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Sorry, but when I decide who to vote for on Election Day, it will be the person I think can best represent the country, not the candidate that will most impress my boyfriend.

Raila Odinga’s Vision for Transformative Leadership as African Union Commission Chairperson

By Staff Writer In a bid to lead the African Union Commission (AUC), Rt. Raila Amolo Odinga, Kenya's former Prime Minister and a lifelong Pan-Africanist, has outlined his transformative vision for Africa’s future. His comprehensive agenda, built...

 Gaza’s health ministry: Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza rises to 44,382

AFP People recite a prayer over the bodies of members of the Palestinian Akasha family, killed in an Israeli strike on the Sheikh Adwan neighbourhood north of Gaza City on November 30, 2024. / Photo: AFP
By: NEWS AGENCIES  At least 44,382 Palestinians have been killed and 105,142 wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to Gaza's health ministry. The toll includes 19 deaths...

Somaliland’s President-Elect Abdirahman Irro Holds Key Meetings with UK and Ethiopian Representatives

President-elect Irro met with the Ethiopian Ambassador to Somaliland, Teshoma Shunde Hamito
By: Mohamed Duale, Horndiplomat Hargeisa—Somaliland’s President-elect, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi Irro, held important diplomatic meetings today with representatives from the United Kingdom and Ethiopia, signaling strong international recognition of Somaliland’s democratic process. Meeting with UK...

Finland suspends development cooperation with Somalia over refusal to accept repatriation of citizens

By: Yle  Finland is suspending its bilateral development cooperation programme with Somalia. Finland Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (Finns) made the announcement at a press conference on Wednesday.

U.S. Foreign Policy Blindspot: Ignoring Somaliland and South Yemen’s Case for Independence

U.S. Foreign Policy Blindspot: Ignoring Somaliland and South Yemen’s Case for Independence
By Michael Rubin ,National Security Journal Confederations Dissolve. Washington Errs When It Ignores Reality: Both Somaliland and South Yemen say they want independence. In both cases, their independence would benefit U.S. national security yet, in both cases, the State Department rejects...

Somaliland President congratulates Trump on US election victory

Somaliland president Muse bihi abdi
By: Horndiplomat staff Hargeisa, Somaliland – Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on his US election victory. President Bihi expressed optimism about strengthening the Somaliland-US strategic partnership under Trump's leadership.

Donald Trump Wins 2024 US Presidential Election, Defeating Harris

Donald J. Trump has vowed a radical reshaping of American government in his second term.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
By: ALJAZEERA Donald Trump has been elected to return to the White House as the 47th United States president. The vote was called for the Republican candidate by The Associated Press news agency early...

Turkish Oruc Reis research ship arrives in Somalia for oil and gas exploration

Turkish Oruc Reis research ship arrives in Somalia for oil and gas exploration
By:ANADOLU AGENCY Türkiye's research vessel Oruc Reis has arrived off the coast of Somalia to conduct seismic surveys for oil and natural gas, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Friday.

Russia’s Putin welcomes world leaders for three-day BRICS summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin before a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia [Handout/Stanislav Krasilnikov/BRICS via Reuters]
By: ALJAZEERA China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi and other global leaders have arrived in the Russian city of Kazan for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies that the Kremlin hopes to turn into...

Egypt and Djibouti Collaborate on Solar Power Plant Project

Egypt and Djibouti Collaborate on Solar Power Plant Project
By: Horndiplomat writer Egypt and Djibouti took a significant step toward strengthening their collaboration in renewable energy by signing a bilateral agreement and an executive contract for the construction of a 276.5-kilowatt solar power plant in Djibouti....