Who is Fadumo Dayib, Somalia’s first female presidential hopeful?
Horndiplomat-Fadumo Dayib was only 14 when she learned to read and write, but the human rights activist is now vying to become Somalia's first female president in the country's first democratically-held elections since 1967.
While the security situation in Somalia's capital Mogadishu has continued to...
African Union force begins troop withdrawal from Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia – The African Union says it has begun its withdrawal from Somalia and will cut 1,000 troops by the end of this year as security responsibilities start to shift to the local military.
The continental body said Tuesday that the move comes at...
Suspected al-Shabab militants ambush Somali forces outside Mogadishu
MOGADISHU, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Suspected al-Shabab militants on Saturday launched an ambush at a checkpoint manned by government forces in Afgoye town about 30 km northwest of Mogadishu, police and witnesses said Saturday.
A police officer who declined to be named told Xinhua that...
New Year brings hope, grief to Somali family devastated by bomb blast
By Reuters
MOGADISHU — As wounded men screaming for their mothers were brought into a Mogadishu hospital after a huge truck bomb on Saturday, doctors fought to save eight-month-old Mohammed Hassan, whose mother was already dead.
The baby had lost too much blood to cry, but on...
Somalia: At least 8 killed in Mogadishu car explosion
At least eight people have been killed and 14 others wounded after a car bomb attack at a military base in Mogadishu and the militant group al Shabaab claimed responsibility.
Salad Mohamed, a senior police officer in Mogadishu told Anadolu Agency by phone, that a...
US forces execute three more children in Somalia
This edition of the program is about US continued interventions in Somalia. It talks about recent killings of 10 innocent civilians, including 3 children, in Somalia at the hands of US soldiers.
http://178.32.255.194/ptv//program/20170905/0905_aft.mp4
SOURCE:PRESSTV
Ethiopian and Eritrean Foreign Ministers Arrive in Mogadishu
By. Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat Tweets @MohamadDuale
Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed Arrive in Mogadishu.Horndiplomat Reports
Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu and the Foreign Affairs Minister of Eritrea, Osman Saleh Mohammed where warmly received...
Somalia reiterates appeal to lift arms embargo
Somali envoy to Ethiopia speaks to Anadolu Agency prior to AU summit
By Addis Getachew
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia
Somalia has appealed to the United Nations and the United States to lift the arms embargo they imposed during the civil war.
Anadolu Agency caught up with Somali Ambassador to...
A Young Somali Finds Refuge in UK, and Boxing
STRIVE, a new short film, depicts challenges of integration for a refugee in Manchester
Charlie Watts, a young filmmaker based in Manchester, has created a powerful short documentary called STRIVE, which tells the story of Idris Ahmed, a refugee desperate to improve his life, and...
Press Release: Somali NGO community takes the threat posed by COVID-19
This virus does not care if you have already been affected by drought, locust and conflict. It doesn’t care where you live in or if you have access to healthcare. The virus doesn't care, but we must.
The Somali NGO community takes the threat...