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MOGADISHU, Somalia, 19 October 2019 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) calls for authorities at the Somali Federal Parliament (People’s House) to immediately restore access of the independent media and journalists to the People’s House and allocate space for journalists during ongoing parliamentary debates. Almost all...

Writes By: Sherin Helal While Somalia has achieved notoriety in Africa as the most striking example of a failed state and the continent’s biggest battlefield, it has nevertheless also been able to present a model in the form of the autonomous Republic of Somaliland in...

Two countries sign memorandum of understanding in capital Ankara Turkey and Ethiopia on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further enhance cooperation in the railway sector. "We intend to share Turkish State Railways' (TCDD) experience of 163 years with Ethiopia to support the country,...

Horndiplomat- Germany commits further € 2.7 Million in support of first universal suffrage elections to be held in #Somalia after five decades. The following statement was issued today by the German Embassy in Somalia The German Federal Foreign Office (GFFO) has made available € 2.7 million...

Ethiopia PM Abiy Ahmed meets with the leaders of Afar and Somali regional states to discuss security-related issues - reports state-affiliated media. The meeting comes amid deadly clashes over border areas between Afar and Somali regions. October 14/2019 – Armed men killed at least 16 people...

By: Staff Writer Somaliland Cabinet of Ministers today met on their normal weekly meeting chaired by the President Muse Bihi Abdi and vice president Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail approves Somaliland National Internship Policy. The Bill will go to Parliament. "The Somaliland National Internship Policy is approved by...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi attended a function marking World Food Day commemorations held in Hargeisa on 16 October. The event, organized by Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture Development, agricultural productions were showcased by various agencies that support the Ministry of Agriculture,...

By:REUTERS NAIVASHA, Kenya (Reuters) - Kenya’s opened a $1.5 billion Chinese-built railway line linking Nairobi to Naivasha on Wednesday, despite delays in building an industrial park in the Rift Valley town to encourage freight. The extension links to another Chinese funded and built $3.2 billion line...

By:Magdalene Mukami and Mohammed Dhaysane   Somalia is thriving due to aid from Turkey in mostly development and social projects through the Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA). Speaking to Anadolu Agency on Tuesday, TIKA‘s coordinator in Somalia, Galip Yilmaz, noted that Turkish projects in Somalia have...

By: Mohamed Duale The Executive Secretary of IGAD Amb. Mahboub Maalim meets with Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs. Horndiplomat reports During the high-level talks, the IGAD Executive secretary and Assistant Secretary for U.S. Department of State's Bureau of African Affairs...