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Somalia Govt response to Kenya’s decision to deny visas for Somali officials

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, during his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu
Horndiplomat-Somalia Government says recent actions by Kenya to detain MPs and members of the cabinet, confiscate their passports, as well as a separate measure to institute mandatory stopover for direct flights from Mogadishu “contravene the neighbourly bond” between Somalia and Kenya - statement The following...

Somalia Minister, lawmakers denied entry into Kenya at JKIA

A section of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi.
By: Horn Diplomat & Standardmedia Three Somali officials with diplomatic passports were denied entry at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi on Monday evening in a tiff that seems to be escalating between Somalia and Kenya. A Somali based radio station Dalsan FM identified the three...

NGOs warn of looming hunger in Somalia

NGOs warn of looming hunger in Somalia
Mogadishu, May 19h, 2019   At least 1.7 million people in Somalia face acute food shortages due to delayed and insufficient seasonal rainfall, humanitarian aid agencies have warned, calling for urgent humanitarian support to save the lives of hundreds of thousands of families at risk. The...

EU’s Federica Mogherini Arrives in Mogadishu

EU’s Federica Mogherini Arrives in Mogadishu
Horndiplomat-EU Chief for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini arrives in the Somali capital Mogadishu.VOA Senior Journalist Harun Maruf Reports According to Details , Federica Mogheni will hold talks with Somalia officials on mutual ties, Economic reforms and EU support and regional security. She will also...

Somaliland to release prisoners of war captured from Somalia’s Puntland

Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi has announced his administration released the prisoners of War who were captured during Turkaraq
Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi has announced his administration released the prisoners of War who were captured during Turkaraq skirmishes between Puntland forces and Somaliland’s National Army. Horndiplomat Reports Somaliland President has urged Puntland President Saed Abdilahi Deni should also release Somaliland prisoners of war. “I...

Ex-Somali Colonel Faces Civil Trial in Virginia Alleging Torture

Still image from file video of Yusuf Abdi Ali NBCWashington
A northern Virginia man who served decades ago as a colonel in the Somali Army is facing accusations in a federal courtroom that he tortured and killed those perceived as enemies of the government. A civil jury in Alexandria heard opening statements and testimony Monday...

Kenya-Somalia maritime border spat earns lawyers Sh300m

Treasury Secretary Henry Rotich. FILE PHOTO | NMG
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...

Somalia cancels national exams after leaks

Somalia cancels national exams after leaks
By:CGTN National secondary exams in Somalia have been cancelled by authorities after papers were leaked on social media platforms, the Minister of Education Abdullahi Godah Barre confirmed on national television. The national exams which began on Saturday, will see over 31,000 students affected over the cancellation....

Somalia’s Puntland Court Sentences Three Men to Death for the Rape and Murder of 12-Years Old Girl

Somalia's Puntland Court Sentences Three Men to Death for the Rape and Murder of 12-Years Old Girl photo credit Garowe Online
Horndiplomat A judge in the town of Garowe, Puntland, sentences Three men to death for the rape and murder of 12-year-old girl. The court acquitted 7 youths charged with the involvement of the rape and subsequent killing of the girl. The names of those who have...

British Embassy in Somalia launches Somali journalism prize award

British Embassy in Somalia launches Somali journalism prize award
By:British Embassy In Somalia The British Embassy is seeking short videos and photographs from media students and early career journalists based in Somalia including Somaliland which demonstrate a positive, original and unique story about Somalia. To celebrate World Press Freedom Day and the ‘Global Conference for...