Somali Education Leadership — Can Abaarso be an example?
By:HOL
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY - A conference held at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY during 8-9 June 2019 covered variety of issues related to Somali/Somaliland education leadership.
The conference was the first annual conference dedicated to Somali educational and economic development. This was a unique opportunity for academics...
Puntland signs deal to build port in ancient town of Eyl with China-based firm
By:Horndiplomat & Global Construction Review
The newly elected president of the Puntland state of northeast Somalia Sa'eed Abdilahi Deni has signed a deal with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) to build a port in the Red Sea town of Eyl.
The deal was signed...
Somaliland and Puntland: 17 detainees released and returned home
Seventeen members of the armed forces of Somaliland and Puntland who were captured in the armed conflict that broke out in May 2018 were released and returned home today with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Our colleague Kevin Ngang...
Terrorists benefit from Kenya, Somalia tensions
By : East African
What is the genesis of the problem between Somalia and Kenya?
It is the territorial dispute over the delimitation of a 100,000 square kilometres territory in the Indian Ocean. Somalia and Kenya are claiming part of the territory off the Indian Ocean.
While...
Ethiopia, Somalia Leaders Hold Bilateral Discussion in Addis Ababa
By: Mohamed Duale
Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi ‘Farmajo’ arrived in Addis Ababa on Sunday for talks with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed received Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed and his delegation this morning and held discussions at the Office of the Prime...
UN Secretary-General Appoints James Swan of the United States as special Representative for Somalia
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today announced the appointment of James Swan of the United States as his Special Representative for Somalia and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM). He will succeed Nicholas Haysom of South Africa to whom the...
Ethiopian MFA apologises for map that erases Somalia
BY: BBC
Ethiopia's foreign ministry has apologised after a map of Africa on its website incorporated neighbouring Somalia within its own borders.
"We sincerely regret any confusion and misunderstanding this incident might have caused," the statement said.
Somalia had been completely erased from the map, but the...
Somaliland President Pardons 14 Prisoners of war captured from Puntland
Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has pardoned 14 prisoners of war captured from Puntland.-Horndiplomat reports
"Considering the Regional Peace and Security, I have granted a Presidential Pardon to all 14 Puntland Prisoners of War captured by Somaliland National Army during Tukaraq conflict. "President Muse Bihi...
Somalia is taking measures to reduce contact with Kenya amid an ongoing diplomatic row
By:Goobjoog News
Somalia is taking measures to reduce contact with Kenya amid an ongoing diplomatic row heightened by the move mid this month by authorities in Nairobi to deny entry top government officials.
The Ministry of Health Saturday notified aid partners in Nairobi to change venues...
Three in four children in Puntland face acute food shortages, warns Save the Children
GAROWE, PUNTLAND 23 May 2019: Just one in four children in Puntland, Somalia, have access to sufficient food, a new assessment by Save the Children reveals today. These children are far more likely to succumb to the impact of yet another drought which is...