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By LAEED ZAGHLAMI Could Africa be the next safe haven for the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists fleeing from the Middle East? The concern emerged at the 10th session of the focal points of African Centre for Research and Study on Terrorism held...

By:The Hindu First part of joint exercise, named Varuna, already under way off Goa End of this month, India and France will hold anti-submarine warfare games off Djibouti coast near the Horn of Africa, as part of the 17th edition of the bilateral Varuna exercise series...

Guled A Mahir A delegation of Somaliland lobbyists for international recognition has visited Sweden's external affairs ministry. The delegates were welcomed by some Swedish members of parliament who campaigned for Somaliland’s international recognition.The opposition chief for Welfare and Justice...

By:Jama Farah ,HornDiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-IGAD's Consultative Meeting on the Peace Process in South Sudan Begins. A consultative meeting among ministers of IGAD member states and leaders of South Sudan Peace Agreement signatory parties begins today (November 09) in Addis Ababa. In her opening speech at the session,...

By:Hassan Jama, HornDiplomat Contributor  The fourth trilateral technical dialogue between Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the filling and operation of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) begins today (November 5 2019) in Addis Ababa. The meeting sets out to consult on outstanding issues over the filling...

Turkey’s Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu met with his Somali counterpart on Wednesday in Ankara. Security Minister Abukar Hassan Islow arrived in the Turkish capital to hold “important and productive” official talks with Turkish authorities. He was welcomed by Soylu and his delegation. “We are striving to...

DUBAI, Sept 11 - DP World said on Tuesday it would continue to pursue all legal means in its dispute with the government of Djibouti which seized a port terminal operated by the company earlier this year. Djibouti this week nationalised shares held by the...

By Jim Siegel  The Columbus Dispatch Before Ismail Mohamad could become possibly the first Somali-born attorney licensed to practice in Ohio, he first had to convince his family that he was pursuing the right profession. They knew he was tough, having escaped the violence of civil war...

Mevlut Cavusoglu’s remarks come at Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Somalia Contact Group meeting in Doha ANKARA/DOHA The Turkish foreign minister on Sunday said Somalia needs Turkey’s help to ensure political stability, to restructure national security forces and to create an environment that will allow economic...

By:The Global and Mail Members of Canada’s Somaliland community have been meeting with MPs to push for federal emergency funding relief in the region after a fire devastated its largest commercial market. The Canadian Alliance to Rebuild Hargeisa Market is calling on Ottawa to provide $10-million...