Africa

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi has announced his administration released the prisoners of War who were captured during Turkaraq skirmishes between Puntland forces and Somaliland’s National Army. Horndiplomat Reports Somaliland President has urged Puntland President Saed Abdilahi Deni should also release Somaliland prisoners of war. “I...

By: CPJ Authorities in the breakaway state of Somaliland should immediately release television reporter Abdirahman Keyse Mohamed, also known as Tungub, and investigate the police officer who fired a shot that injured the journalist during his arrest, the Committee to Protect Journalists said yesterday. On May...

By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, SOMALILAND —People, cattle, camels, donkeys and even a lion dressed up in Somaliland's red, and green flag colours for parades and celebrations Saturday marking 28 years since Somaliland’s self-declared independence from the Federal Republic of Somalia. The Celebrations were held across the country to mark the...

By: Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-A delegation of Uganda parliamentarians arrives in Somaliland capital Hargeisa for a fact-finding mission of the internationally unrecognized nation which is marking its 28th independence day on May 18. The delegation is part of several others from Africa which will join the Somalilanders...

By: MoDuale Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has pardoned 517 prisoners.-Horndiplomat reports The convicts regained their freedom following a presidential pardon effected by the head of state as part of the country’s 28th independence anniversary commemorations. This is an annual activity undertaken by the president a...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Dr. Gedion and Timotheos, Deputy Attorney General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia accompanied by Ambassador Zenebe Kebede, Ethiopia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva and other International Organisations in Switzerland had a meeting with Ms. Michelle Bachelet, UN High...

A northern Virginia man who served decades ago as a colonel in the Somali Army is facing accusations in a federal courtroom that he tortured and killed those perceived as enemies of the government. A civil jury in Alexandria heard opening statements and testimony Monday...

Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with President of the World Economic Forum, Børge Brende, in a follow up discussion to their meeting in Davos, Switzerland. In January 2019, it was announced that Ethiopia would host the 2020 World Economic Forum on Africa. Today, Prime...

Horndiplomat- Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gedu Andargachew met with the Ambassador of the Republic of Kenya, Ambassador Catherine Mwangi this afternoon (May 15). The meeting has come as part of the Minister’s continued engagement with diplomats and representatives of neighboring countries. The two sides underlined...

By: Business Daily Lawyers are emerging the biggest beneficiaries in the maritime boundary fight between Kenya and Somalia with revelations that the Treasury paid Sh300 million to Nairobi’s legal team handling the dispute. Revised estimates for the current year show that the budget for Kenya’s legal...