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By: MoDuale A high-level Ethiopian government delegation led by Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance, arrived in Berbera, Somaliland. The Ethiopian finance minister accompanied by Ethiopian Minister of Transport Dagmawit Moges Bekele and the President of the Somali Regional State Mustapha muhumed omer. Upon arrival in Berbera, the...

Turkey congratulated Somalia on Monday on the occasion of National Flag Day, the Turkish Embassy in Somalia wrote on Twitter account. "Turkey wholeheartedly congratulates Somalia on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the National Flag Day . We firmly believe that it will continue to...

By:Daily Sabah turkey's special relations with Africa will go down in history as an excellent example of cooperation, first lady Emine Erdoğan said. Speaking to the Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) General Coordinator Burhanettin Duran during an interview with Turkish political magazine Kriter,...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent Somalia's lawmakers give the country's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre  ten additional days to form a new government after his request. Somalia's lower house's first deputy speaker and...

By: The Guardian Only a “massive” and immediate scaling-up of funds and humanitarian relief can save Somalia from famine, a UN spokesperson has warned, as aid workers report children starving to death “before our eyes” amid rapidly escalating levels of malnutrition. In a message to G7 leaders who...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Eritrea on Wednesday confirmed its fourth case of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and also banned all commercial flights. Horndipomat reports Eritrea has also announced that so far four people were tested positive for coronavirus. The following statement was issued today by Eritrea...

Horndiplomat-The United Nations Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq Told the VOA Somali service says the fighting between Somaliland and Puntland displaced thousands of people in Tukaraq. In an interview with VOA Somali, The United Nations Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter...

Global trade enabler DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port. Under the agreement, DP World will invest up to...

South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir signed a peace agreement with rebel factions in the Ethiopian capital on Wednesday to end a civil war that has killed at least 50,000 people, displaced two million and held up the country’s progress since it gained independence seven...

Kibarkingmad is impressed by the continent's most recent election but Olushambles thinks Somaliland should get its act in order. (Illustration of our satirical Resident Presidents. Credit: BBC)     SOURCE:BBC