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Inside the Story: Twin daughters of Somalian refugees on the road to becoming doctors

(KUTV) Seventeen-year-old twin sisters are at the front line of speaking out for refugees. They are daughters of Somalian refugees and are Muslim. Asma and Anisa Dahir are also making strides in the medical field--they both have dreams of becoming pediatric surgeons so they can one...

South Sudan Hopes Planned Port in Djibouti Will Increase Market Access, Profits

By: VOA JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN — Officials in South Sudan confirmed this month they have bought land on the coast of Djibouti to build a port. South Sudan says the port will be key for exporting the country’s...

Somaliland deports Danish Humanitarian Agency Staff for inappropriate actions against Islam

Hargeysa (Tusaale 01 March 2017) – Somaliland government has deported two Danish humanitarian agencies international staff from Hargeisa, after they allegedly committed religious discrimination against local staff, the national planning Minister told the media. Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a Humanitarian Mine Action Unit in...

Turkey’s aid agency Supports Agricultural Production in Somaliland

Turkey's TİKA Launches Project To Boost Crop Yield In Somaliland
Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) built two training greenhouses with irrigation systems and provided the necessary equipment and consumables for the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Hargeisa in Somaliland. The opening ceremony of the greenhouses was attended by Mohamed Haji Osman Jama,...

Qatar sends aid to Somaliland to tackle drought, fires

By the Peninsula  Qatar Fund for Development sent 45 tons of food aid baskets to assist 750 affected families in the Somaliland region, in order to address the difficult conditions as a result of drought, in addition to the fire that erupted in the main...

Somaliland President arrives in Ethiopia to boost ties

Somaliland President arrives in Ethiopia to boost ties
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 his arrival at Bole International Airport, the president was warmly welcomed by Ethiopian Finance minister Ahmed Shide and State Minister...

Somaliland president receives diplomatic credentials from new Ethiopian Ambassador

Somaliland president receives diplomatic credentials from the new Ethiopian Ambassador
By: Staff writer Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi, yesterday at the Presidential Complex, received the credentials of the new Ambassador of the Federal Government of Ethiopia to the Republic of Somaliland, Amb. Delil Kedir Bushra.

US accused of killing 22 Somali soldiers and civilians

Somali officials have claimed that the US killed 22 local soldiers and civilians in a drone strike that hit the north-central city of Galkayo late last month. The US has confirmed it conducted a strike in the area on the same date, but claims all...

Leicester city’s Riyad Mahrez named 2016 African player of the year

Riyad Mahrez has capped the most successful period of his career by winning the 2016 African player of the year award. The winger scored 17 Premier League goals as Leicester won the title under Claudio Ranieri, with the Algerian’s exploits earning him the PFA players’...

Kenya to miss November deadline to close Somali refugee camp

Kenya will not meet its deadline to close a sprawling Somali refugee camp by the end of November because Somalia could not yet guarantee basic social services for returning refugees, an Interior Ministry spokesman said on Monday. "On the question of deadline, definitely we will...