Country | Horn Affairs

South Sudan declares world’s first famine since 2012

(Council on Foreign Relations) The South Sudanese government and the United Nations declared a famine affecting a hundred thousand people…

Wednesday, February 22, 2017 @ 12:28 am

(Mohamed Farah Abdi) Somalia’s government is reportedly planning to file a legal case against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for setting…

Sunday, February 19, 2017 @ 7:43 pm

(Mohamed Farah Abdi - Hargeisa, Somaliland) On 12 February 2017, the government of Somaliland accepted the formal application of the…

Tuesday, February 14, 2017 @ 7:51 pm

The parliament of Somaliland ratified on Sunday an agreement for a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in the port…

Monday, February 13, 2017 @ 6:50 pm

Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed, a former Somali prime minister and dual Somalia-U.S. citizen, was elected president of Somalia after two rounds of…

Thursday, February 9, 2017 @ 12:11 am

(Aid & International Development Forum) With Aid & Development Africa Summit fast approaching, Aid & International Development Forum (AIDF) is…

Wednesday, February 1, 2017 @ 10:12 am

(Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee - Associated Press) The Obama administration announced Friday the end of a U.S. economic embargo…

Sunday, January 15, 2017 @ 3:41 am

(Kudos Nahur - Berbera, Somaliland) The potential UAE military base in Berbera has seen controversy even within Somaliland presidency and…

Friday, January 13, 2017 @ 5:10 am

Berhanu Tsegay (from MoFEC) [Oct, 2013] Abstract Driven by its own energy demands that are exponentially increasing as a result…

Thursday, January 12, 2017 @ 4:57 am

(Kudos Nahur - Hargeysa, Somaliland) Somaliland's delegation has been in United Arab Emirates (UAE) negotiating with DP World for the management…

Friday, January 6, 2017 @ 5:06 am