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By : East Africa Ethiopia prime minister has sent emissaries to Kenya and Somalia seeking to have their maritime border dispute resolved without worsening flagile diplomatic ties in the Horn of Africa. Officials in Nairobi and Mogadishu said Abiy, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Authority on...

Today the regional court in Hargeisa has sentenced Naema Ahmed Ibrahim to three years in prison over charges related to statements she allegedly made in Mogadishu. According to the charge sheet, these statements are "insult and defamation against the state." Naema was arrested on 27th...

Self-declared state set for third smooth presidential poll but economy still fragile John Aglionby, east Africa Correspondent When Somaliland elects its new president on Monday voters will be engaging in a rare event for east Africa: a ballot that is expected to be free, fair and credible. The incumbent...

Horndiplomat{sport}Jurgen Klopp Swipes at United Spending £100m on a Player According to the London School of Economics, Liverpool FCare the eight most valuable football club in the whole world. Forbes ranks the Reds news as the 41st most valuable sports franchise on the planet. With such lofty...

By:Daniel Mumbere The decision by Ethiopia’s ruling coalition to resolver a border dispute with Eritrea has met stiff resistance from members of Badme town which was the epicenter of the war that killed tens of thousands on both sides. The 36 member executive committee of Ethiopian...

WASHINGTON, June 2nd 2017 – In support of the government of Djibouti’s goal of achieving universal access to electricity by 2035, the World Bank is launching a new project to bring the benefits of electricity to around 14,000 of the poorest households (or around...

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Somaliland has passed its first law against rape, in a bid by the new government of the breakaway region to crack down on violence against women, a senior official said on Wednesday. Rape is not a criminal offense and perpetrators...

Once seen as a "natural" Republican constituency, Muslim-Americans are increasingly leaning Democratic, and they are expected to vote in record numbers for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election in November. From overwhelmingly voting for George W. Bush in the 2000 election to...

Horndiplomat-Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh arrives in Mogadishu for a two-day visit. Ismail Omer guelleh was received by Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo at the airport. According to Villa Somalia, During the visit the two leaders will discuss strengthening bilateral cooperation in all areas of mutual benefit...

TEHRAN Iran is to deploy missiles for a Revolutionary Guards exercise Saturday in a show of defiance a day after the United States imposed sanctions over a ballistic missile test launch last weekend. The Guards' Sepahnews website said the manoeuvres in the northeastern province of Semnan...