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Trump offers help to resolve Gulf crisis

In a phone call with Qatar's emir, Trump offers a meeting in the White House if necessary. US President Donald Trump has expressed Washington’s readiness to participate in efforts to solve the Gulf crisis. This came in a phone conversation with the emir of Qatar, Sheikh...

Somaliland: Solja and Online Media Association Urges Immediate Release of Detained Journalists

Somaliland: Solja and Online Media Association Urges Immediate Release of Detained Journalists
By: SOMTRIBUNE A statement from the Somaliland Online Media Association (SOMA) strongly condemns the government of Somaliland and, particularly, the municipality of Borame for the ‘unjustified detention’ of 4 journalists on Saturday. Mustafa Mohamed Abdi ‘Jannale’, Chairperson of SOMA, whose office released the statement called the...

At least five injured after blast at mayor’s office in Mogadishu

At least five injured after blast at mayor's office in Mogadishu -ambulance worker - Copyright Thomson Reuters 2023
By: Reuters At least five people were injured in a blast on Sunday at the gates of the mayor’s office in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu and gunfire continued to sound, a member of the ambulance service and a...

Somali refugee who arrived in Europe on people smugglers’ boat passes Masters course

Horndiplomat-A SOMALI refugee who arrived in Europe on a people smugglers' boat without any formal education has just passed a Masters course in astrophysics. Abbs travelled to Europe in 2007 when he was just 13 years oldAbbas Roble, 22, came to Britain in 2007 aged...

AU leaders agree to send more troops to South Sudan

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Horndiplomat-African leaders have agreed to send more troops into South Sudan to try to stop any resurgence of violence. The capital, Juba, has been mostly calm since rival leaders called for a ceasefire last week. The conflict is being discussed at the African Union summit...

UAE participate in Ministerial Meetings on Somalia, Non-Proliferation and Disarmament

By Tariq Alfaham NEW YORK, 22nd September, 2017 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates, UAE, participated in the Ministerial Meeting on Somalia, which was held on the sidelines of the 72nd Session of the United Nations, UN, General Assembly, in New York, on Thursday. Fares Al...

Trump, in Oval Office, signs first order on Obamacare

President Donald Trump directed government agencies on Friday to freeze regulations and take steps to weaken Obamacare, using his first hours in the White House to make good on a campaign promise to start dismantling his predecessor's healthcare law. Heading into the Oval Office shortly...

Egypt’s Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi meets Djiboutian counterpart, signs several agreements

The two presidents discussed regional issues of mutual interest and Al-Sisi praised Djibouti's role in attempting to achieve stability. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi met with his Djiboutian counterpart Ismaïl Omar Guelleh in Cairo on Monday. The two presidents signed several agreements and memorandums of...

Former Burundi Minister Hafsa Mossi Assassinated

Horndiplomat-Bujumbura — The first East African Community (EAC) affairs minister for Burundi, Hafsa Mossi was shot dead by unknown gunmen outside her home in Bujumbura yesterday. A close relative said the former minister was near her home when a vehicle with tinted windows hit her...

Ethiopia: Clashes over boundary dispute displaced hundreds

Renewed fighting between armed factions from Ethiopia’s Oromia and Somali regional states has forced hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. The fighting which erupted on Tuesday has displaced at least 600 people from both regions. Minister of Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), Negeri Lencho, told...