibouti looking deeply confused and agitated....