Somalia

By:Mohammed Dahir Ahmed Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean started in 2005 by Somalia parities and reached its climax in 2011 when they have attempted to hijack 237 vessels and at year’s end, seized 11 vessels, keeping a total of 216 people...

The Horn of Africa Initiative (HoA) Finance Ministers and Senior Officials from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Somalia are holding a two-day meeting (3 -4, February) focusing on promoting economic integration and regional cooperation in Djibouti. The meeting aimed at reviewing the overall policy...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent The president of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, arrived in Djibouti for official state visit. The President was received by Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh upon his arrival at...

By: BBC AFRICA, Horndiplomat Somali artist Nimco Happy has been making waves on TikTok for her song “Isii Nafta” (give me life), with Cardi B dancing to the bop and Bella Hadid sharing it on Instagram - and now her song has been officially released on Spotify. The song...

By: BLOOMBERG Somalia rejected an appeal from Ethiopia to enter into negotiations with a view to granting it access to a Red Sea port. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed last week warned that his country’s...

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson looks forward to meeting newly elected Somali President and working with him on shared priorities. Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said: I congratulate Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo on his election as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia.  Somalia has made huge progress in...

Horndiplomat-The Explosion Targets to Somali Government Soldiers in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne Killed 2 and Other 7 Wounded. Horndiplomat Reports Somali police Shade-Centre near the textile shopping complex in Mogadishu's Hamarweyne suburb today targeted land-Mine BLAST , Two soldiers were killed and seven others wounded . Meanwhile The Somali security...

By James Jeffrey 2016 saw the EU cutting back funding to the AMISOM mission fighting jihadists in Somalia. Ethiopia has pulled back some 4,000 troops the country considered unnecessary. Ethiopian troops previously assisting the internationally-funded African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) were suddenly withdrawn to Ethiopia a...

By:Anadolu Agency Somalia's semiautonomous state of Puntland on Thursday completely banned female genital mutilation (FGM), officials announced. The decision came after a cabinet meeting chaired by the state's President Said Abdullahi Deni in state capital Garowe, where the ministers voted to completely ban the practice,...

The Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of Somalia in Lusaka, Mr Ahmed Abdirahman Sheikh Nur has revealed that the his country is looking for areas to invest in within the COMESA region. Mr Ahmed said this in Lusaka when he paid a courtesy call on...