Somalia

Horndiplomat-Jubaland regional leader Ahmed Mohamed Islam known as “Ahmed Madobe” wins re-election in a regional parliamentary vote. Ahmed Madobe was declared winner in 1st round after receiving 56 votes, more than two-third of the 74 MPs who voted; Anab Mohamed Dahir got 17 votes....

By Mohammed Dhaysane MOGADIHU, Somalia The presidential election has been once again delayed, the country’s electoral commission announced late Monday. Commission chairman Omar Mohamed Abdulle, also known as Omar Dhegey, said the election would not took place Nov. 30 as scheduled. "We are very sorry to share with...

Somalia's al-Shabab militants have been distributing food to drought-stricken Somalis in what appears to be a bid to win public support. A similar initiative by the militants during the last famine in 2011 failed to boost their image. Not only did the UN blame al-Shabab...

By:REUTERS Former Somali president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said on Sunday that soldiers had attacked his residence and that President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed was responsible. His accusation came as Somali soldiers exchanged gunfire in the streets of the capital Mogadishu, in a sign of deepening splits in...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The number of coronavirus cases in Somalia stands 928 following the minister of health Fawziya Abikar report on Thursday that confirmed 55 new cases in the past 24 hours. The minister also said during the daily briefing, five patients succumbed to...

Mogadishu has suffered more than two decades of war, and many of its young people were born and raised alongside violence and bloodshed. Children with disabilities, however, face added risks of abandonment, neglect and lack of equal access to basic human necessities. But Ismail Rage, 22,...

Horndiplomat-The UK Minister of State Commonwealth and UN Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon in this week Speaking of UK's Parliament says his government deeply concerned the recent tensions between Somaliland and Puntland . Question by The Marquess of Lothian Asked on Foreign and Commonwealth Office To ask Her Majesty's Government...

By ABDULKADIR KHALIF More by this Author Several world leaders Sunday congratulated Somalia as it marked 58 years of independence. US President Donald Trump sent a message, stating: “On behalf of the United States of America, I wish you and the people of Somalia a joyous 58th...

By:Reuters Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said he was committed to free and fair polls after he signed an agreement on Thursday with leaders from the country's regions to hold indirect elections after delays triggered a crisis. Under the indirect election system, clan elders were...

United States Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto on Friday disclosed that the U.S Mission to Somalia located at the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya would soon be moved to Mogadishu. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Yamamoto stated that the move could take...