Trump Picks Career Diplomat Kennington for Somalia Mission↗
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Horndiplomat) — U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated career diplomat Devin Kennington to serve as the next United States ambassador…
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(ERGO) – Lack of fencing has stopped 150 farmers in villages in Sheikh, Somaliland’s Togdher region, from cultivating after monkeys, wild pigs and other animals entered their farmland and destroyed their crops. The farmers have faced…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Irro, presented his country as a stable and democratic strategic partner for the United…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By Mahir Abduselam As the international system shifts away from unipolar dominance toward a complex multipolar architecture, Ethiopia’s diplomatic orientation remains defined by constructive engagement.…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 14 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland’s government has adopted a solid waste management regulation with British support, establishing a framework for municipal waste collection,…
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The drying up of a natural water source in a small town in a mountainous part of Puntland’s Bari region has left more than 10,000 people – including local and conflict-displaced families – facing a critical water shortage. The source in…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Irro, visited the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial on Friday to honour victims of the September 11…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NEW DELHI, Sept 12 – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed called for stronger economic partnerships within BRICS on Saturday and held separate talks with leaders from Iran, India,…
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(ERGO) – This week (3-9 September 2026), a number of callers to Radio Ergo’s independent, nationwide audience feedback platform noted beneficial rainfall, particularly in Jubaland (notably in Kismayo) and Shabelle areas, some in South…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 10, 2026 — Israel supports Ethiopia’s efforts to secure access to the Red Sea, its ambassador in Addis Ababa said, arguing that a stronger Ethiopia could contribute…
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(ERGO) – Landowners in Baidoa have forcibly evicted more than 160 displaced families from a camp where they had initially invited them to settle, leaving them struggling without income or access to basic needs. The families were given no…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hamdan Jumma WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” has denied that his government discussed allowing Israel to use Somaliland’s territory or…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale LONDON, Sept 10 (Horndiplomat) — Britain’s Labour Party has selected Somali-born Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali as its candidate in the Holborn and St Pancras parliamentary…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hamdan Jumma WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland is prepared to contribute as many as 2,000 soldiers to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza if formally requested by the…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi “Irro” will deliver a keynote address at the Hudson Institute in Washington on September 14 as part…
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(ERGO) – Farhiya Abdullahi Abdi, a farmer in southern Somalia’s agricultural breadbasket, Lower Shabelle region, has lost all the crops she expected to harvest recently due to water shortage, leaving her family in crisis. With a household…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Sept 7 (Horndiplomat) — The United States is considering a significant investment connected to Ethiopia’s planned Bishoftu International Airport as Washington seeks to…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2026 (Horndiplomat) — A prominent U.S. foreign-policy analyst has urged President Donald Trump’s administration to recognise Somaliland, arguing that closer…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Sept 6 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopian Foreign Minister Gedion Timothewos met U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Frank Garcia on Friday for talks aimed at…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (Horndiplomat) —Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro arrived in Washington on Saturday for his first official working visit to the United States…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter Nairobi, Kenya , Sept. 4, 2026 — Somalia’s Jubaland administration accused Türkiye on Friday of carrying out an airstrike on a residential compound in Doolow,…
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(ERGO) – Three hundred displaced families who voluntarily relocated from camps in Kismayo to Halgan area in April, 25 kilometres from the city, are struggling to find work and meet basic needs. The Jubbaland administration allocated each…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 3 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro departed on Thursday for his first official working visit to the United States since taking…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Somali Journalists Syndicate – SJS MOGADISHU, Somalia 30 August 2026 – Independent media houses and journalists in Somalia are facing an escalating wave of online attacks and censorship, including…
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(ERGO) – 92-year-old Anab Jama Furre says her food and assorted-goods shop in Hargeisa that supported her seven-member family for more than 10 years has closed down because she cannot afford to pay the increased tax rate on businesses…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 1 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi is expected to travel to Washington in the coming days for his first visit to the United States since…
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(ERGO) – Hundreds of families displaced by clan conflict in Dawaco area in Somaliland’s Sanag region are facing hard living conditions after losing their livelihoods and property in the violence. The conflict, which began on 25 July…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug 31 (Horndiplomat) — A delegation from Ukraine-based RIDNE Food Consortium and the Tony Blair Institute has visited Berbera Port to assess opportunities for humanitarian…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Aug. 31 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, known as Cirro, visited the dialysis unit at Hargeisa Group Hospital on Monday to inspect 12 newly…
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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Aug. 29 (Horndiplomat) — Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Ethiopia’s pursuit of access to the sea was legitimate and should…
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