Somalia

Horndiplomat-The annual second Mogadishu Book Fair has kicked off in Somali capital Mogadishu on Wednesday.Horndiplomat More than 1500 people mainly young people have attended the event. The three day occasion from 17th to 19th August was attended by popular Somali authors across the globe. Books mainly written...

Mogadishu, August 16, 2016 – Nine Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) soldiers serving under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) have been sentenced to prison for misconduct. The soldiers were found guilty of pursuing personal interest and endangering operational efficiency of the UPDF, contrary...

Somalia has competed in the Olympics for more than four decades, but for the last three Games, it has sent just a couple of athletes and never won a medal. It’s Olympic history is a tragic one. Sprinter Samia Yusuf Omar, who ran at the...

By STEPHEN ASTARIKO @stephenastariko  Northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh on Monday warned Garissa residents against housing refugees fleeing repatriation to Somalia. Northeastern regional coordinator Mohamud Saleh.FILE He spoke at the end of a capacity-building workshop on citizen participation in security in Garissa town. Saleh said the government is...

By Abdirahim Saeed & Deirdre Finnerty BBC World Service 17 August 2016 From the sectionMagazine   •Farhiya was separated from her father when she was a baby •She didn't see him for nearly 40 years •They were reunited thanks to a stranger on social media "Congratulations! We found your dad!"...

Meet Ilwad, the 27 year old who has just been appointed a member of the advisory group of experts on youth, peace and security by UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. Before this honorary moment, Ilwad has been at the helm of the Elman...

Horndiplomat-Today, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development’s (IGAD’s) Security Sector Program (IGAD SSP) in collaboration with Sahan Foundation has officially launched the study report conducted on “Al-Shabaab as a Transnational Security Threat”. Al Shabaab has aspired to become a truly regional organization, with the membership and...

Sources close to the government army told Xinhua on Sunday that the operations which took place on Aug. 10 and 13 targeted insurgents in Sakow town in Middle Jubba region. "The U.S. backed by Somali commandos hit Al-Shabaab targets in Sakow town, killing 30 militants...

Beletweyne, 14 August 2016 – The Ethiopian government has donated food aid to residents of Hiiraan who were displaced by floods early this year. The consignment that also included non-food items was donated to the Mayor of Beletweyne, Omar Adan Dekow, by the Deputy Ambassador...

MOGADISHU, Aug. 12 (Xinhua) -- Somalia's top political decision-making forum has been lauded for endorsing a 30 percent parliamentary quota for women in the forthcoming general elections. Earlier this week, the National Leadership Forum (NLF), which brings together top leaders from both federal and regional...