US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Arrives in Djibouti
Horndiplomat-Today The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Djibouti, to meet with Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh and Foreign Minister Mahamoud Ali Youssouf to further our partnership and discuss cooperation on security issues.
After Meeting The US Foreign Minister Rex Tillerson holds a...
The IGAD Council of Ministers holds its 61st Extraordinary Session(Communiqué)
The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 61st Extra-Ordinary Session on March 26, 2018 in Addis Ababa under the Chairmanship of ; H.E Hirut Zemene, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia representing the Chairperson of IGAD Council of...
NADIFA MOHAMED: WHAT WE LOST IN THE GRENFELL TOWER FIRE
By Nadifa Mohamed
It’s hard to not to imagine myself into those flats, in the days and hours before the fire. To not imagine the stacks of wedding clothes, jewelry and new-home paraphernalia at the home of Hosna Begum’s family, as she prepared to marry her fiancé...
Eritrea To Rejoin IGAD Next Week
The final signing ceremony of South Sudan revitalized peace agreement will take place in Addis Ababa next week.
Eritrea will rejoin the East African bloc, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), at an event to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia next week.
Eritrea suspended its...
Djibouti reduces diplomatic status with Qatar; Senegal recalls Doha envoy
Staff writer, Al Arabiya EnglishWednesday, 7 June 2017
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Djibouti on Wednesday has reduced its diplomatic status with Qatar, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.
Senegal also said on Wednesday it would recall its ambassador in Qatar and expressed its “active solidarity” with Saudi...
Getting To Know The Controversial ‘Mayor Of Mogadishu’
BY:JOSHUA HAMMER
In 2000 Andrew Harding became sub-Saharan Africa correspondent for the BBC, based in Nairobi. Soon he was making regular trips to one of the most perilous corners of the continent: Somalia. Wracked by war, famine and clan-based strife since the early 1990s, the...
Black Somali woman wearing hijab threatened at LRT station, hate crimes unit investigating
By: CTVNews Edmonton.ca Digital Journalist
EDMONTON -- The Edmonton Police Service is investigating after a young Black Somali woman wearing a hijab was threatened by a man at the Century Park LRT Station on Feb. 17.
EPS did not release more details about the incident, but...
Turkey wants to expand ties with African nations, Erdoğan says
By: Daily Sabah
Turkish companies have continued their work in Africa with devotion despite logistical issues and coronavirus-related measures, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Thursday.
Erdoğan's remarks came during his speech at the opening ceremony of the virtual Turkey-Africa Economy and Business Forum, which kicked off...
The UK response to Somalia’s looming famine is painfully slow
By: Telegraph
This week, after two years of devastating drought and soaring food prices, the UN warned that without action, famine will hit Somalia within the next few weeks.
With half a million children...
Türkiye, Somalia sign agreement on defense, economic cooperation
By: ANADOLU AGENCY
Türkiye and Somalia’s defense ministers signed a defense and economic cooperation agreement Thursday to enhance bilateral relations and the stability of the region.
Yasar Guler welcomed his Somali counterpart Abdulkadir...