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United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres strongly condemned Tuesday’s attacks against the UN compound in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, saying that intentionally attacking UN personnel may constitute "a violation of international humanitarian law.” Seven mortars landed inside the compound, injuring two UN staff members and one contractor....

 By ENA Ethiopia’s National Dialogue is of vital importance for the Horn of Africa region, scholars from Somalia and Eritrea said. Speaking to ENA, Chairperson of Somalia’s Institute for Federalism and Security Analyst,  Sonkor Geyre, said Ethiopia’s National Dialogue will play a vital role in the...

Horndiplomat-The Bidding farewell to Turkish Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ambassador Fatih Ulusoy later today (November 19), State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Dr. Markos Takle underscored that Turkey is Ethiopia’s key economic partner. Noting that Ethiopia and Turkey have enjoyed strong trade and investment relations,...

Horndiplomat-Education drive at camp in the tiny African state is impoving lives of those who fled war  James Jeffrey in Djibouti City Yemeni boys in the refugee camp prove an energetic bunch. Photograph: James Jeffrey Previous ImageNext Image Previous ImagesMore Images   Using a scrunched up...

Trump thanks Tillerson for his service as secretary of state, adding CIA director Pompeo will 'do fantastic job'. US President Donald Trump has sacked Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. "Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA, will become...

By Elizabeth Ingram Managing Editor Multiple news agencies are reporting that Ethiopia has stopped a planned attack on its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) and associated 6,000-MW hydro facility. GERD is under construction on the Blue Nile River, and reports indicate Zadig Abrha, Ethiopia’s deputy government...

BY BETHANY ALLEN-EBRAHIMIAN The global security picture is growing ever more complicated for the new U.S. president. The United States will send several dozen troops to help train Somali forces in their fight against the al Qaeda-linked militant group al Shabab, Pentagon officials said Friday, the...

In the sprawling market of Somaliland’s capital city, Hargeisa, women clad in headscarves or abaya shawls from head to foot engage in volatile haggling with shoppers, and woe betide any man that crosses them – the volume becomes deafening. Somaliland’s religious conservativism – sharia law...

Here is the full text of US President Donald Trump's Wednesday speech on Jerusalem, in which he recognised the disputed city as Israel's capital: When I came into office, I promised to look at the world's challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We...

WASHINGTON Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Donald Trump's inauguration, but hundreds of thousands of protesters are also expected in Washington next week to vent their frustration over his election win. Demonstrations are scheduled across the United States, but the focal point of...