Africa

By:  Brenthurst Foundation  How does a small state that, according to the UN, doesn't officially exist, with a nonconvertible currency, no officially recognised borders or passports, and is found in one of the most volatile regions of Africa, become a peaceful, free, democratic society, without...

The UAE's Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation will launch a dam in Hargeisa City, Somaliland, in the next two days to continue efforts to curb famine in the Horn of Africa country. The project was carried out upon directives from President His Highness Sheikh...

The al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab has released two Cuban doctors who were kidnapped in Kenya and held for a year and a half in neighboring Somalia, officials say. A senior Somali intelligence official told The Associated Press that the doctors were released over the weekend...

Horndiplomat-Three bomb disposal experts were killed in a car bomb blast west of Somalia's capital on Wednesday, police said. The bomb detonated as the experts were trying to dismantle a car laden with explosives that security forces seized in Wadajir district, Capt. Mohamed Hussein said. There...

The first Somaliland Diaspora Investment Consultative meeting was held in Hargeisa on the 25th of March 2018 at the Crown Hotel. The meeting which was organized by the Somaliland Diaspora Agency (SLDA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International investment was attended by members of...

Horndiplomat-Yesterday's The National Electoral Commission (NEC) had made the long awaited announcement of the official result of the Presidential that took place in the Republic of Somaliland on the 13th of November. The announced President and Vice President Elect are Kulmiye’s candidates Muse Behi Abdi...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The chairman of Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum Anwar Abdirahman Warsame condemned the arrest of two opposition leaders, Khadar Hussein Abdi, the secretary-general of Waddani, and the spokesperson of the party, Barkhad Jama Batun. The chairman of Sonsaf also condemned the closed...

By: Staff writer Somaliland Police Force Commander Brigadier General Mohamed Aden Saqadhi met with Ethiopia's Somali regional state Police Commander Brigadier General Mohamed Ali Hassan in the border town wajale. The two commanders discussed strengthening the cooperation between the two forces and security cooperation between the...

Hordiplomat- The Somaliland's Government Released Seven Pirates who served their sentence term in hargeisa ,  The Ministry of Justice of Somaliland Released Press statement that officially announced that Decision.Horndiplomat Reports Justice Ministry Statement  The Republic of Somaliland and the Republic of Seychelles, together taking into consideration...

By:HornDiplomat & HOL Almaas Elman the sister of the renowned human rights activist Ilwad Elman was Wednesday afternoon shot dead near Halane compound in Mogadishu. The circumstances under which the Almaas was killed remained unclear but sources said a bullet ripped through a vehicle she was....