![People celebrate at Umayyad Square in Damascus on December 8, 2024 [Louai Beshara/AFP]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/AFP__20241208__36PV6H7__v1__Preview__SyriaConflict-1733643174.webp?resize=265%2C198&ssl=1 "What happened in Syria? How did al-Assad fall?")
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob, 82, dies after cancer diagnosis
By: REUTERS
Namibia's President Hage Geingob, 82, died in hospital early on Sunday, the presidency said, weeks after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Geingob had been in charge of the thinly populated...
Red Sea Tensions May Help Revive Somali Piracy
Maritime security analysts are concerned that the disruption in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden may be creating new opportunities for Somali pirates, who had been quasi-dormant since 2012 but have recently picked up the...
Russian troops could deploy to Burkina Faso – junta leader
By: BBC
Burkina Faso's military-backed president has said Russian troops could deploy to fight jihadists in the West African country, if needed.
In an interview, Ibrahim Traoré said Russia is offering logistical and...
US House majority whip Tom Emmer calls on Ilhan Omar to resign for ‘appalling, Somalia-first’ speech
By:Alpha News
In a video widely circulated on social media, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., is quoted as allegedly saying, “The U.S. government will only do what Somalians in the U.S. tell them to do! They will do what...
MP Alexander Stafford: ‘The UK cannot afford to ignore Somaliland’s plea for recognition’
By Alexander Stafford Conservative MP for Rother Valley
Perhaps the most important lesson we should learn from the brutal war in Ukraine is the value of free, democratic friends in difficult places. The UK has taken a leading...
Somaliland: The unlikely country that could solve Houthi crisis in the Red Sea
By: EXPRESS
A major opportunity to tackle the Red Sea crisis is “staring Britain in the face” if it is willing to end 33 years of an “unfair” diplomatic isolation of a former outpost of the Empire....
Suldaan Said Ahmed appointed as Finland’s Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa
Press Release By Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs
On 23 January 2024, Finland Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In...
ICJ orders Israel to ensure its forces don’t commit genocidal acts in Gaza
By: TRT WORLD
The UN top court has ordered Israel to take all measures within its power to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza.
The International Court of Justice in its interim judgement...
UK elaborates on its cooperation with Somaliland in terms of security and the use port of Berbera
By: Staff writer
The UK elaborates on its cooperation with the Republic of Somaliland in terms of security and the use port of Berbera.
MP Tim Loughton questioned the Minister of State, Foreign,...
United States AFRICOM combatant commander visits Defence Headquarters
By: Kenya Defence Forces
The United States (US) Africa Command (AFRICOM) Combatant Commander General Michael Langley visited the Defence Headquarters, Nairobi. He was received by Chief of the Defence Forces (CDF) General Francis Ogolla.The visiting General inspected...
![British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on, at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, UK, July 5, 2024 [Kevin Coombs/Reuters]](https://i0.wp.com/www.horndiplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-05T115520Z_52034812_RC2ZO8AP0G9J_RTRMADP_3_BRITAIN-ELECTION-1720202222.webp?resize=100%2C70&ssl=1 "New PM Starmer names first cabinet after landslide win")
