Somalia

Horndiplomat-Rushing about her teashop in downtown Eyl, a coastal village in Somalia, Bisharo Abdi looks the part of a busy young shopowner. However, behind this chatty young entrepenuer is a complex story. Life for Bisharo has been difficult. She was born into to a...

Horn Diplomat-:Mogadishu, 11 July 2016 – A delegation from the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa arrived in Mogadishu, Somalia today, on a pre-election assessment mission, ahead of the elections, scheduled for August and September 2016. The four-member delegation is in the country to gauge...

Horn Diplomat-Over 100 al-Shabaab militants attacked and overpowered a Kenyan police station on Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks by the Somalia-based militant group. Police confirmed that the early-morning attack took place in the north-eastern town of Wajir, about 50 kilometers (31 miles)...

Horndiplomat-The Philippines denied Friday that piracy in its waters bordering Indonesia and Malaysia had reached Somalian levels following a recent spate of kidnappings of Southeast Asian sailors. Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay said the situation in the southern Philippines is much more stable than in...

HornDiplomat-The African Union (AU) plans to withdraw its troops from Somalia by the end of 2020. The exit strategy is for the Federal Somali Republic to takeover the responsibilities of security for its territory, so the AU mission in Somalia (AMISOM) can come to...

HORNDIPLOMAT=Somalia: Well water is creating lush, green farms in Bakol’s semi-arid lands Huddur, a small town located in the heart of Bakol region, Somalia, has little in the way of arable land. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbcvTpsZbA4&feature=youtu.be

HORNDIPLOMAT-Mogadishu(SONNA)-The President of the Federal Republic of Somalia, HE Hassan Sheikh Mohamud condemned the terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia and reiterated his call for global anti- terror response. “On behalf of the Federal Republic of Somalia and the Somali people, I am deeply shocked and...

HORNDIPLOMAT-Federal Government of Somalia has pardoned inmates as sign of good gesture to honor the end of the holy month of Ramadan. More than nine prisoners were freed to join and celebrate with families in the middle Shabelle region/ . Middle Shabelle region governor Ali Abdullahi...

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horndiplomat-Securing Somalia, Whatever the Cost Officers from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) patrol in Mogadishu in 2015. After the European Union announced cuts to its AMISOM funding, some participating African countries have threatened to withdraw. (MOHAMED ABDIWAHAB/AFP/Getty Images) Summary Somalia has posed a key security...