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Sudan’s prime minister survived an assassination attempt on Monday after a blast in the capital, Khartoum, Sudanese state media said. Abdalla Hamdok’s family confined he was safe following the explosion, which targeted his convoy. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Hamdok was appointed prime minister...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor The government of the United Arab Emirates has Cancelled the construction of the military base in Berbera, Somaliland. Horndiplomat reports According to the UAE daily newspaper The National, The Emirates has had a military base in Eritrea since 2015 but plans...

By, Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional Contributor Commander of Somali Air Force, Brigadier General Mohamed Sheikh held a meeting with Pakistan Air Chief Mujahid Anwar Khan in Islamabad today and discussed ways and means to further enhance mutual cooperation between the two air forces. According to...

By:Jama Farah ,Horndiplomat Contributor  Ethiopia government noted with disappointment the Statement issued by the United States Department of Treasury on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) released on 28 February 2020. The following statement was issued today by the Ethiopia Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Ministry of Foreign...

Saudi Arabia announced on Thursday that it had temporarily suspended entry for visitors from coronavirus-hit countries with otourist visas, as well as pilgrims embarking on the Islamic pilgrimage of Umrah. Below is the complete list of the countries and territories from which passengers can no...

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today announced that the International Monetary Fund has secured sufficient financing pledges to allow the Fund to provide comprehensive debt relief to Somalia. Over 100 IMF member countries have pledged to provide more than SDR 242 million (US$334 million)...

By:fanabc Ethiopia and Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED) have signed a 100 million loan agreement. The agreement was signed here today by Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance and Hussain Jasem Al Nowais, Chairman of KFED. Ahmed Shide said the loan will be used for the...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Russian Ambassador to Djibouti denies rumours his country was interested in setting up a military base in Berbera - reports . Horndiplomat reports The Russian ambassador to Djibouti and Somalia Mikhail Golovanov told Russian state-operated news agency RIA Novosti his...

By:Horndiplomat Staff Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz met in Riyadh today and discussed bilateral relations and comprehensive Red Sea cooperation. According to Yemane G. Meskel Eritrean Information Minister, President Isaias Afwerki underlined in the meeting that the profound economic...

By: MoDuale U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo arrived in Addis Ababa on Earlier, Monday (February 17). Horndiplomat reports The Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed held talks with Mike Pompeo, the US Secretary of State. According to Office of the Prime Minister-Ethiopia, The Prime Minister of...