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Horndiplomat-Ethiopia’s new prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali names a cabinet on Thursday that includes the former mining minister as defense minister and retains the finance and foreign ministers from his predecessor’s cabinet. List of Newly Appointed Cabinets Announced by Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed 1️ Ambassador...

Horndiplomat-US Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Tibor P. Nagy will travel to Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, and Germany from November 27 to December 8, 2018. During his trip, Assistant Secretary Nagy will focus on promoting stronger trade and commercial ties between...

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...

Horndiplomat-This Monthly newsletter from the Election Monitoring Office provides a brief description of the political events that occurred in Somaliland, mostly relating with the election process. CPA was established to help the countries of Horn of Africa region to build, peace, democracy, human rights and effective governance...

By: Staff writer  in a joint communique by Uhuru Kenyatta and Somaliland President Muse Bihi where they directed their respective senior officials to work together to develop a general cooperation framework agreement. In the agreement, Kenya is expected to open its Consulate in Hargeisa by end...

 President Sahlework Zewde has called on women to fulfill their responsibilities and play the leading role for the success of the ongoing nationwide reform. The President made the remark here today at the official launch of countrywide Ethiopian Women’s Peace Conference and ‘Jegnit’ (heroine) Social...

Horndiplomat- The Ducmentary it was 2011 after the South sudan's gained its independence from Sudan . The South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011, following a referendum that passed with 98.83% of the vote. It is a United Nations member state, a member state...

Kenya’s upcoming general election will have ramifications beyond its borders – particularly for its most fragile neighbour, Somalia. The two front runner coalitions headed by incumbent Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga have both pledged to cement Kenya’s place as the cornerstone of the region. In...

By: Staff reporter At least 6 people were killed and 4 others injured in a suicide bombing in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday evening, police and witnesses said. Police said four youths and a child were killed in the attack which occurred at 7:00...

By:BBC AFRICA Morocco has rejected reasons put forward by Algeria in its decision to sever diplomatic relations with its North African neighbour. Algerian Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra announced his country’s decision on Tuesday to cut all ties with Morocco for "hostile acts". Algiers accused its neighbour of...