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PUBLISHED DEC 9, 2022 5:48 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE In yet another move to expand its influence in Somalia, the DP World and Somalia’s State Government of Puntland have signed an agreement for the expansion and upgrade...

By Katharine Houreld DOLLOW, Somalia (Reuters) -Each morning in this Somali border town, 11-year-old Bashir Nur Salat plots his day's mission behind a crooked wire fence. Armed with only a friend's yellow school shirt, a borrowed book and toothy grin, he eyes his prize through...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent Yoweri Museveni, the President and Commander in Chief of Uganda, promoted his son Muhoozi Kainerugaba to General after sacking him as Uganda's army commander. Despite that, he was appointed Senior Presidential Advisor...

The government of Somalia is paying a US lobbying firm Sh40 million ($400,000) through the end of this year to help it gain renewed funding for the country's army and to lift the Trump administration's ban on Somalis' travel to the US. The agreement with...

Two million Muslims from across the globe are converging on Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, a religious duty and for some pilgrims the journey of a lifetime. This year sees the return of pilgrims from Shiite Iran, regional rival to Sunni powerhouse...

200 Turkish students visit several African countries as part of exchange program By Zuhal Demirci ANKARA -A group of Turkish students participated in renovation works at an orphanage-cum-school in Somalia on Sunday, as part of a visit to several African countries under an exchange program. The 2017...

Today (July 17, 2017) marks exactly a year since the African Union (A.U.) launched the African passport in Kigali, Rwanda. The first copies were issued to Rwandan president, Paul Kagame and the then-A.U. President, Idris Deby Itno of Chad during the 27th A.U. summit held...

By: Mohamed Duale Horndiplomat-New Executive Secretary of IGAD  Workneh Gebeyehu has formally assumed duty On Thursday.  Earlier on November 6, during his meeting with delegates from IGAD Member States, Dr. Workneh expressed his eagerness to work for the betterment of the region. The Executive Secretary commended...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed,, Horndiplomat correspondent Somalia and Cuba have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations after cutting ties over four decades ago. "Having established diplomatic relations between 1972-1977, we welcome the resumption of diplomatic...

“Currently, campaigning for some named Islam whether cosmopolitan/American is a waste of time and dangerous…” Last night (Thursday 13/07/17, Friday 20/10/1438H) this lecture was given in Mansoor Hotel: a work over fifteen years transmitted to over fifty countries worldwide. The diagnosis was Islam is in decline, Muslims are...