Somalia

Horndiplomat-(Press Release)Rushanara will be holding a press conference at 12:00 PM on 21st November at 347 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9RA. With around five million people in Somalia in need of humanitarian aid, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs,...

By: Staff reporter Expressing concern over the lingering electoral impasse in Somalia, the UK on Saturday urged the Somali leaders to reach a consensus on the electoral process. "The UK underlines the urgent need for Somali leaders to come together and reach a consensus on implementing...

The two countries are bound by a fraternity of faith and humanity Top political leadership in Somalia has expressed gratitude to the rulers of the UAE for their unstinted humanitarian efforts aimed at alleviating suffering in the African nation. A high-level delegation visiting Abu Dhabi...

A notorious Somali pirate leader is missing following an attempt Saturday to hijack a cargo ship, maritime sources and villagers said. Abdikarim Salah "Aw Koombe" and two other pirates were last seen on board a Lebanese-registered cargo ship, OS 35 near Socotra Island, as they...

By: THE EAST AFRICAN Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries. And, from this week,...

By:Anadolu Angency MOGADISHU, Somalia - A Turkish aid agency distributed food Saturday to more than 400 families in central Somalia. The families who received the assistance live in an internally displaced camp in Abudwak in the central region of Galgadud. They have lost livestock because of the severe...

BRUSSELS, 18th July, 2018 (WAM) -- Mohammed Issa Al Suwaidi, UAE Ambassador to the Kingdom of Belgium, EU and Luxembourg, has reiterated the UAE's commitment towards the people of Somalia and its support for efforts aimed at bringing unity, security and stability to Somalia...

By Tufan Aktas and Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia More details about Turkey’s first military facility in Somalia emerged on Thursday with the construction firm behind the project confirming the base will be able to train hundreds of local soldiers. Istanbul Mogadishu General Construction Company Director Ebubekir...

Every day, Kenyan and Ethiopian farmers pick a huge amount of fresh khat leaves — the herbal stimulant chewed to achieve a high similar to the effects of amphetamines — and sell it to traders who package it up and send it off to...

By:XINHUA The international partners on Tuesday welcomed reforms in Somalia's security sector to help flush out the al-Shabab militant group. The partners from the United Nations, African Union, European Union, Britain, and the United States welcomed the initiative by Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaire to brief...