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By: KENYANS In the midst of a diplomatic rift between Kenya and Somalia that saw the country bar Somali government officials from entering Kenya last week despite possessing a diplomatic passport, the actions of former Prime Minister, Raila Odinga, will only bring more tension. The ODM party chief met with leaders from the autonomous...

By: Muse Abdi On 18 May in every year Somaliland which is self-proclaimed and unrecognized state of Somaliland celebrates its independence from the Somali Republic, which emerges from repel called Somali National Movement (SNM). After the collapsed Siad Barre regime in 1991, Somaliland has developed into...

By: HornDiplomat & BBC Mosques in the Republic of Somaliland have been urged to turn down, or turn off, their loudspeakers for overnight prayers. The director general of the ministry of religious affairs, Aadan Abdillahi Abdalle, told the BBC Somali service that imams and mosque authorities...

Ethiopian Minister for Foreign Affairs,  Gedu Andargachewu held talks with President Ismael Omar Guelleh of Djibouti today (May 28) at the president’s palace. Following a warm welcome coupled with a congratulatory message to Foreign Minister Gedu on his new appointment, President Ismael Omar Guelleh reiterated...

The councillor, whose mother fled to Britain from Somaliland when he and his siblings were children, becomes the first Somali origin politician to be elected to the European Parliament. Magid was one of six MEPs elected for Yorkshire and Humber tonight, with three seats going...

BY: BBC  Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders. "We sincerely regret any confusion and misunderstanding this incident might have caused," the statement said. Somalia had been completely erased from the map, but the...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has pardoned 14 prisoners of war captured from Puntland.-Horndiplomat reports "Considering the Regional Peace and Security, I have granted a Presidential Pardon to all 14 Puntland Prisoners of War captured by Somaliland National Army during Tukaraq conflict. "President Muse Bihi...

By:Goobjoog News Somalia is taking measures to reduce contact with Kenya amid an ongoing diplomatic row heightened by the move mid this month by authorities in Nairobi to deny entry top government officials. The Ministry of Health Saturday notified aid partners in Nairobi to change venues...

Horndiplomat- Former head of notorious prison, Jail Ogaden, Hasan Ismael Ibraahim commonly known as Haasan Deere has been arrested at the border town of Goldegob (bordering Somalia), sources told the BBC. He is transferred to Ethiopia and by now on his way to Jigjiga. Hassan, who...

By: Mohamed Duale  The Eritrean people welcomed the 28th Independence Day anniversary, with enthusiasm under the theme “Resilience for Higher Progress”. Tens of thousands of Eritrean nationals has marked the eve of Independence Day anniversary with patriotic zeal with street dances accompanied with fireworks and with...