Africa

Troops from the Puntland state of Somalia’s federal government, led by Mohammed Abdullahi Farmajo, launched two heavy-arms attacks on two fronts in areas where Somaliland forces are stationed in the Tukkaraq area. Two attacks in one week targeting Somaliland forces, in a new breach of...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent The President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has visited the Turkish military training school in the province of Isparta, where new recruits of Somali National Army’s special forces are undergoing Commando Basic...

By: Staff writer Egypt’s Council for Media Regulation has announced a ban on media coverage of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). From now on, outlets and social media users are restricted from covering or discussing Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam, the coronavirus and the conflicts in Libya...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). He will succeed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa to whom the...

By: The Star Somaliland has confirmed that oil has been discovered in the Sallahey area of the Marodi-Jeh region, its ministry of energy and mineral resources said in a statement on Facebook. The ministry said...

By:  Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Mohamed Farmaajo has publicly apologized to the people of Somaliland over massacres by the former autocratic regime of Siad Barre in the late 1980s. Speaking during the conclusion of the annual judiciary conference in Mogadishu, President Farmajo...

Horndiplomat-Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says UN envoy to the country Nicholas Haysom “not welcome and cannot operate ” in the country. The Ministry accused him of “violating protocols” and “deliberately interfering” in Somalia affairs. https://twitter.com/MofaSomalia/status/1080166054800883714 The move by the Somali government followed after Mr Nicholas Haysom...

HARGEISA (HornDiplomat)-The government of Somaliland annoying the unfairness of BBC Somali reports has sent a complaint letter to BBC AFRICA Editor, Solomon Mugera in London and BBC office in Nairobi as state-affiliated news agency confirmed. The news comes two days after 1-hour debate between Somaliland...

By:Cheetah Neju Jimmy and me were joined by Dr. Margarita Woc Colburn from the Nashville Zoo to complete a cheetah health examination at the cheetah safe house in Somaliland. We also had a team of veterinarians from South Africa who joined us. We all worked in teams...

For decades, Djibouti has benefited economically from the standoff between Ethiopia and Eritrea. But as the two countries move to normalize ties, financial losses may push Djibouti to disrupt the peace, writes Kelsey Lilley of the Atlantic Council. ETHIOPIANS AND ERITREANS alike are celebrating the breakneck speed...