Somalia

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:HARUN MARUF Al-Shabab militants launched an attack on an airbase used by the U.S. military supporting Somali forces, security sources said. The militants detonated explosions from two car bombs at Ballidogle airport in Lower Shabelle region, about 90 kilometers west of Mogadishu. A local source reported...

Colonel Yusuf Abdi Ali (Tuke), was invited in the opening ceremony of the Somali embassy in Washington. He firmly stood next to the president and smiled at the camera. A picture of Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo, the president of the Federal Government of Somalia, with Colonel Yusuf...

Somalia’s Minister of Post, Telecom and Technology, Abdi Ashur Hassan, officially requested Turkish Post to help in the reconstruction of the country’s postal service that was completely destroyed during the long civil strife. During a meeting in Geneva with the Turkish delegation led by Mr....

By:HOL Ilwad Elman, who moved from Canada to Somalia in 2010 to step into the shoes of her late father and champion of peace in Somalia to fight for former child soldiers and female victims of sexual abuse could be this year’s winner of a...

By: Jama Farah Horndiplomat contributor The President of Somalia Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo inaugurates a new Embassy building bought by the Somali Federal Government. He urged Somalis in the diaspora to contribute to buy new buildings for diplomats and a consulate. According to Senior Journalist Harun Maruf,...

 By:Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo tells the UN General Assembly that bilateral negotiations with Kenya over the maritime dispute have not been fruitful. President Farmajo says maritime dispute with Kenya will be settled through the International Court of Justice and that Somalia...

By:Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-Amid frosty relations resulting from maritime dispute, the leaders of Somalia Mohamed Abdilahi Farmajo  and Kenya Uhuru kenyatta met in New York for the first time since March . The Two leaders agreed to restore relations to previous status and take diplomatic steps to...

Horndiplomat, Mogadishu-A group of Somalia’s international partners welcome the successful discussions on debt relief and financial governance between the Federal Government of Somalia, the Federal Member States and the Banadir Regional Administration, held on 14 September in Addis Ababa. The group of international partners are...

Journalists Syndicate (SJS) wishes to call for immediate medical support for a wounded human rights journalist Ismail Sheikh Khalifa whose injuries deteriorated following unsuccessful 10-month long treatment in Mogadishu, Somalia. Ismail has undertaken several surgeries on his back and gluteus after he was badly injured...