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US:5 Kenyans, 67 Somalis deported from US over immigration issues

Five Kenyans are among 72 people deported from the US over immigration issues. The rest are Somalis. Police and immigration officials said a private plane carrying the 72 individuals landed at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Friday morning after a long journey that started from...

Somalia and its backers sign security pact to beef up army

By Estelle Shirbon | LONDON Somalia's government and its foreign backers on Thursday signed a security pact which they presented as a road map toward building a functional national army capable of taking on the fight against al Shabaab militants. The al Qaeda-linked Islamist militant group...

Somaliland Foreign Minister Meets With Russian diplomat Yury Kourchakov

Horndiplomat-The Foreign Minister met with the Deputy Consular of Russia Yury Kourchakov who is based in Djibouti. This was the first time a Russian diplomat set foot in Somaliland for over 38 years. This occasion was a meet and greet for the Consular to...

How do you solve a problem like Somalia?

By Mary HarperAfrica editor, BBC World Service News This Thursday, the great and the good will descend on London to discuss Somalia, a country that has topped the Fragile States Indexfor eight of the past 10 years. The London Somalia Conference, co-chaired by the UK, Somalia...

DP World marks start of concession in Somaliland

Dubai-based DP World, a global trade enabler, has celebrated its 30-year port concession for the management and development of a multi-purpose port project at Berbera, Republic of Somaliland which started on March 2. President of the Republic of Somaliland, Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud and DP World...

London conference aims for stable Somalia under new chief

International leaders are gathering in London on Thursday to thrash out agreements with Somalia aimed at stabilising the country under its new political leadership. The one-day conference is looking to strike a new compact that will accelerate progress on security, development and the troubled east...

Watch:Captivating love story between Chinese-African couples

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As Chinese and Africans get more opportunities to interact with each other following growing multilateral ties, many become friends and even fall in love. So how do the cultural differences feature in their relationships? Or are the differences over-exaggerated; could there actually be more similarities...

Trump to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Wednesday

By Jim Acosta and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN)President Donald Trump plans to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Wednesday, according to his schedule. The meeting will take place at 10:30 a.m. ET in the Oval Office and will be closed to press, according to...

Somaliland students rely on food aid

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Tens of thousands of children are out of school in Somaliland because of drought. Many of those still in the classrooms are relying on aid from the World Food Programme. Teachers say that although the children do not get a balanced diet, the food gives them...

Somaliland:President Sends Congratulatory message to France elect President Emmanuel Macron

Horndiplomat-The President of Somaliland H.E Ahmed Mohamed Mohamed Silanyo Sents Congratulated Message to Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, in a resounding defeat of Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist who threatened to pull...