Somalia

Somalia has doubled taxes levied on the leafy stimulant khat which is mainly imported from Kenya and Ethiopia in what is going to further put into distress exporters of the product from the two countries which are already reeling from the suspension of business...

Kenya has denied expelling the Somalia ambassador and recalling its envoy to Mogadishu over a simmering marine territorial dispute. Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS) Macharia Kamau clarified that Nairobi had only "summoned" Kenya's envoy to Mogadishu and asked his Somali counterpart to leave for consultations...

Mr. Abdirashid Duale, General CEO of Dahabshil Group speaking to BBC Somali services said they have provided relief assistance to more than 3000 residents of Belet Weyne and its environs in the Hiran region of Somalia. Mr Duale told the BBC Somali reporter, “We are all...

Horndiplomat-U.S. Mission to Somalia confirmed Monday’s attack by al-Shabaab saying there was no casualties. The following statement was issued today by the US Mission to Somalia The United States condemns the attacks today in Baledogle and Mogadishu.  We commend the Somali security forces who repelled the...

By: Zakariye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent  Somalia’s presidential election has moved to the second round after completing the first round by counting the votes, this election is being held at an airport hangar called “Afisyooni camp” for security reasons, and both houses of lawmakers attend to...

By Abdi Latif Dahir For a trip to the Puntland region in northeastern Somalia, Christian Matzenauer didn’t know what to expect. After traveling from Dusseldorf, Germany to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia he flew to the Somali city of Bosaso in January, drove along the coast...

Pirates appear to be making a comeback in the Indian Ocean. Attacks were common until warships from an international force launched a major crackdown five years ago. But the ambushing of four ships by Somali pirates has ended the relative calm Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from...

By: MoDuale Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo has congratulated Democrat Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris on winning the U.S. presidential election. Farmajo says he looks forward to “closing cooperation and partnership.” "Congratulations President-elect of the United States of America JoeBiden and VP-elect Kamala Harris. Somalia wishes...

By:Hassan Jama, HornDiplomat Regional Contributor  Following a special session chaired by Pres Uhuru Kenyatta, Kenya is accusing Somalia of “violating” its sovereignty; alleges that Somalia Army on 2nd March, 2020 were in “flagrant breach”. Somalia last week accused Kenya of “violating” sovereignty and destabilising border...

A militant group associated with Daesh in Syria and Iraq has started levying taxes on businesses in Somalia, Garowe Online reported yesterday. “The traders and businesses in Bosaso city continue to work in fear after being asked huge sums of money by Islamic State branch in...