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  As a teenager, Aden Hussein chose to become a refugee to get an education. With Somalia in collapse, he left his family for neighbouring Kenya where Dadaab, one of the largest and oldest refugee camps in the world, offered a de-facto city served by the...

 By:Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo tells the UN General Assembly that bilateral negotiations with Kenya over the maritime dispute have not been fruitful. President Farmajo says maritime dispute with Kenya will be settled through the International Court of Justice and that Somalia...

By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief @HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi have congratulated Sahlework Zewde on her election as the new President of Ethiopia. Ambassador Sahlework was elected as President of Ethiopia yesterday, replacing Mulatu Teshome, who resigned on the same day. Read more: What you need to know about...

On representatives from Somaliland Civil Society Organizations have assembled for half-day meeting held at the Somaliland Non – State Actors Forum (SONSAF) office in Hargeisa. The objective of the meeting Yesterday was to discuss the latest developments in the selection of National Election Commissionaires (NEC)....

Horndiplomat-(Hargeisa- 5th November 2018) The Minister of Information of the Republic of Somaliland should stop recurrent decisions restrictive to freedom of media protected in the Constitution and the Press Law, Human Rights Centre said today. On 1st November 2018, the Minister of Information, Abdirahman Abdilahi...

Horndiplomat-The Government of Eritrea responds recent statement by German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at the Bundestag that alleged Eritrean government continues to maintain compulsory national service as a key means of controlling society. Horndiplomat reports Germany foreign on his recent statement by German Foreign Minister Heiko...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent Somalia's government and Al-Shabab militants have denied the existence of any talks between them, hours after Somalia's deputy defence minister, MP Abdulfatah Kasim Mohamud, told the local media that Al-Shabab militants had...

Taliban says it will allow Afghan women to work and study, assures media workers they will be protected The Taliban is promising to protect women’s rights and press freedom in the group’s first news conference following its stunning takeover of Afghanistan as the group’s co-founder...

The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) backed by Somalia National Security Forces (SNSS) on Friday arrested seven Al-Shabaab militants in Kismayo, southern Somalia during a security operation. The pan African body's mission said an improvised explosive device (IED) factory was destroyed and several weapons...

By:Jama farah ,HornDiplomat Contributor Former Somalia Presidents Sharif Sheikh Ahmed and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visit hospitals to meet with victims of the bombing. The two leaders accused the govt of “failing its responsibility” to protect civilians from terror attacks. After the visit, the former of head of...