#Djibouti Football makes a new approach of progress
Djibouti ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – Djiboutian Football Federation has confirmed the complete expansion of football throughout the country, making sure that children in every tiny village in the small horn of African nation enjoy football. The historic approach was declared during the Federation's annual...
#Somalia : Horseed FC crowned 2015 super cup winners
Mogadishu , Somalia ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – The Somali military Football Club [Horseed] has today confirmed their second major victory in 7 days, after winning Somalia's Super Cup for 2015. The 9-man military side defeated their rivals of the Somali Police [Heegan] by 3-1 in penalties after the alloca...
Jorge Sampaoli on #Chelsea's radar
London ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has reportedly added Jorge Sampaoli to his shortlist of potential managerial candidates. Guus Hiddink recently agreed to take charge at Stamford Bridge until the end of the season, replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho. However, it ...
Wayne Rooney prefers Louis van Gaal to stay at Manchester United
Manchester , UK ( Agencies + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Wayne Rooney insists the Manchester United players are "fighting" for under-fire manager Louis van Gaal. Van Gaal's position at United is the source of mounting speculation following a run of six matches without a win in all competit...
#Burundi military officer launches new force to challenge President Pierre Nkurunziza
Bujumbura, Burundi (Reuters + DIPLOMAT.SO) – A former senior Burundi military officer who quit the army this year said on Wednesday he had launched a new force to oppose President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose re-election for a third term this year has plunged the nation into chaos. The formation of...
U.S. calls on #Djibouti to show restraint ahead of vote
Washington ( Reuters + DIPLOMAT.SO) – The United States has urged Djibouti to work with the opposition to ensure a peaceful presidential election next year after a religious celebration turned violent, stoking fears of a return to street protests ahead the vote. Djibouti, which hosts the only U...
#Somalia's Shebab executes two officials
Mogadishu ( Reuters + DIPLOMAT.SO) – Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town in the southern Somali region of Lower Shabelle, a spokesman for the group and local residents said on Thursday. The group, which seeks to overthrow...
#Thailand : Court sentences two #Myanmar migrants to death in murder of #British backpackers
Koh Samui, Thailand (AP + DIPLOMAT.SO) — A Thai court on Thursday sentenced two Myanmar migrants to death for the murder of two British backpackers on a resort island last year, in a case that raised questions about police competence and the treatment of migrant workers in Thailand. Human Rights Watc...
Members of U.S. Congress calls John Kerry to take action against #Ethiopia
Minneapolis, Minnesota State, United States of America ( DIPLOMAT.SO) – Some Members of the US Congress has asked John F. Kerry United States Secretary of State to take tough action against Ethiopia on human rights violations and the killing of innocent civilians of Oromo peaceful demonstrators...
#Saudi Arabia : Fire at Jazan general hospital kills 25, injures 107
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ( Reuters + DIPLOMAT.SO) – A pre-dawn fire at a hospital in Saudi Arabia's southwestern port city of Jazan on Thursday killed 25 people and injured 107, the Saudi civil defense agency said in a statement. The fire at Jazan General Hospital broke out on the first floor...