Ethiopia writes letter to UN Security Council protesting Arab League’s meddling on GERD
By: Ethiopia foreign affairs
Ethiopia rejects the unwelcome meddling by the League of Arab States on the matter of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) following the League’s submission of a letter to the UN Security Council and UN General Assembly to intervene in the...
Somaliland: War-Torn To Democratic State
By:Abdirahman Warsame Nour
18th May 1991 was a game-changer for Somaliland. This was the date when Somaliland gained its independence from Somalia. The location of this grand conference was Burao, a town in the Togdheer region of Somaliland. Since then, the Somalilanders have exercised democracy...
Ethiopia’s Tigray demands troop withdrawals for ceasefire talks
Ethiopia's Tigray region wants a full withdrawal of troops from Eritrea and the neighbouring state of Amhara before it can engage in any talks with the federal government about a ceasefire, it said in a statement on Sunday.
The Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF), the...
After Sudden Defeat, Captured Ethiopian Soldiers Are Marched to Prison
BY:NEWYORKMES
Thousands of Ethiopian prisoners of war were paraded through the regional capital of Tigray on Friday as jubilant crowds lined the streets to jeer the captives and cheer the Tigrayan forces who only days earlier had routed one of Africa’s most powerful armies.
Many of...
Somali Heritage Week inspires hope for the next generation
By: CBC
Mayran Kalah acted as an interpreter to help grandmas group share history, knowledge with next generation
Mayran Kalah is a Somali language interpreter and also acts as an essential human channel that connects her Somali community in Winnipeg intergenerationally.
Kalah is part of the Somali...
Flydubai will resume its flights to Somaliland : Civil Aviation Authority
By: Horndiplomat Staff
Somaliland's Civil Aviation Authority announces that Fly Dubai will resume its flights to Somaliland.
"Somaliland Civil Aviation Authority and Dubai civil aviation Authority agreed to resume the Fly Dubai flights to Somaliland"Omer sayid the director of Somaliland Civil Aviation Authority
In April 2020,...
Taiwan Announces 20 Somaliland students awarded Taiwan Scholarship
Announcement:20 (Twenty) Somaliland students are awarded Taiwan Scholarship and Taiwan ICDF Scholarship in 2021
Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland is pleased to announce that thirteen students are awarded Taiwan Scholarship and seven students are awarded Taiwan ICDF Scholarship in 2021 (Please see...
Ethiopia-Djibouti establish Joint Committee to expedite plantation of 9 million tree seedlings
Press- release By Ethiopiamfa
Ethiopia and Djibouti have established a Joint Coordinating Committee in Djibouti today (June 30) to expedite the successful implementation of the plantation of one million tree seedlings In Djibouti.
Ethiopia has pledged to provide one billion tree seedlings to the Neighboring countries...
US Supports Ethiopia’s Ceasefire in Tigray
PRESS STATEMENT
The US State Department posted on 29 June 2021 a statement titled "Ceasefire in Ethiopia's Tigray Region."
The Government of Ethiopia’s announcement yesterday of a unilateral ceasefire in the Tigray region could be a positive step if it results in changes on the ground...
Suldaan Said Ahmed becomes Finland’s first Somali-born MP
Helsinki city councillor Suldaan Said Ahmed (Left) will become Finland's first Somali-background Member of Parliament when he replaces outgoing MP, and incoming Helsinki Deputy Mayor, Paavo Arhinmäki (Left).
MEP Silvia Modig (Left) was initially mooted as Arhinmäki's replacement after the latter was nominated as the Left Alliance Party's candidate for Deputy...
