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Somalia’s impossible fight against cholera

Ahmed Hussein’s perfectly white teeth seem too big for his mouth; his upper arms look like they belong to a little boy, not a 23-year-old man. Propped up on an iron bed, Hussein laughs and says he always was slim. But he is clearly malnourished....

UK police arrest 16th person in connection with Manchester attack

British police said on Monday they had arrested a 16th person in connection with the Manchester suicide bombing last week. The 23-year-old man was arrested in Shoreham-by-Sea, Sussex, "on suspicion on offences contrary to the terrorism act", Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter. A total of...

Kenya Election:Uhuru Kenyatta wins controversial Kenyan poll rerun

by Hamza Mohamed Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected in a presidential poll rerun that was marred by violence and a boycott by the main opposition coalition, electoral officials said. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Monday said Kenyatta won 98.2 percent of the votes...

Human Rights Centre expresses concern over the human rights situation of Somaliland

Human Rights Centre releases 2018 annual report
 On the commemoration of the 71st anniversary of the Human Rights Day, the Human Rights Center reports increasing restrictions of freedom of expression and media in Somaliland in this year. In this year, 2019, the Human Rights Center has recorded 88 people arrested for cases related...

Somalia: The United Nations envoy urges Somalia’s regional states to stick to ceasefire deal

The top UN envoy in Somalia has called on Somalia's two warring regional states to stick to a ceasefire agreement to help end fighting which has claimed 45 lives in the past six weeks. Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (SRSG) in Somalia, Michael Keating...

Twitter Reacts to the Olympic Refugees Team

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Horndiplomat-Twitter reacts to the first team of displaced refugees appearing at the opening ceremony in Rio.

Kenya urged to shelter displaced families from Gaza

Businessman and Human Rights Activist Nazir Jinnah Image: HANDOUT
By: THE STAR Businessman and human rights activist Nazir Jinnah is now calling on Kenya to step up and play a role in alleviating the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Jinnah said...

All 92 on Syria-bound Russian military jet killed in crash, including 60 from Red Army Choir

By Polina Devitt and Andrew Osborn | MOSCOW A Russian military plane carrying 92 people, including dozens of Red Army Choir singers, dancers and orchestra members, crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria on Sunday, killing everyone on board, Russian authorities said. The...

International community welcomes reconciliation conference in central Somalia

International community welcomes reconciliation conference in central Somalia
By Mohammed Dhaysane International community welcomed the Galmudug reconciliation conference which is going on in the town of Dhusamareeb, the administrative capital of Galmudug state. The international community who issued statement posted by UN assistance mission in Somalia Known as (UNSOM) are Denmark, Ethiopia, European Union...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg makes surprise visit to Kenya

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is in Kenya. The 32-year-old Internet entrepreneur and philanthropist announced his arrival via his Facebook page where he pointed out that his mission is to meet with Kenyan entrepreneurs and developers and learn about mobile money. The post read: “Just...