Ethiopian PM arrives in Seoul For Two-Day State visit
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed arrived in Seoul, Korea for a two-day state visit and meeting with President Moon Jae.
Prime Minister Abiy was welcomed in an official ceremony by the Government of South Korea. Members of the Ethiopian community in Seoul also warmly welcomed...
Somaliland: SONSAF’s Forum on Somalia Debt Relief Communique
Discussion Forum on Debt Relief Communiqué
The high-level debt relief discussion forum took place at the University of Hargeisa on 30th of December 2019, organised by Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum, and attended by representatives from the government and the civil society, including senior government officials, academics,...
Djibouti:2nd Meeting Of IGAD Task Force On The Red Sea And Gulf Of Aden
By:Hassan Jama ,Horndiplomat Contributor
Members of the IGAD Task Force on the Red Sea & Gulf of Aden meeting in Djibouti agree to convene the meeting of the task force in Mogadishu in March 2020 at the request of the head of Somalia delegation.Horndiplomat Reports
The...
Kenya to reopen Mogadishu embassy, ministry says
By: The East African
Kenya says it is prepared to reopen its embassy in Somalia, following an invitation by Mogadishu on Saturday.
In a note sent to Mogadishu on Monday, the Foreign Affairs Ministry in Kenya also asked Somalia to reopen its mission in Nairobi, which...
At least 80 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
By: Info Migrants
Two private rescue ships, the Sea-Eye 4 and the Aita Mari, have carried out rescues relatively close to each other not too far off the Libyan and Tunisian coasts. Sea-Eye 4 rescued 63 migrants on Tuesday and Aita Mari carried out a...
Ethiopia, EU discuss the current situation in Tigray
By:fana
Demeke Mekonnen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Ethiopia held talks today with Pekka Haavisto, Special Envoy of the European Union and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland.
according to Ethiopia state-run media Fana, Discussing the current situation in Tigray, the special envoy appreciated the...
Somaliland, a secret well kept in Africa
By:UNPO
The Horn of Africa is often described as dangerous, unsafe, affected by violent conflict with a high level of criminality and a strong presence terrorism (Al-Shabab). And yet, this region also hides one of the most peaceful,...
The Challenges of Democratisation Process in Somaliland: The Way Forward, ISCO Somaliland
Today, 8th September 2019, the Independent Civil Society Organisations Coalition (ISCO Somaliland) published a briefing explain the challenges the democratisation process of Somaliland is facing and provides recommendations. ISCO Somaliland is a coalition for the independent civil Society organisation of Somaliland to cooperate on...
Saudi King Salman invites Qatar pilgrims to Hajj
Qatar welcomes decision, but says move should include a full lifting of the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led group.
Saudi Arabia will open its land border with Qatar to allow Hajj pilgrims to pass through, its official press agency said.
A statement on the official Saudi...
Did BBC radio presenter go too far with ‘racist’ Somali Olympic sailing team joke?
Horndiplomat-A BBC radio presenter has made reference to Somalian pirates while discussing the Somali Olympic team's results at a sailing event in Rio .
The joke was made on BBC Cumbria's late show with Ian Timms on Tuesday, August 9.
But now it's being questioned whether...
