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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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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 8 — Ethiopia’s House of Peoples’ Representatives has unanimously approved 23 Cabinet appointments submitted by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, completing a key…
(ERGO) – A total of 238 families in Hargeisa and other parts of Somaliland have been left homeless after fires destroyed their homes in the past three month, according to the Fire and Rescue Department. Fosiya Abdi Adan’s family of 10 lost…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 7 — Somaliland’s House of Representatives has congratulated Ahmed Shide on his election as speaker of Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives, highlighting…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 — Namibia’s Honorary Consul in Kenya, Said Ali, met Somaliland’s representative to Kenya, Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Omar, on Wednesday for talks focused on trade,…
(ERGO) – More than 300 pastoralist families from central Somalia and Ethiopia are eking out a desperate living in displacement camps near Abudwak in Galmudug, after losing all their livestock due to prolonged drought. The families came…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 6 — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday he had spoken with his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timothewos, about recent developments in…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 6 — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election, saying he looked forward to…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 6 — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term on Monday after the House of People’s Representatives appointed him to lead the…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 5 — Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives elected former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide as speaker on Monday as the country’s newly elected parliament…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 5 — Taiwan marked its 115th National Day in Somaliland on Monday, with senior officials from both sides praising their democratic ties and highlighting…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 5 — Ethiopia on Monday asserted what it called its “legitimate interests” in the Red Sea and its central role in the Nile, saying geography and history…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale JERUSALEM, Oct 5 — Somaliland’s ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, has rejected a joint declaration by Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia opposing recognition of…
(ERGO) – Somali refugee metalworkers producing agricultural tools like hoes, axes and shovels, and household items including knives, cooking utensils and stoves, have lost customers as imported factory-made goods become more popular in the…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter ADEN, Yemen, Oct 5 — Yemeni government-aligned forces said on Monday they had retaken areas around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait from Houthi forces, as…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By— Horndiplomat Editorial The meeting in Egypt’s New Al-Alamein City on October 4 deserves close attention in the Horn of Africa. Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia did not announce a new alliance. But…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 4 — Taiwan has provided Somaliland with $1 million for hemodialysis equipment and services aimed at expanding kidney treatment for patients across the country.…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 4 — Somaliland has reaffirmed its support for Ethiopia securing access to the sea through negotiated arrangements, accusing Somalia of contradicting its own…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 4 — Somaliland has rejected claims by Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud over its relations with Israel and the strategic port city of Berbera, saying…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter MOBILE, Alabama, Oct 3 (Horndiplomat) — U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administration’s restrictions on refugee admissions from Somalia during a…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Oct. 3 — Somaliland’s Fuad Sead Ali won the men’s race at the fourth Hargeisa International Half Marathon on Friday, leading a sweep of the top six places by local runners,…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Oct 2 (Horndiplomat) — The African Union Commission has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid heightened tensions between the three…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 2 — Somaliland police and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have detained an Austrian national in the port city of Berbera after he was allegedly…
(ERGO) – Among the messages shared on Radio Ergo’s nationwide, independent audience call-in platform this week (22-30 September 2026), callers citing rainfall in their areas came mainly from parts of Hirshabelle and Jubaland states, whilst…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 1 — Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it would close its embassy in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Somali regional parliament has re-elected Mustafa Muhumed Omer as president, retaining the region’s leadership as its seventh legislature begins work.…
(ERGO) – Rural families displaced from Basra, Alifow, and Baqdaad in southern Somalia’s Lower Shabelle region after poor rains spoilt their crops and killed off their livestock are crowding into a small displacement camp near Afgoye, where…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Oct. 1 — Athletes from five African countries have arrived in Somaliland ahead of Friday’s Hargeisa International Half Marathon, with runners from nine countries expected to…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale MOGADISHU, Sept. 30 — Britain called on Wednesday for restraint and dialogue following renewed fighting in Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa, warning that further violence could…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept 30 — Taiwan and Somaliland plan to expand a joint emergency healthcare project to four additional cities, aiming to extend its coverage to approximately 80% of…
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 29, 2026 — Somaliland’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism has rejected a 20% rise in the retail price of bread announced by a bakers’ association, saying the group is not…