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Turkey’s first lady arrives in Bangladesh to visit Rohingya refugee camp

Turkey's first lady Emine Erdoğan and a delegation including Turkish politicians and heads of Turkish aid agencies arrived in Bangladesh Thursday to visit a refugee camp hosting Rohingya Muslims fleeing violence in Myanmar's Rakhine state. The first lady told reporters that Turkey will do everything...

Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha 2017

As two million Muslims wrap up the Hajj pilgrimage, many remember those suffering in conflicts around the world.   Millions of Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday as some two million pilgrims carry out the final rites of the annual Hajj in...

Somalia turns down $80m to cut ties with Qatar

Somali President, Mohammed Abdullah Farmajo, has been offered $80 million in exchange for his agreement to sever diplomatic relations with the State of Qatar, the New Khalij news outlet reported a prominent journalist has revealed. “After two hours of enticement, Farmajo rejected the tempting offer,”...

Turkey’s military presence abroad: Rife with risks and opportunities -Edam Org

EDAM’s latest analysis covers Ankara’s military basing strategy beyond its borders, that currently consists of military bases in Northern Cyprus, Qatar and Somalia, as well as deployments in Iraq and Syria. The report finds that the political-military rationale is different in each case, presenting a...

Somaliland Debates: Somaliland Third Candidates faced off in a presidential debate

International Debates -Inspire Group (IG) is organizing and hosting the first ever Somaliland Presidential Election Debate (SPED). The Debate is a platform that will provide the best possible information to voters - hopefully enabling them to better evaluate the standing candidates of Somaliland’s Presidential...

Earth’s population reaches 8-billion milestone, but this upward trend may not continue for long

The United Nations on Tuesday is marking Earth's population reaching eight billion people. (blvdone/Shutterstock)
By:· CBC News  On Tuesday, the United Nations officially marked the day the global population reached eight billion people. It's not an exact science. It may have happened weeks or months ago or may not even...

Stories of a Lifelong Fascination With Africa

By NADIFA MOHAMED JULY 3, 2017 LOVE, AFRICA A Memoir of Romance, War, and Survival By Jeffrey Gettleman 352 pp. Harper/HarperCollins Publishers. $27.99. A memoir is an opportunity for a writer to put his or her life on trial, but few follow through and condemn themselves too. Jeffrey Gettleman, this...

Somaliland:Berbera basing politics: Understanding actors, interests, and animosities( Full Length Research Paper)

Full Length Research Paper BY: Najah M. Adam Department of Diplomacy and International Relations, EUCLID University, Gambia. Received 8 May, 2017; Accepted 5 June, 2017 Key words: National security, basing politics, interests, actors, animosity, deterrence, collective security,collective defense. HORNDIPLOMAT-The presence of forward forces in foreign soil is not...

Erdogan declares victory in elections, says no walking back on Turkey’s progress

(Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in elections on Sunday, citing what he said was a public mandate for him and the alliance led by his ruling AK Party. https://twitter.com/HornDiplomat/status/1010985224040341504?s=19 Erdogan the most popular leader in recent Turkish history, said there would be no...