Somalia

By : Zakeriye ahmed Horndiplomat Correspondent Somalia's Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre lands in Ethiopia's capital of Addis Ababa ahead of the 10th Tana Forum, which takes place in Bahar Dar on 14-16 October.

MOGADISHU, Somalia 15 January 2021 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is deeply concerned about the politically motivated charges of attempted murder by the Puntland military court against freelance journalist Kilwe Adan Farah after he was held incommunicado in Garowe since 27 December. SJS is also worried about...

Discussion Forum on Debt Relief Communiqué The high-level debt relief discussion forum took place at the University of Hargeisa on 30th of December 2019, organised by Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum, and attended by representatives from the government and the civil society, including senior government officials, academics,...

Horndiplomat-The President of Puntland State of Somalia Abdiweli Mohamed Ali (Gaas) visited Wednesday in Badhan Sanaag region of Somaliland for the first time since when he becomes Somalia's region of Puntland president. Badhan, about 90 kilometers east of Erigavo, the capital of the largest region of Somaliland, Sanaag, The...

MOGADISHU, Somalia, 20 May 2020 – Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) welcomes the statement on Tuesday 19 May, by Maria Arena, Chair of the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Human Rights, on the continuous attacks on journalists and restrictions on media freedom in Somalia. Journalists in Somalia...

Berbera Port deal has been groundbreaking; at the stroke of a pen, Somaliland took a massive step towards international recognition and permanent separation from Somalia By Dr. Brendon Cannon and Dr. Ash Rossiter - Brendon Cannon is Assistant Professor at Khalifa University’s Institute of International and...

Four security guards working for the United Nations have been wounded after a car bomb explosion near their compound in Mogadishu, Somali officials said. All the victims are Somalis. One of them, the chief of the local security guards, suffered severe injuries, officials said. Reuters...

Horndiplomat-the UAE's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Dr Anwar Mohammed Gargash has commented the recent development and progress of the Horn of Africa and the role of government of United Arab Emirates. Dr.Gashgash Post on his Twitter says the Emirates government hard work to supporting...

Somaliland opposition party Waddani condemns the torture and illegal detention of five Somalilanders in Mogadishu. The WADDANI Party issued the following statement today Following the WADDANI Party's statements of condolences and condemnation of...

This additional assistance brings EU humanitarian aid to the Horn of Africa region (including Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Djibouti) to nearly €260m since the beginning of the year. “The situation in Horn of Africa has drastically deteriorated in 2017 and it keeps getting worse. Millions...