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What the rest of the world is publishing about the Horn of Africa — and what the Horn's own newsrooms are publishing about everywhere else.
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(ERGO) – The imposition by the Al-Shabaab group of additional payments on the owners of vehicles transporting sand in Baidoa has prevented hundreds of displaced workers from making a living for their families. Jamal Hassan Mohamed, with a…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale KAMPALA, Aug 29 (Horndiplomat) — Uganda will withdraw all its troops from Somalia by August 1, 2027, the country’s military chief, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said, potentially ending…
(ERGO) – New financial reforms in Somaliland have put hundreds of informal money changers out of work and unable to support their families, as laws have tightened to curb black markets and stabilise the local currency. Authorities said…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug 28 (Horndiplomat) — Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sihasak Phuangketkeow, arrived in Addis Ababa on Friday for an official visit aimed…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 28 (Horndiplomat) — Taiwan has funded the launch of a Red Sea Fusion Centre project in Somaliland aimed at strengthening maritime security and safeguarding freedom of…
(ERGO) – More than 200 families who have lost their livestock in rural areas of central Somalia’s Mudug region are facing increasingly difficult living conditions in displacement camps in Galkayo. Fardowso Nur Mohamed has struggled to…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NAIROBI, Aug 27 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland’s representative to Kenya, Dr. Mohamed Abdilahi Omar, held talks with Israeli Ambassador Gideon Behar in Nairobi on Thursday, discussing…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: British Embassy Mogadishu Minister for Development and Africa Kirsty McNeill MP makes her first visit to Somalia, reaffirming the UK as a committed partner to Somalia. Minister discusses Somalia’s…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug 25 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopia has called for stronger cooperation among BRICS countries in tourism, positioning the sector as a strategic driver of economic growth,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale BURAO, Aug 25 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland’s Ministry of Education and Science on Tuesday announced the results of the 2025-2026 national certificate examinations for Grade 8 intermediate…
(ERGO) – Shueyb Ahmed Hussein, 34, saves the dollar bus fare by walking two hours every day from Sa’id displacement camp in Daynilie district of Mogadishu to the coast to fish. He makes $100 to $150 a month and supports his parents,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug 24 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopia concluded its National Dialogue Conference on Saturday after nearly 4,000 Ethiopians from diverse backgrounds spent 40 days deliberating on…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 20 (Horndiplomat) — Taiwan awarded higher education scholarships to 27 Somaliland students on Thursday, as officials from both sides highlighted growing cooperation in…
(ERGO) – Hundreds of struggling pastoralist families in Adado district, in central Somalia’s Galgadud region, can no longer afford to buy water after the seasonal ponds they rely on have dried up. Their livestock have lost much of their…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By Mahir Abduselam Ethiopia is undergoing one of the most ambitious periods of economic and social transformation in its recent history. At the center of this effort is a development agenda championed by…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mukhtar Mahdi My analysis of Somaliland’s oil story, after following it closely, is that oil drilling is a net positive opportunity that the government should pursue but only as a carefully sequenced,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By Horndiplomat Analysis Desk HARGEISA, Aug. 19 (Horndiplomat) — A public exchange between Somalia’s parliamentary leadership and officials from Northern Cyprus is drawing renewed scrutiny over…
(ERGO) – More than 1,000 displaced families – evicted from a camp in Garowe, Puntland, where they had lived for up to 20 years – are struggling without livelihood opportunities or access to basic services on undeveloped land outside the…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug 18 (Horndiplomat) — African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf held talks with Britain’s ambassador to Ethiopia and permanent representative to the…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NAIROBI, Aug 18 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi’s recent visit to Nairobi brought together senior Kenyan leaders, diplomats and development partners…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 18 (Horndiplomat) — The University of Hargeisa has convened its first International Research Conference, bringing together researchers, academics, policymakers and…
(ERGO) – For 23-year-old Asma Ismail Ahmed, teaching is no longer confined to the classroom. Every afternoon, she goes from home to home in Hargeisa, teaching children and adults who were unable to attend school because of financial…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NAIROBI, Aug 16 (Horndiplomat) — Career U.S. diplomat Ruth Anne Stevens-Klitz has assumed duties as Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy in Mogadishu, bringing more than 25 years…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Aug 15 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the United States, Binalf Andualem, held talks with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 15 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland has strongly condemned an attack targeting two Emirati ships and expressed solidarity with the United Arab Emirates, according to a statement…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 15 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) returned home on Saturday after concluding a working visit to Kenya, where he held talks with…
(ERGO) – Pastoralist families in Hodayga, Balli’ad and Jaleel villages in Abudwak, central Somalia’s Galgadud region, are struggling with livestock diseases that have killed large numbers of camels, goats and sheep since May. Mohamed Adan…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 13 (Horndiplomat) — Escalating threats to shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis are sharpening U.S. strategic calculations in the Horn of Africa and could…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ABU DHABI, Aug 12 (Horndiplomat) — Israel’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates, Yossi Shelley, held talks with Somaliland’s representative to the UAE, Masoud Abdi Ali, on Wednesday,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 12 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopia has been selected to host the African Mayoral Leadership Initiative (AMALI) Leadership Forum in October, bringing mayors and city leaders…