Somalia

NAIROBI, September 13, 2018 - Somalia’s economy is projected to grow at an annual rate of 3–4 percent, according to the third Somalia Economic Update (SEU) published by the World Bank. Titled “Rapid Growth in Mobile Money: Stability or Vulnerability?”, the SEU assesses Somalia’s vibrant mobile...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres Yesterday's announced the appointment of Nicholas Haysom of South Africa as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).  He will succeed Michael Keating of the United Kingdom effective 1 October, to...

Horndiplomat-The IGAD Heads of State and Government held the 33th Extra-ordinary session at the UNECA in Addis Ababa on Wednesday, September 12. The Presidents of Djibouti, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda and Kenya’s Foreign Minister were present as well as representatives of the...

Horndiplomat-The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 65th Extra-ordinary session at the UNECA today, Wednesday, September 12, in Addis Ababa. The Foreign Ministers of IGAD member countries, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda, as well as representatives of the AU Commission, the...

By :HARUN MARUF The Islamic Development Bank has suspended a multimillion-dollar project in Somalia due to accusations of corruption and mismanagement. Started in October 2016, the Dryland Development Project was being conducted in three rural villages to help pastoralists build resilience to drought, give them access...

The recent amnesty has seen leaders of many terrorist groups defect to the government and help in nation building A few days ago, Eritrea and Djibouti agreed to normalise their ties, opening a new chapter in their previously frosty relations. This followed yet another milestone: a...

A Somali police officer says a suicide bomber has detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a district headquarters in Mogadishu. Capt. Mohamed Hussein says the large blast has badly damaged the compound of the Hodan district’s headquarters. There are no immediate reports of...

Horndiplomat-Somali regional leaders to suspend working relationship with the Federal Government “until all the previous agreements are implemented” - according to an official communique released at the conference. At the end of a crucial four-day conference in the southern coastal city of Kismayo, the leaders of...

Horndiplomat-The UK's Ambassador to Somalia David Concar said his government announced £27m of aid for electoral and constitutional reform in Somalia, Amb Concar said after meeting with Somalia's National Independent Electoral Commission (NIEC). Somalia has since held three polls. But regular Somalis are yet to cast any ballots. The...

The steps taken are a major milestone in Africa’s endeavour to silence the guns by 2020 and promote deeper regional and continental integration, in line with Agenda 2063. The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomed the signing of...