Somalia

The Somali government cannot persuade EU countries to stop commissioning Sahan Research to write on Somali politics, writes Liban Ahmad The Federal Government of Somalia banned Sahan Research from operating in Somalia. The government accused the research company of...

Opinion: Weeks after hundreds were killed, another attack struck Mogadishu—stories of death that have become achingly familiar for Somali-Canadians By:Hawa Y. Mire Hawa Y. Mire is a diasporic Somali storyteller, writer, and strategist with more than a decade of experience in high-impact community-based initiatives, as well as the...

RIYADH/JEDDAH: Minister of Hajj and Umrah Mohammed Salih Bentin on Thursday received Somali Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs Iman Abdullah Ali and his accompanying delegation in Jeddah. Bentin discussed strong bilateral relations and topics related to Somali pilgrims, briefing Ali on Saudi efforts to...

By: United Nations Dollow – “I'm 95 years old and I have never seen such drought. Animals died, people now… we seriously need support and people who can help us. We don’t even have something to cook for our families; we have almost nothing,” says Seynab Fiddle Cirowe,...

By: Business Daily Lawyers are emerging the biggest beneficiaries in the maritime boundary fight between Kenya and Somalia with revelations that the Treasury paid Sh300 million to Nairobi’s legal team handling the dispute. Revised estimates for the current year show that the budget for Kenya’s legal...

Horndiplomat-the ONLF commander Abdikarim Muse Qalbi Dhagah freed by Ethiopia. He was handed over to Ethiopia by the current Somali Govt in August last year in a move that stirred outcry. Traditional leader Fawzi Mohamed Ali tells Voa Somali that he was released 8am Thursday...

Mogadishu, 30 October 2016 — The United Nations, African Union, European Union, Inter-Governmental Authority on Development, Ethiopia, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States are deeply concerned over continuing allegations of corruption in Somalia’s electoral process and reports of recurring intimidation of...

By Harun Maruf WASHINGTON — Armed attackers believed to be members of al-Shabab have attacked a residential housing area in the Kenya town of Mandera near the border with Somalia. Governor of Mandera County Ali Roba confirmed the attack on Twitter. He said six people were...

(Horn Diplomat News Desk)Books written by non-Somalis about Somali politics or culture have long been read  only by those with a facility  to speak English, Italian, French or Arabic.   *Getting Somalia Wrong <https://www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Somalia-Wrong-Shattered-Arguments/dp/1842779338> by Mary Harper, the BBC Africa Editor, has turned out to be a remarkable exception...

By:Harun Maruf Somali officials say pirates have hijacked an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean and guided it to the coast of Puntland region. Sources tell VOA's Somali service that the ship is believed to be a merchant tanker flying the flag of the United Arab...