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The Horn of Africa, a region often synonymous with conflict and political uncertainty hosts Somaliland, a relatively peaceful breakaway costal region that declared its secession from Somalia in May 1991. The collapse of the central government destroyed infrastructure and displaced thousands of civilians...

Horndiplomat-The special representative of un secretary-general to Somalia Michael Keating briefs the Security Council meeting on Monday the current situation of Somalia. Mr.Keating on his annual security council report has especially noted the situation of the clashes between Somaliland-Puntland forces in Tuko-Raq, “There is a serious...

Mr. President It is now almost one year since Somalia underwent a peaceful transition of power and the election of President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo’. Like many new governments, his has been through a steep learning curve. In the process, it has crafted a commendable national...

Security Council Press Statement on Somalia: On 24 January, the members of the Security Council were briefed by the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia, Mr. Michael Keating and the Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Ambassador Madeira on the...

Mubarak Farah was eight years old when he began teaching himself to play the piano. A refugee who came to Ottawa with his family when he was three, Farah listened to the Somali folk music played from his family’s cassettes, matching the notes on...

Machakos governor Alfred Mutua has disparaged Nasa leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka's planned swearing in. Raila's oath-taking is scheduled for Tuesday but Mutua termed it a recipe for chaos. He further described it as the planting of seeds of civil war "which will turn our nation...

'Turkey has a right to defend itself,' says Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia Somalia on Friday expressed its support for Turkey's military operation in Syria's Afrin. Foreign Minister Ahmed Awad spoke to Anadolu Agency on the sidelines of a meeting of top...

Mogadishu (HOL) - Somalia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation, Ahmed Isse Awad on Thursday met with his Ethiopian counterpart, Workneh Gebeyehu in the Ethiopian capital. The official discussed the bilateral relations between the two countries and how to promote them. Last year, Ethiopia released...

Somali envoy to Ethiopia speaks to Anadolu Agency prior to AU summit By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Somalia has appealed to the United Nations and the United States to lift the arms embargo they imposed during the civil war. Anadolu Agency caught up with Somali Ambassador to...

MOGADISHU, January 23, 2018—The German Government announced its commitment of EUR 23.4 million to support infrastructure work in Somalia. Channeled through the World Bank’s Multi Partner Fund (MPF) the contribution will strengthen municipal planning and implementation capacity to improve access to basic infrastructure. “Germany joins...