Somali PM reserves 30% of parliament seats for women in upcoming poll
Women’s groups welcome move, but say implementing it in time for Feb. 8 vote will be challenging GAROWE, Somalia, Jan…
Somalia, Kenya agree to restore diplomatic ties
Kenya and Somalia have agreed to restore diplomatic relations following talks between leaders of the two neighboring countries in Djibouti,…
Witness | A Heroine is Born Amidst of Fire
By Aklile Tsige While there was a controversial and undesired law enforcing operation in the Northern part of Ethiopia, a…
Djibouti President ‘Abiy Ahmed had to punish those seeking to break up Ethiopia’
Djibouti’s President Ismail Omar Guelleh on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019 in Paris. (Ludovic Marin/Pool via AP) The deadly conflict between…
Modern but traditional Fashion reflects growing Oromo ethnic pride in Ethiopia
Not so long ago, Oromos in Ethiopia, despite making up the country’s largest ethnic group, were reluctant to openly express…
Internet goes off in Somalia, telco says carrying out maintenance
MOGADISHU (HOL) – South and central regions of Somalia are currently experiencing internet shut-downs in what local telcos said was a…
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Why Africa is not dying by Covid-19?
Horn of Africa Update on Coronavirus deaths as of October 11, 2020 Ethiopia deaths 1,277Somalia deaths 3,745Djibouti deaths 61Somaliland deaths…
Swedish citizen appointed next prime minister of Somalia
Mohamed Hussein Roble, center, came to Sweden in 1992 and got his citizenship five years later. Photo: Somali Presidents’ Office…
Somalia election: Old rivals unite to fight Farmaajo
In Somalia’s political scene, the revolving door is brutal and not even presidents can be safe. Every sort of election…
Somali-born fighter honoured in Rome
In our series of letters from African journalists, Ismail Einashe looks at how some Italians are revaluating their colonial past…
BREAKING NEWS: Agreement reached, Somali leaders agree on election model
MOGADISHU, Somalia — Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed along with three state leaders and the mayor of Mogadishu have reached an agreement…
Funeral for Former Prime Minister Hassan Abshir
Mogadishu (HOL) – A plane carrying the body of former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah has landed at Mogadishu’s…
Students in Somalia Puntland Secondary Schools will not receive this year diplomas
From L to R: Puntland’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Mohamed Hassan and Somalia’s Minister of Education, Abdullahi Godah Barre/ FILE Mogadishu…
Former Somali Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah dies of coronavirus in Turkey
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA – JANUARY 10: Somalian Prime Minister Hassan Abshir Farah speaks during the Asahi Shimbun interview on January 10,…
Israel Hawks Are Spending Big $$$ To Unseat Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar
Friday July 10, 2020 Right-leaning pro-Israel groups are targeting Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and outspoken critic of the…
