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EDAM’s latest analysis covers Ankara’s military basing strategy beyond its borders, that currently consists of military bases in Northern Cyprus, Qatar and Somalia, as well as deployments in Iraq and Syria. The report finds that the political-military rationale is different in each case, presenting a...

HORNDIPLOMAT -Somaliland House of Representatives approves the agreement between Somaliland and the DP WORLD on the management and the investment of the strategic port of Berbera.@Horndiplomat Reports. The Somaliland ministerial committee comprising Foreign Affairs Minister Mr.Saad Ali Shire, Ministers of Finance Ms.Zamzam Abdi Aden, Presidency,...

A spoof government notice hit social media as soon as President Robert Mugabe announced he had set up a new ministry responsible for Cyber Security, Threat Detection and Mitigation. Zimbabweans reacted with customary humour to the letter, which faked the signature and letterhead of the...

By: Adam Duale International Women's Day is observed on 8 March every year since 1975 with the annual event being recognized by the United Nations (UN). To celebrate the women's movement and struggle for equality and amplifying the inequalities they face every day and to...

By:United Nations Luuq/Mogadishu – Standing in front of his makeshift home in a camp for internally displaced people (IDP) in southern Somalia’s Luuq district, Ahmad Hassan Yarrow looks out towards what remains of the Juba River and shakes his head forlornly.

  Horndiplomat-On the 10th of November, in a press conference by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) was declared the closure of Social Media starting from the voting day till the official result of the election is out. The news of the Social Media shutdown was circulating...

By:Reuters The United States barred on Friday travel by Somali officials and other individuals to the United States, accusing them of "undermining the democratic process" in Somalia. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the United States imposed the visa ban after Somalia pushed back to March...

Press-Release by Taiwan  Since Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland established in August in 2020, the "Maternal and Infant Health Care Improvement Project" plays a key role of bilateral medical cooperation.  This project aims to increase the...

Press-Release Mogadishu, 5 November 2021 – International partners* are deeply concerned by continuing delays in the Somali electoral process. While the recent start to the House of the People voting process is a positive development, the electoral timetable remains well behind schedule and needs to be accelerated. We urge national and...

BY:Helena Horton As Philip Hammond and Theresa May were torn into by the Labour party over the National Insurance U-turn - though not, in some people's opinion, by Jeremy Corbyn - Boris Johnson rode an armoured vehicle in Mogadishu. He made a surprise visit to Somalia and expressed his...