FAO aims to untap Africa’s potential to end hunger and malnutrition
The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations QU Dongyu says Africa's potential gives him hope that the battle against poverty and hunger can be won. He made the remarks at today's opening of the Ministerial segment of the 31st Session...
African countries convene at UN FAO conference to plan way out of hunger crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic, rising levels of hunger and malnutrition, and growing swarms of locusts are the backdrop for the 31st Session of the Regional Conference for Africa, starting today, convened by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. More than 80 Ministers and...
Thousands rally in Somaliland calling for boycott of French goods
By: Hassan Jama, horndiplomat contributor
Thousands of protesters have marched through Somaliland's second capital Buroa, calling for a boycott of French products as anger over President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of cartoons depicting Prophet Muhammad mounts in the Muslim world.
the protesters burned the French flag, chanted...
Somaliland to deport TikTok star over Somalia flag
By: BBC AFRICA
Somaliland court has ordered the deportation to Somalia of a popular social media star after a video was released of him drinking tea which was decorated with the image of the Somali flag.
Bilal Bulshawi, who is known by Somalis as "the president...
Somalia, China Discuss strengthening relations and cooperation
By: Staff Writer
Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Amb. Ahmed Isse Awad, received on Sunday at his office in the Ministry in the capital Mogadishu, Chinese Ambassador to Somalia Mr. Qin Jian, and discussed with him bilateral relations and ways to enhance cooperation...
Op-Ed: Somaliland government should recognize the potential of Youth
In this article, I will elaborate on the power of the youth and areas require widely consideration and frequently keep in mind.
According to Somaliland national population survey in 2014 shows that 72% of Somaliland’s population is below the age of 35 years, so the...
Erdoğan calls on Turkish people to boycott French products
By: ANADOLU AGENCY
In an escalation of the row between France and Turkey over Paris tolerating and encouraging Islamophobia, Turkey’s president on Monday called for a sweeping public boycott of French-made goods.
"I call on our people to never buy French products," Erdogan said at the...
Somaliland Suspends All Cooperation with the UN agencies
By: Staff writer
The government of Somaliland suspended cooperation with UN agencies completely until further notice.
The Ministry of Planning and National Development, in a statement it sent out to all partners on Sunday, made it known to the UN and other international partners that all...
Somaliland President meets Taiwan Representative to Somaliland
By: MODuale
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi receives with Allen Chengwa Lou Taiwan’s Representative to Somaliland.
The two sides had in-depth discussions on Education, Trade, Health, ICT and the ways to bolster common shared principles and ties between Somaliland and Taiwan.
This year, Taiwan and Somaliland established...
IGAD Encourages Dialogue And Compromise In GERD Issue
By: staff Writer
The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, encourages dialogue and compromise in bringing a solution to the negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) between Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt.
"The negotiation of an arrangement to pave...