Africa

By: UNHCR More than 60,000 Somalis, mainly women and children, have fled to Ethiopia’s Somali region in the past few weeks to escape clashes and insecurity in the city of Laascaanood, in Sool region. More than half of...

Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire has visited the UAE-funded military training centre in Mogadishu, which offers training to members of the Somali Armed Forces. Upon his arrival, the Somali Prime Minister was received by Mohammed Ahmed Al Othman, UAE Ambassador to Somalia. Khaire toured the...

By: MoDuale Djibouti’s Ministry of Health has announced 38 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the Horn of Africa nation to 4,207. The Djiboutian Ministry of Health, in a statement issued on Sunday, disclosed that from a total of 439 people who...

By: Reuters  Preliminary results from Kenya's presidential election showed a tight race between the two main candidates vying to replace President Uhuru Kenyatta, with citizens praying an announcement of a winner would not unleash violence as in...

Somalia New president Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo has appointed Hassan Ali Khaireh as the country’s new Prime minister. The New Prime Minister Hasan Ali khayre has been working for Humanitarian and business for many years, he worked for NRC. Currently he's living in Britain and head of the...

Horndiplomat-The Executive Council of the African Union, holding its sixth retreat, continued to discuss the reform of the AU Commission in its afternoon session on Tuesday (September 12). The debate focused mainly on possible proposals presented by the Reform Unit and main issues were: the...

A fact-finding excursion by a miraa traders’ lobby has reported a huge untapped market for the stimulant in the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland headquartered in Hargeisa. The Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (Nyamita) said the market in the region was so huge that the issue was not about the quality of Kenyan produce...

By: Staff writer Djiboutian President, Ismael Omar Guelleh, Kenyan President, William Ruto, and  Ethiopian Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed on Wednesday arrived in the Somali Capital Mogadishu to attend the regional security Summit. The...

Somalia is facing a very real risk of famine, with more than 6 million people, half of Somali population, facing acute food insecurity in the country, three UN agencies have warned. According to the latest findings, by the Food Security and Nutrition Analysis Unit(FSNAU) in...

A 20-member delegation composed of senior leadership of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) will arrive in Ethiopia on Saturday. Among members of the delegation include chair of the Front, Mohamed Umar, according to Spokesperson of ONLF. The Front’s army last week returned to the Somali...