Human Rights Centre condemns the arbitrary arrest and detention of opposition members
The Human Rights Centre condemns the arbitrary arrests and detention of six opposition members. The names of the senior members are Yusuf Nuh Yusuf, Hassan Abdi Mohammed, Mawlid Kayse Mohamoud, Yusuf Ali Osman, Mukhtar Yusuf Ahmed, and Abdalle Kahnug Aidid.
Waiting for Ethiopia: Berbera port upgrade raises Somaliland’s hopes for trade
May Darwich, University of Birmingham and Jutta Bakonyi, Durham University
Berbera port is the main overseas trade gateway of the breakaway Republic of Somaliland. The port city is located on the Gulf of Aden – one of the globally...
Tigray forces deny stealing WFP fuel in Ethiopia
By :BBC WORLD
The authorities in Ethiopia’s northern region of Tigray have denied a UN allegation that its forces stole fuel from a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse.
WFP head David Beasley said...
Somalia’s President Arrives in Garowe
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud arrived in the country's Puntland state city of Garowe.
Somalia's Puntland state top leader, Said Abdullahi Deni and his deputy Ahmed Elmi Osman...
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadrawi, the most influential Somali poet dies at age 79
By: Ibrahim Muse Baqardhe
Mohamed Ibrahim"Hadraawi" Warsame, the most influential Somali poet and one of Africa's most celebrated authors and poets, who was often referred to as the "Shakespeare of Somalia," died Thursday at age 79. The...
Somalia president vows ‘all-out war’ against Al-Shabaab
By: AFP
Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Tuesday pledged “an all-out war” to eliminate Al-Shabaab in his first statement to the nation since the jihadists staged a deadly 30-hour hotel siege in Mogadishu.The attack, which began...
Somalia: Jubaland state parliament extends president Madobe’s mandate from 4 to 5 years
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
Somalia's Jubaland state parliament voted to extend the state's presidential term to five years, which gives a one-year extension of Ahmed Madobe's mandate.
The Jubaland state parliament amended...
Somalia forces end one of the longest hotel sieges in Mogadishu
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
Somalia's government forces ended Mogadishu's Hayat hotel's siege last midnight, after more than 24 hours, Al-Qaeda's terrorist-linked group Alshabab militants claimed responsibility for the Hayat hotel attack, per a statement the...
Nabadgelyo Macallin – HADRAAWI: The Poet and the Man
By:Dr Jama Musse Jama, PhD
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame ‘HADRAAWI’, one of the most popular Somali contemporary poets passed away Thursday 18th of August 2022 in Hargeysa, Somaliland. Recognized for his unmatched role both within his native people and...
Prof: Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid; An Admirable Teacher and a Formidable Leader
By: Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud
Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid, president of Amoud University retired today from active public service after five decades. He also steps down from university leadership after he delivered 25 years of solid performance with...
