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DJIBOUTI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Having sailed nearly 10,000 miles from China, the Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark has arrived in Djibouti, and is now providing free medical services to local people, when the temperature can reach 40 degree Celsius. Mahammad Hassan Abadid, 42, a...

Mogadishu - The United Nations Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political Affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, visited Somalia and held a series of meetings with the country’s leadership to show solidarity with the government and people of Somalia, as well as to reiterate the United Nations’ support to...

  US Africa Command says it's assessing reports that 10 civilians were killed in an operation against Islamists in Somalia. American troops supported Somali forces in combat against al Shabaab militants.US Africa Command says it's assessing reports that 10 civilians were killed in an operation...

HARGEISA, Somaliland (Horn Observer) A UK-Somalilander mother with a baby was bared Dubia bound flight on Friday at the Egal International airport in Hargeisa, resulting a Somaliland minister on the flight to protest the unprofessional conduct of the crew and cancel his flight with...

Since the beginning of this year, Somaliland, an autonomous territory in the Horn of Africa, has been ravaged by severe drought. As eighty percent of the region’s livestock has already succumbed to the shortage of water, millions of people are facing imminent famine. Although...

Whether Americans or Africans, my friends reacted in much the same way when I disclosed I was headed for Hargeysa, the capital of Somaliland, to participate in an international book festival. Whether Americans or Africans, my friends reacted in much the same way when I...

ZURICH - Somali-born Mo Farah brought his track career to an end in the most fitting fashion, producing a dramatic 5 000m victory at the Weltklasse Zurich on Thursday, the first of two 2017 IAAF Diamond League finals. It was classic Farah and couldn’t have...

Somali army refutes local officials' claims and says al-Shabab fighters were killed during operation with US soldiers. At least 10 civilians, including three children, have been killed in a joint raid by Somali forces and US troops in the country's south, local officials alleged, but...

Horndiplomat-Innovate Ventures has announced the ten early stage startups for this year’s Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Innovate Ventures is the leading Somali start-up accelerator and technology fund, working with VC4Africa and Oxfam under the Work In Progress! Alliance to support and invest in...

Every four months, Human Rights Centre issues a quarterly report on the situation of the media in Somaliland. The report is based on monitoring and documentation carried out by the Centre. This quarterly report covers the period from 11th April to 7th August, 2017,...