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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...

 By:AFP A Somali man went on trial in Germany on Friday accused of stabbing three people to death and injuring several others, with prosecutors seeking to have him placed in psychiatric care. The suspect, an asylum seeker with a history of mental health problems, faces charges...

By:Reuters U.S. Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa David Satterfield will step down from his role before summer, sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, after less than six months on the job and at a time of persistent political turmoil in the...

By Liz Sawyer Star Tribune On the eve of Ramadan, Abdi Warfa, a faculty member at the University of Minnesota, flipped on the international news to find a shocking scene. A massive fire ripped through the expansive open-air market in Somaliland's capital city of Hargeisa, destroying...

At 21, Sultan Mehmed II defeated the Eastern Roman Empire and took over Istanbul, an epic victory that led to the Ottoman Empire spanning territories on three continents for centuries to come. Great hopes make great men, as...

By:Abdiaziz Daud , Horndiplomat Correspondent in Kenya, @Abdiaaziiz ODM leader Raila Odinga has been endorsed as the Azimio la Umoja movement joint presidential candidate ahead of the August 9 elections. Mr. Raila Odinga welcomed the endorsement and vowed to provide the leadership Kenyans are yearning for. "Today...

By: UAE MFA Today, the United Arab Emirates announced a commitment of USD 85 million to support humanitarian operations in Ethiopia. In coordination with the Famine Relief Fund, the contribution will be disbursed to several agencies, including the World Food Programme (WFP), the International Committee...

By: CHIMP REPORTS The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Vincent Bagiire met and held discussions with Amb. Dr. Avv. Hersi Hagi Olosow; Director-General of Protocol and acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia. The...

By:Gulf Times Amir of Qatar His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met on Sunday at Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Majlis at the Amiri Diwan, with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo. During the meeting, co-operation relations between the two countries and ways to develop...

By:Irish Times “Judging The Moth Poetry Prize was a beautiful experience,” says Somali-British poet Warsan Shire. “I’ve come away changed – inspired and hopeful.” The annual prize shortlist was announced today. The four poems, which feature in the spring issue of The Moth, are The Unloving...