Africa

By:Staff writer At least six people have been killed in an al-Shabaab attack on Mogadishu airport. Police spokesman Aden Hassan told VOA Somali that six people, five of them foreigners, included an AMISOM soldier. Earlier in the day, state TV had said security forces were battling...

By: Anadolu Agency Somalia's new prime minister Mohamed Hussein Roble on Monday appointed Abdulkadir Muhammad Nur, a Turkish university graduate, as justice minister in his newly announced Cabinet. Nur holds a bachelor's degree in international relations from Ankara University, and has also worked as a diplomat...

Addis Ababa, June 26, 2018 – A senior Eritrean delegation composed of Foreign Minister Osman Saleh and Presidential Adviser Yemane Ghebreab arrived in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia today. High level Ethiopian government officials, including Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed, received the delegation at the Addis Ababa...

By : Mohamed Selh Somalia on Sunday said it will kick off biometric registration of citizens to improve government planning, service delivery and security. The plan to improve civil registration and vital...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland foreign minister Dr Saad Ali Shire explains Somaliland-UAE historical relationship , Dr shire told Alain media in Hargeisa. SOURCE:ALAIN

( Horn Diplomat News Desk ) Khadar Muhumad, the author of a new book on Somalia-Somaliland talks, launched it at Hargeysa Cultural Centre.Horndiplomat Reports The book, Kalamaan ( Opposing Views ) discusses the genesis of the talks in London in 2012 and the diametrically opposing...

By : Zakeriye ahmed Horndiplomat Correspondent Tamim Bin Hamad, Emir of Qatar, appointed Dr Abdullah Salem Nasser Al Holi Al Nuaimi as Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Somalia by replacing Ambassador Hassan Hamza Asad Hashem, who assumed...

Horndiplomat-Hargeisa, Somaliland – The Somaliland Foreign Ministry Released full Statement that Sign of Somaliland's Foreign Minister Dr.Saad Ali Shire Says "The Republic of Somaliland today sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly to...

 Ethiopian Prime  Minister Abiy Ahmed received at his office this morning former President of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, former President of Mozambique Joaquim Chissano, and former President of South Africa Kgalema Motlanthe – the designated Special Envoys of Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa and...

Traditional farmers in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are taking the local business of camel milk to the international stage. (Photo: Camels are seen at a farm specialising in producing camel milk. Credit: MARWAN NAAMANI/AFP/Getty Images)   SOURCE:BBC