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Ethiopia and Turkey Enjoy Excellent Relations

Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey H.E. Ambassador Girma Temesgen met with H.E. Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey Ambassador Girma Temesgen met with Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. ( January 10) They discussed on a myriad of bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest as well as regional matters of mutual concern. Turkey...

Taiwan to provide Taiwan Scholarship to Somaliland students

Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland
Press-release Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland is delighted to announce the application of Taiwan Scholarship from February 1st to March 31st 2022. Education is one of the fields listed in the Taiwan-Somaliland Bilateral Protocol 〔Agreements and Conventions〕. The Somaliland outstanding students are encouraged to...

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue Vital for Horn: Somali, Eritrean Scholars

Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is of vital importance for the Horn of Africa region, scholars from Somalia and Eritrea said.
 By ENA Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is of vital importance for the Horn of Africa region, scholars from Somalia and Eritrea said. Speaking to ENA, Chairperson of Somalia’s Institute for Federalism and Security Analyst,  Sonkor Geyre, said Ethiopia’s National Dialogue will play a vital role in the...

US Report Documents Atrocities, Ethnic Cleansing in Tigray, NY Times Says

Arsema Berha, 9, rests at the Ayder Referral Hospital in the Tigray capital, Mekelle, on Feb. 25, 2021, after being injured during fighting in Ethiopia. photo credit afp
By VOA News An internal U.S. government report obtained by The New York Times says that Ethiopia is conducting “a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing” under the cover of war in the Tigray region, an area largely controlled by Amhara militias in the northern part of the country. The Times says...

‘Triple threat’ adds to long-standing crises menacing food security in Somalia – FAO

WFP/Ismail Taxta World Food Programme food distribution in Somalia during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a joint report, the UN The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warns that in the absence of large-scale and sustained humanitarian assistance “the situation could worsen through mid-2021”. “Somalia's long-standing crises are compounded now by the ‘triple threat' of the COVID-19 pandemic, desert locust infestations and climatic shocks”,...

High spirits as Somaliland prepares to vote

Election fever grips Somaliland ahead of a tense leadership challenge. by Kate Stanworth High spirits and a celebratory atmosphere have characterised the political campaign rallies in the run-up to a long-awaited presidential election in the self-declared state of Somaliland, which is due to take place on...

Kenya urged to shelter displaced families from Gaza

Businessman and Human Rights Activist Nazir Jinnah Image: HANDOUT
By: THE STAR Businessman and human rights activist Nazir Jinnah is now calling on Kenya to step up and play a role in alleviating the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Jinnah said...

Hassan Sheikh inaugurated as new Somalia president

Newly Elected President of Somalia inaugurated
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Somalia's newly elected President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has been officially inaugurated on Thursday. Various delegations from different countries in the region and Somalia’s international partners attended the inauguration of the 10th President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, at the Afisyoni...

MIGA Supports Ground-Breaking Solar Project in Somalia

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By: World Bank  The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group has issued a guarantee of $5.67 million to cover Kube Energy’s equity and debt investments in Kube Energy Somalia LLC for a period...

Somaliland: November 13 Marks the Somaliland Presidential  Election DAY

All Somalilanders who obtained their voting cards will proceed to the ballot boxes on November 13th .2017 to elect the fifth president of the Republic of Somaliland. According to National Election commission, there are 704.89 eligible voters   out of the  830.000 registered people i.e ...