Al-Shabab claims killing 27 soldiers in southern Somalia
Somali army repels attack and an official says 87 fighters killed after group stormed Baar Sanguni base near Kismayo.
Somalia's al-Shabab detonated a suicide car bomb then stormed a military base in the country's south,claiming at least 27 soldiers were killed.
An official said the military repelled the attack and...
IGAD Condemns Criminal Attack on the Djibouti Army
Press-Release by Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD)
The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, condemns in the strongest terms possible the criminal and cowardly attack on the Tadjourah Regiment of the...
Why did Qatar leave the Djibouti-Eritrea border?
The renewed Djibouti-Eritrea border dispute is the first ripple effect of the Gulf crisis in Africa.
by:Sultan Barakat
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Sultan Barakat is the director of Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies at the Doha Institute.
by:Sansom Milton
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Sansom Milton is a senior research fellow at the Doha Institute for...
Somaliland, The independent state
Horndiplomat-When most people think of the country Somalia, they associate it with the only areas national media cover, pirates, extremist terrorism, famine and war. A self declared independent state of this country named Somaliland seemed to be different from the rest, the people were...
Trapped in Afghanistan, Rescued by Volunteers: How a Handful of Americans Freed 5,000 Afghans
By: The Wall Street Journal
Zack Vanmeter, a private equity investor in Naples, Florida, called the Somaliland government last week asking if he would accept thousands of Afghan refugees.
“He suddenly called me,” said Bashir Goth, Washington’s representative for the Somaliland.
Two days later, on August 25,...
Djibouti president receives Al-Rabeeah supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center
DJIBOUTI CITY — President of Djibouti Ismaïl Omar Guelleh met with Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) at the Presidential Palace in Djibouti City.
During the meeting, they discussed issues related to relief and humanitarian work, including...
Somaliland Coast Guard enhances Technical Maintenance and Equipment skills
Horndiplomat-A Technical Maintenance and Equipment training course aiming at enhancing the maritime skills of Somaliland Coast Guard officers started in Berbera, Somaliland, on October 15th.
The activity, organised by EUCAP, is designed to provide fifteen officers from the Somaliland Coast Guard participating in the activities...
Ethiopia plans home-grown social media
By: Developing Telecoms
The Ethiopian government is reportedly planning to build a local rival to Facebook, Twitter and Whatsapp, apparently following a number of disagreements with the social media giants – and Facebook in particular – though this has not been officially confirmed.
Nevertheless, according to Reuters,...
Op-Ed: Somaliland must learn how to play by the global geopolitical rules!
(A note to the newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of the Republic of Somaliland.)
Written by Hussein Adan Igeh (Deyr),
In a rapidly changing geo-political dynamics as well as security, political and economic challenges in the Horn of Africa Region, where Somaliland...
Djibouti opens new port for Ethiopia potash exports
DJIBOUTI, June 15 (Reuters) - Djibouti on Thursday inaugurated a new port that will serve as the main gateway for potash exports from neighouring Ethiopia, the second of four new ports that will boost the tiny Horn of Africa nation's position as a continental...
