Africa

By: Staff Writer Djibouti's foreign minister Mahmoud Ali Youssouf confirmed in a tweet on Tuesday that Djibouti is preparing the ground for successful negotiations between Somalia and Somaliland. Horndiplomat reports  "On the resumption of the Somalia Somaliland talks at the technical committees level, Djibouti is preparing the...

Turkey is determined to strengthen its cooperation with African countries and regional organizations on the continent, said the Turkish foreign minister on July 20, visiting the West African country of Togo. In a joint press conference alongside his Togolese counterpart Robert Dussey in the capital Lome, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stressed...

 The African Union will be holding a virtual meeting today to deliberate on the progress made in the resolution of a dispute between Egypt and Ethiopia regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The virtual meeting of the AU Bureau of the Assembly of Heads...

Hargeisa-Dahabshiil group of companies on Sunday handed over the second consignment of medical equipment to help the government of Somaliland stem the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Fouad Ahmed Nuh, the director of operations at Dahabshiil remittance handed over the second consignment of medical equipment to the...

By: MoDuale Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Monday evening arrived in Togo for a one-day visit to discuss ways of improving all aspects of bilateral relations . Çavuşoğlu said, "We are here to talk about how we will improve our bilateral relations with Togo. We...

By Ahmed N. Amin H In recent week Somaliland, foreign policy ventured into some troubled waters by taking some bold and unexpected steps when it went against well- established red lines drawn by the Chinese government when it made diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The high-profile signing...

By: MoDuale The Somaliland government has rescued five cheetah cubs from illegal wildlife traders.Horn Diplomat reports The Ministry of Environment and Rural Development announced the confiscation of 5 cheetah cubs rescued from illegal wildlife smuggling trade. "The Ministry of Environment and Rural Development in collaboration with the Salal Regional Police has recovered...

Religious leaders send letters to Turkey's Religious Affairs Directorate praising reopening of Hagia Sophia as mosque Leaders of Muslim communities around the globe are welcoming Turkey's decision to make Istanbul’s iconic Hagia Sophia a mosque again and congratulating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the move. In...

Somaliland looks forward to having stronger diplomatic, economic, and trade ties with Egypt, Somaliland’s Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister, Liban Yousouf Osman, told Daily News Egypt on Saturday. Osman confirmed to DNE that a high-level Egyptian delegation visited Somaliland last week. The delegation, he added, held...

By: MoDuale Ethiopia's Prime Minister, Dr. Abiy Ahmed, arrived in Asmara in mid morning hours today for a working visit to Ertrea. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki accorded warm welcome to the Ethiopian Prime Minister and his delegation on arrival at Asmara International Airport . The two leaders...