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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Statement of the Chairperson of the Commission on the Situation in Sudan

Horndiplomat-The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC) Moussa Faki Mahamat released Press Statement on the Situation in Sudan. The following statement was issued today by the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC). Addis Ababa, 11 April 2019: The Chairperson of the African Union Commission,...

Giant container ship that blocked Suez Canal set free

This satellite photo from Planet Labs Inc. shows the Ever Given cargo ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal Monday, March 29, 2021. Engineers on Monday "partially refloated" the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, authorities said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free. (Planet Labs Inc. via AP)
Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, bringing an end to a crisis that for nearly a week had clogged one of the world’s most vital maritime arteries. Helped by the peak of...

Turkey-Africa Media Summit to be held in Istanbul

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu (C) and visiting foreign ministers at the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. 17, 2021. (AA Photo)
BY ANADOLU AGENCY As Ankara places increasing emphasis on its ties with the continent, Turkey and Africa are set to hold another comprehensive summit, focusing on media and communication strategies to boost their images and bilateral cooperation A two-day summit marking May 25, Africa Day, organized...

Ottawa police background investigator resigns, says Somali-Canadian hired for ‘political reasons’

BY SHAAMINI YOGARETNAM Horndiplomat-On the same day Abdirahman Abdi was pronounced dead, Ottawa police moved to hire a Somali-Canadian man who had failed a background check, prompting the civilian investigator in charge of vetting officers to resign, Postmedia has learned. Ottawa police Chief Charles Bordeleau. DARREN...

UN to lift sanctions on Eritrea after US shift

© AFP/File | The UN Security Council is scheduled to vote on November 14 on lifting sanctions on Eritrea after the US dropped its insistence on prolonging the measures despite the peace deal with Ethiopia
UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) (AFP) - The UN Security Council is preparing to lift sanctions on Eritrea after the United States dropped its insistence on prolonging the measures despite a peace deal with Ethiopia, diplomats said Friday. Britain circulated a draft resolution to the council on Thursday...

AU condemns violence against migrants in South Africa

By:Mohammed Dhaysane The Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat condemns in the strongest terms, the incidents of violence against nationals of fellow African countries in South Africa, including the looting and destruction of their property. The Chairperson is encouraged by arrests already made...

Belgian athlete Bashir Abdi applauded by Dahabshiil for Rotterdam win

Somali-born Belgian Bashir Abdi celebrates at the finishing line after winning the 2021 Rotterdam Marathon. Photo credit: Courtesy
By: Nation Africa Somali-born Belgian athlete Bashir Abdi on Sunday smashed two records to win the 40th edition of the Rotterdam Marathon. The Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist, who was among the elite athletes in the race, took charge of the race at the 38km leaving defending...

African Union welcomes declaration of ceasefire in Tigray region

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Moussa Faki Mahamat
Press-Release The Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomes the declaration on Monday 28 June 2021 of a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the Tigray region by the Federal Government of Ethiopia as a right step towards the resolution of the conflict. The Chairperson...

Uganda chairman of electoral commission hails the election as a success 

Counting is under way after the official closure of polls photo credit Reuters
By : BBC AFRICA The chairman of Uganda's electoral commission, Simon Mugenyi Byabakama, has hailed the fiercely contested presidential and parliamentary as a success. At a news conference in the capital Kampala, he said Ugandans had turned up in large numbers and voted peacefully in spite...

Somali PM Meets with Turkey Delegation led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar

Somali PM meets with delegation from Turkey led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar
Horndiplomat-Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaireh receives Turkey's delegation led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.Horndiplomat Reports On Wednesday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrives in Mogadishu, the Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi M Guled receives the delegation at the airport. The defense minister is accompanied by the...