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Somalia president vows extra efforts after U.S. suspends aid to military

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - The government of Somali will do all it can to pay salaries and buy equipment for its soldiers as it begins to lose international support, the country’s president said on Monday. The statement came several days after Reuters reported that the United...

A statement by Turkey’s foreign ministry says US veto of UN resolution on Jerusalem reveals Washington has lost objectivity

The United Nations Security Council resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital could not be adopted despite 14 other Council members supporting it. The United States on Monday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognise...

US vetoes resolution on Trump’s Jerusalem decision

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The US has vetoed, as expected, a UN Security Council draft resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's recent recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and his plans to move the American embassy in Israel to the city. However, the proposed measure was backed on Monday by the 14 other Security...

Somaliland decides: 2017 presidential elections – in pictures

Somaliland today is widely regarded to have one of the most thriving democracies in East Africa. It held its presidential elections – the country’s third since 2003 - on 13 November 2017, electing a new president, Muuse Biixi Cabdi of the Kulmiye party. Somaliland decides brings...

Who were ‘Africa’s First Democrats’? A review

BY:Mohamed Haji Ingiriis Author Abdi Samatar’s muddled account of the history of Somalia is full of errors and inconsistencies. For reasons probably known to him alone, he avoids engaging with the existing scholarship on the post-colonial period. The author seems to be pursuing a certain...

Muslim world targeted with plots like Jerusalem, Syria, Myanmar to benefit others, Erdoğan says

The Muslim world is the target of numerous plots to reshape it to the benefit of others, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned Saturday. Speaking at the 7th Hadith and Sira Studies Awards Ceremony in Istanbul, Erdoğan said "Just like a century ago, the Islamic world...

Somalian refugee pocketed £39k in benefits after secretly returning to his homeland because he ‘missed the sunshine’

Mohamed Qoomaall forged an immigration stamp on his British passport and had pension credit payments sent to him for two-and-a-half years as a friend enjoyed rent-free living in his council-funded home A Somalian refugee who pocketed nearly £39,000 in benefits after secretly returning to his homeland because...

Somaliland:An Open letter to the president and his minister of health

The health is a pivotal factor for the existence of the human being, it is the biggest factor that determines how long will a nation develops. It determines the hope of that nation, since human being are the only source that shape the boosting...

US Defense Secretary Optimistic About Improving Somalia Accountability

PENTAGON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis said Friday that he was optimistic about improving Somali accountability concerning the distribution of American aid to Somali armed forces, much of which was suspended because of corruption concerns. "I'm sure we can get this thing under control,...

Somaliland President Receives Ethiopian Delegation

Horndiplomat-The new President of Somaliland H.E Muse Bihi Abdi has met with a delegation from the Federal Government of Ethiopia which consisted of Ministers and Diplomats, who come to attend Presidential inauguration. The Delegation, led by Ethiopia’s Minister of Transportation Ahmed Shidde, discussed the importance...