Africa

By:SOMTRIBUNE The Supreme Court of the Republic of Somaliland, which doubles up as the Constitutional Court that adjudicates on matters pertaining to the applicability of the constitution on disputed issues, has today ruled that political associations were to open within the time set for it...

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...

Organizations working on children and women’s rights in Somalia have applauded the swift action by the Federal Government of Somalia in investigating the recent incident involving the kidnap and rape of two toddlers in Afgoye, Somalia. The organizations, members of DFID funded Social Norms and...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Ethiopia’s prime minister-elect Abiye Ahmed will be sworn in on Monday, its parliament said, after the ruling coalition chose him to succeed Hailemariam Desalegn as its chairperson. The ruling Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front coalition on Tuesday voted in the 42-year-old,...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Airlines made its first flight to Mogadishu in over 40 years on Friday (November 09). It was the first commercial flight between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu since 1977 and Ethiopian Airlines is now expected to operate daily flights between the two capitals(Addis-Ababa to Mogadishu). The move...

By:Taiwan Focus Taiwan announced Tuesday that it will donate 150,000 doses of the domestically developed Medigen COVID-19 vaccine to Somaliland, as part of its continued assistance to the self-governing East African state in combating the pandemic. The pledge was made after both sides signed an agreement...

Kenya has opened a major new railway between the port city of Mombasa and the capital, Nairobi, 18 months early. President Uhuru Kenyatta said during the launch that the $3.2bn (£2.5bn) Chinese-funded line signalled a new chapter in the country. He warned that he would authorise...

By: Harun Maruf, VOA The Somali government has launched its first national population and housing census in decades, which is expected to take two years. "We will be counting those who live in...

Horndiplomat-Somalia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs official accused Somaliland on the continuous terror attacks in Mogadishu. Ali Abdi Hoshow, the head of the Press & Public Relations at the Ministry said on his official tweet that Somaliland is behind the terror attacks in Mogadishu citing...

  Mogadishu - As Somalis mark the one-year anniversary of the 17 September Agreement, international partners* are increasingly alarmed that the escalating dispute between the President and Prime Minister will undermine Somalia’s stability and derail the electoral process. We urge the President and Prime Minister to resolve their differences immediately,...