Africa

Horndiplomat-The House of People’s Representatives (HPR) of Ethiopia today unanimously approved a draft law prepared to restructure executive organs and new cabinet nominated by Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed. The new cabinet has a record number of female ministers, consisting 50% out of the 20 ministers. The...

Somaliland’s population was scattered across the globe by a devastating civil war in the late 1980s. Though it remains unrecognised as a separate nation from Somalia, Somaliland is now a haven of relative peace in the unstable region. During July and August the population...

BY:: Xinhua Some 625 Ugandan peacekeepers have arrived in Mogadishu to begin duties of supporting the UN efforts to bring peace and stability to the Horn of Africa nation, the UN said on Friday. The UN Support Office in Somalia (UNSOS) said the new officers and...

Horndiplomat.The Ethiopian government has to mediate between the United Arab Emirates and Somalia, with diplomatic disputes. The Relations between the UAE and Somalia have been steadily declining since the latter’s decision not to cut ties with Qatar, preferring to take a neutral position in the dispute between...

 Open letter to United Nation and the leaders of the free world, United Nation special Representative of Somalia, Mr. Keating…By: Ahmed-Yasin Jama Let me start with the fact that Somaliland territory is inviolable, never to be broken, infringed, or dishonored, inalienable, absolute, untouchable, unalterable, unchallengeable,...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland 22nd July 2017: British Ambassador David Concar this afternoon addressed the renowned Hargeisa International Book Fair, a celebration of Somali culture, heritage and ideas. Ambassador Concar said the UK is the largest international donor to Somaliland and that the longstanding UK commitment to...

The Horn of Africa Initiative (HoA) Finance Ministers and Senior Officials from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are holding a two-day meeting (3 -4, February) focusing on promoting economic integration and regional cooperation in Djibouti. The meeting aimed at reviewing the overall policy...

Horndiplomat-The Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) army returned to Somali regional state from their base in Eritrea after the Front had reached agreement with the government of Ethiopia. ONLF rebel fighters receive a huge welcome in Somali regional capital, Jigjiga after departing from Asmara, Eritrea,...

By: EABW  The submarine cable linking the coast of East Africa has officially landed in La Siesta Beach in Djibouti and the marine installation is underway. The 5,400-kilometer cable system dubbed the Djibouti Africa Regional Express-1 (DARE1) will link Djibouti, Mogadishu, Mombasa and Bosaso, and will deliver...

DUBAI/ The UAE ambassador to Somalia has been recalled in protest to demands made by the Mogadishu government to stop the development of a military base in Somaliland. A source has confirmed the arrival of ambassador Mohammed Al Hammadi to Abu Dhabi on Saturday (March...