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US refugee programme suspended for 120 days and Syrian refugees barred until further notice. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order suspending the US refugee programme for 120 days, specifically barring Syrian refugees until further notice. Trump signed the order at the Pentagon, saying the...

Press-Release Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland is delighted to announce the application for the TaiwanICDF Scholarship from 1st January to 15th March 2022. Realizing human resources plays a vital role in national development, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland will follow a...

By: Borkena The Federal High Court ruled that the former head of government of Somali Regional State, Abdi Muhammad Omar (aka Abdi Ille), should defend the case brought against him by the prosecutor, sources said. The court said...

By: Maritime Executive Somalia has rejected pressure for a diplomatic resolution to a longstanding maritime dispute with Kenya, maintaining the matter will be decided by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). Despite a charm offensive by Kenya, Somalia reckons the ICJ must provide the final...

By: MICHAEL ATSBEHA BEKARREDAR, Ethiopia (AP) - The 25-year-old Kedija had her external genitalia removed and her vagina sewn up when she was just seven days old. She has faced a lifetime of pain. "I was unable to hold my urine for long," she told The...

Few outsiders can be said to have played a more important role in fighting colonialism and apartheid in Africa than Fidel Castro. In fact, so widespread was Fidel’s involvement in the anti-colonial struggles in Africa that it is easier to point to countries where Cuba...

By: TRT WORLD The earthquake, which was centred in the Pazarcik district of Kahramanmaras province, also left major damage and hundreds of casualties in Syria. At least 284 people have been reported killed...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Ethiopia's Somali and Oromia regional states delegation paid a visit to Berbera, Somaliland. Horndiplomat reports The Ethiopian delegation accompanied by the Somaliland Deputy minister of foreign affairs Liban Yusuf Osman and other government officials. The Delegation met the CEO of DP World Berbera Supachai Wattanaveerachai and also toured the...

By:Fana Ethiopia Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed arrived in China today to attend the second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum which will be held on April 25-27 in Beijing. Launched close to six years ago, BRI is an ambitious effort aimed at strengthening infrastructure, trade,...

MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai visited her hometown in Pakistan’s Swat Valley on Saturday for the first time since she was shot by a Taliban gunman as a teenager, two security officials and a family friend said. Roads leading to...