Africa

By: Save the children Nearly a quarter of Somalia’s population is struggling to feed itself due to an ongoing drought with the country declaring a state of emergency and Save the Children calling on donors to urgently respond to the needs of children and their families. The “Deyr”...

  Ethiopia imposed curbs on its opposition, travel restrictions on diplomats, and a dusk-to-dawn curfew around major projects in new measures announced on Sunday that follow the declaration of a six-month, nationwide state of emergency. Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared the state of emergency earlier this...

BY:FANA Ethiopia and Russia plan to sign a number of cooperation agreements on trade, tourism and nuclear cooperation at an intergovernmental commission meeting in Addis Ababa in April. Mehreteab Mulugeta, the director general for European affairs at the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry, held talks with Andrei Kemarsky,...

For nearly three decades, the holy grail of politics in Somaliland has been its quest for international recognition. Somaliland is not its own country — not officially, any way — but it wants to be. It operates with complete independence from Somalia proper, under...

By Tawanda Marwizi Dancehall musician Soul Musaka, popularly known as Soul Jah Love, was involved in a car accident in Gweru yesterday. The musician was travelling with his band to Victoria Falls for a gig. Four people, including the "Hove Huru" hitmaker were seriously injured and...

Ethiopia’s government says it’s disappointed by a United States travel warning. The State Department has urged American citizens to stay away from Ethiopia, citing recent unrest. However, the government in Addis Ababa is adamant the country is safe. CCTV’s Girum Chala has more.

By:Jama Mohamed, Horndiplomat Correspondent Horndiplomat-Heavy rain in Hargaysa kills at least 3 people and injuries more than 18 others . Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi visited Hargeisa Group Hospital where over 18 people are  receiving treatment for injuries they sustained during the heavy wind driven rains...

Horndiplomat-In 2013 the international community signed a “New Deal Compact” with the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS), setting out the priorities and principles governing the partnership between donors and the FGS up until 2016. At the London Conference in May last year, this agreement was replaced by...

By M.A. Egge Somaliland Minister of Defense Abdiqani Mohamud Aateeye said he discussed security and trade cooperation with the Ethiopian Ambassador. Abdiqani who posted a message on his Twitter account on Tuesday said...

Horndiplomat-Dp General CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said in a TV interview in Dubai Sunday the declaration by the Federal Government of Somalia as null and void the shareholding agreement with Ethiopia and Somaliland would not affect the implementation of the concession. “Somalia can’t change...