Africa

The European Commission has provided EUR 100 000 in emergency humanitarian funding to assist the most vulnerable families affected by the fire that broke out at the Waaheen market in Hargeisa on 1 April 2022 – PRESS STATEMENT The fire, suspected to have been caused...

PUBLISHED DEC 9, 2022 5:48 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE In yet another move to expand its influence in Somalia, the DP World and Somalia’s State Government of Puntland have signed an agreement for the expansion and upgrade...

The U.S. ambassador to Somalia Stephen Schwartz has resigned, citing personal reasons, the embassy confirmed Friday. An emailed statement to VOA said the ambassador resigned September 29. It provided no further details. Schwartz was sworn in as the 13th United States ambassador to Somalia in June...

In the framework of UNESCO’s support towards the sustainable development of the Somali Culture Sector, and in partnership and with the financial support of the French Embassy in Kenya and Somalia, UNESCO sent a technical expert mission to Somaliland from 28 October to 2...

After many delays, presidential elections will finally be held in Somaliland on 13 November. President Silanyo will be stepping down, ensuring Somaliland’s third transfer of power in 14 years. Nonetheless, the stakes are high in what will be a closely contested election. The incoming...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland Government on Wednesday executed six convicts who had been sentenced to death for murder. Khadar Abdikarim, a police officer in Somaliland told Anadolu Agency over the phone."All of them were convicted of murder. Two of them were additionally accused of...

The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has repatriated 400 Ethiopian nationals whose lives were at jeopardy in Yemen. About 300 of the returnees were males, it was noted. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in tandem with IOM, provided medical facilities to the returnees. The Ministry is also...

By:Alpha News In a video widely circulated on social media, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is quoted as allegedly saying, “The U.S. government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do! They will do what...

Press release by Taiwan Representative Office Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland coordinates with Somaliland’s Ministry of Health Development, Taiwan ICDF, and Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital launches the first maternal booklet in Somaliland...

The wife of 92-year-old Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe said Friday that he would be the voters' choice even after he dies, as she addressed supporters from the ruling ZANU-PF party. Grace Mugabe, who is seen as a possible successor to her ailing husband, ratcheted up...