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Over 2,000 fighters of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) Return to Ethiopia from Eritrea

Over 2,000 TPDM Fighters Return Home From Eritrea
More than 2,000 fighters of the Tigray People’s Democratic Movement (TPDM) has returned to Ethiopia from Eritrea today. Upon arrival at Zalambess, the fighters were welcomed by residents and local officials of the areas. The fighters will join the society after they are given training, it...

Somaliland: The Neglected Role In The Fight against Corruption By The House of Representatives

By:Mohammed Dahir Ahmed The legislative body of any nation plays a pivotal role in the fight against corruption. The legislative body or the house of representative has an essential responsibility in its   role for combating corruption in all its forms, especially in public life but...

Heavy fighting kills 20 in region bordering Tigray: official

Tens of thousands of people gathered in the centre of Addis Ababa at a rally to show support for the Ethiopian army
By : AFP, Robbie COREY-BOULET At least 20 civilians have been killed and tens of thousands displaced in "heavy fighting" between rebels and pro-government forces in Ethiopia's Afar region, which neighbours war-hit Tigray, an official told AFP Thursday. The sustained clashes in Afar highlight the potential...

Ethiopia joins ICAO Trainer Plus & provide air traffic control training for nationals from Djibouti and Somaliland

Addis Ababa, April 11, 2017 (FBC) –Ethiopia has become full member of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Trainer Plus. This will allow the country to earn more foreign currency by providing international trainings, Teshale Bekele, training center director at the Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority...

Al-Shabab militants launch attacks on US Airbase at Belidogle 

Italian and Somali security forces are seen near armored vehicles at the scene of an attack on a Italian military convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia, Sept. 30, 2019.
By:HARUN MARUF Al-Shabab militants launched an attack on an airbase used by the U.S. military supporting Somali forces, security sources said. The militants detonated explosions from two car bombs at Ballidogle airport in Lower Shabelle region, about 90 kilometers west of Mogadishu. A local source reported...

IMF disburses US$8.9 million loan to Somalia

International Monetary Fund (IMF)
By: Xinhua The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said it has disbursed 8.9 million U.S. dollars to Somalia after reaching a staff-level agreement. The IMF executive directors welcomed the Somali authorities’ commitment to economic...

US Urges Donors to Give Far More as Somalia Faces Famine

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, second right, meets with humanitarian officials in Mogadishu, Somalia Jan. 29, 2023.
By:Associated Press The first U.S. Cabinet member to visit Somalia since 2015 urged the world's distracted donors Sunday to give immediate help to a country facing deadly famine, which she calls "the ultimate failure of the international community."

The 64th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers held in Khartoum to discuss the South Sudan Peace Process

Horndiplomat-The 64th Extraordinary Session of the IGAD Council of Ministers which took place in Khartoum on the 9th of August 2018 deliberated on issues that should be dealt with to prepare a full document of a Comprehensive Revitalized ARCSS based on the yearlong HLRF...

Somaliland Delegation Meets with Kenya’s National Assembly Majority Leader 

Somaliland Delegation Meets with Kenya's National Assembly Majority Leader 
Horndiplomat-a large delegation from the two of Somaliland’s political parties, UCID and Kulmiye Arrives in Nairobi on Yesterday. The majority leader of Kenya National Assembly Aden Duale invited the joint committee of the two political parties from Somaliland (UCID and Kulmiye), at the Kenya Parliament. During...

Somaliland:President officially opens a four day consultative national action plan

Horndiplomat- The President H. E. Muse Bihi Abdi gave an unprecedented and patriotically passionate speech to the members of the cabinet as he kicked off a four day equally unprecedented special workshop for the newly appointed ministers. In a grand outline in which the Head...