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Somalia’s Attorney General Ahmed Dahir put up a spirited case at the International Court of Justice against Kenya’s attempts to discredit a border row case it has petitioned the court to resolve. Kenya’s Attorney General Githu Muigai slammed Somalis as ‘ingrates’, accusing them of reneging...

In the first of a three-part special looking at the Horn of Africa, Steve Bloomfield explores a country in a state of flux: Somalia. The threat of terror, corruption and famine are high and help from outside often does more harm than good. Is...

By Jim Brunner ,Jessica Lee and David Gutman A federal judge in Seattle on Friday ordered a national halt to enforcement of President Trump’s controversial travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim nations. The White House vowed to appeal the decision immediately. In a stunning rebuke, a federal...

The Somali government has said it imposed a ban on miraa imports from Kenya because Meru Governor Peter Munya had "used the business to campaign for the breakup of the country." On Tuesday evening, Somali Ambassador to Kenya Gamal Hassan said Mr Munya's visit to...

The Republic of Somaliland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has renewed its pact with Glover Park Group to advise the East African territory on communications and government relations matters. The pact renews GPG’s work for the Somaliland government, who hired the agency last year to act as an...

Horndiplomat-High level delegation from Eritrea led by Foreign minister Osman Saleh and presidential adviser Yemane Gebreab arrived today in Mogadishu, following president Farmaajo 's recent visit to Asmara. the delegation welcomed by Somalia prime minister Hassan Ali Kheire at Mogadishu airport.  The delegation will meet...

Horndiplomat-Hargeisa regional court sentenced to five years in prison with Sheikh Adan Abdirahman Warsame AKA (Adan Sunne) over charges related encouraging public demonstrations. The court also sentenced other 18 youths to between 9 and 1 year of imprisonment. Sunne has been arrested many times and lastly in...

A new international report led by the Third Generation Project at the University of St Andrews reveals the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on internally displaced persons in Somaliland. Working in partnership with SOM-ACT and Transparency Solutions, the new ground-breaking report, led by the Third Generation Project (TGP), an international think tank that...

By:Staff writer Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi today welcomed to Somaliland General Stephen Townsend, Commander of the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), for consultations to advance mutual security interests in East Africa. General Townsend, the highest ranking U.S. military official to visit Somaliland since 1991,...

A new railway line connecting Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa to the port city of Djibouti is set to be officially inaugurated next month. A government-organized media tour Saturday touted the flagship project, mostly funded by China, and set to officially open in October. The railway line,...