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Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Dr. Gedion and Timotheos, Deputy Attorney General of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia accompanied by Ambassador Zenebe Kebede, Ethiopia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Office at Geneva and other International Organisations in Switzerland had a meeting with Ms. Michelle Bachelet, UN High...

By: MoDuale   Somaliland Minister of information Suleiman Ali Kore announced Tuesday he has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating at home. Horndiplomat reports "I got the test done and was found positive," Somaliland Information minister said, adding that he asked those who have been in...

A total of 150,000 police officers were on Friday deployed to voting centres ahead of the General Election on Tuesday. They were drawn from the regular unit, the Administration Police and the General Service Unit. UNBIASED The last batch of officers will arrive at their destinations by...

Kenyans fighting for Al Shabaab are being killed as tension rises between foreign fighters and their Somalia commanders over suspicion of spying. A large number of Kenyan Al Shabaab fighters have since sneaked back into the country and some of them arrested. On Monday, 26-year-old Ahmed...

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...

BY:UNSOM Mogadishu – The new Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (DSRSG), Ms. Anita Kiki Gbeho, arrived in Mogadishu today to assume her duties with the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). “I am honored by the opportunity to join the United Nations in Somalia,...

By: Staff writer Somalia president Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud has tested positive for Covid-19. He tweeted on Friday: “My fellow citizens, I would like to inform you that today I tested positive for COVID-19. So far, I have no symptoms but I will continue to self-isolate and...

ZURICH - Somali-born Mo Farah brought his track career to an end in the most fitting fashion, producing a dramatic 5 000m victory at the Weltklasse Zurich on Thursday, the first of two 2017 IAAF Diamond League finals. It was classic Farah and couldn’t have...

Horndiplomat-The 3d Somaliland Media Summit (SMS) arranged by Somaliland Journalist Association (Solja) and supported by a National endowment held at Ambassador hotel, Hargeisa.Horndiplomat Reports Annual Media Summit and Awke Award 2018 commencement meeting will have discussed positive and negative impacts on Somaliland journalists. At the end of...

By: Ottawa Citizen TORONTO — Family and friends of Hodan Nalayeh are remembering the Somali-Canadian journalist killed in a terrorist attack this week for her work redefining the global Somali identity through positive storytelling. Nalayeh, a broadcast reporter born in Somalia with roots in Edmonton and...