Somalia | Horn Affairs

Abdirahman Abdishakur announces candidacy for Somalia President

Abdirahman Abdishakur Warsame announced his candidacy for Somali president in the 2016 election. The announcement was made at Hotel Jazeera…

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 @ 3:09 pm

Seasoned Somali politicians launched a new party ahead of the parliamentary election to held in 2016. The new party, named,…

Tuesday, June 14, 2016 @ 2:14 pm

Ethiopia lost 9 soldiers, while Al-Shabaab lost 248 militants in the fighting on Thursday morning, HornAffairs learned. Earlier today, HornAffairs…

Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 7:29 pm

Al-Shabaab lost several dozens fighters after a foiled attack on an Ethiopian outpost of the African Union peacekeeping mission in Somalia.…

Thursday, June 9, 2016 @ 12:01 pm

Wondimu Asamnew is an Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia. He has been actively working to execute the heavy-handed missions of Ethiopia…

Friday, May 27, 2016 @ 1:51 pm

(Lizzie Dearden - The Independent) A new terrorist group has pledged allegiance to Isis as it continues to expand its presence in…

Tuesday, April 12, 2016 @ 1:28 am

United States' Department of Defence disclosed on Monday an airstrike on Al Shabaab targets in Somalia. In a statement, the…

Tuesday, March 8, 2016 @ 4:19 am

(Kaleyesus Bekele - Ethiopian Reporter) The United States Air Force (USAF) has shut down its drone base in Arba Minch…

Saturday, January 2, 2016 @ 11:14 pm

(Mary Harper - BBC) "We decided to open the railway early because of the drought, the worst in decades," says…

Monday, November 23, 2015 @ 9:24 pm

Kenyan civil and military officials are highly involved in a sugar smuggling network, according to a study report by a…

Sunday, November 15, 2015 @ 8:04 pm