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MSG Group inks a deal for a cement plant in Berbera, Somaliland

MSG Group of Companies through its DIFC Dubai based subsidiary company Horn Holding Group ltd (HHG) has signed an agreement with Bedeschi SPA for the construction of phase 1 of a full cement plant which will take about 18 months with an installed production...

COVID-19: School closures put decades of gains for Somali children at risk

education access program for Somaliland
In this blog, Jamillah Mwanjisi, Somalia Head of Advocacy, Campaign, Communications and Media highlights the particular implications of the pandemic on Somali children Late last year,15-year old Sahra spoke at the Mogadishu Tech Summit about challenges children in Somalia are facing. In her brief,...

Somalia rejects AU to Intervene in Kenya-Somalia Maritime Dispute

Somalia Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak
By: Horndiplomat Staff writer Somalia Foreign Minister Mohamed Abdirizak Mohamoud insists the federal government will not accept the AU or “anyone else” to intervene in the maritime dispute between Somalia and Kenya. Somalia foreign minister told Voa senior journalist Harun maruf he says "all that remains...

‘Worst Drought for Nearly Two Centuries’ Threatens Somaliland’s Children

Rageh Omaar, of NBC News’ partner ITN, has travelled to Somaliland to witness the devastating effects of three consecutive years of failed rains.   SOURCE: NBC News

Somaliland: NEC declared Social media will be shutting down on the voting day 13th Nov

  Horndiplomat-On the 10th of November, in a press conference by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) was declared the closure of Social Media starting from the voting day till the official result of the election is out. The news of the Social Media shutdown was circulating...

EU praises resumption of dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland

EU praises resumption of dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland
By: Staff writer European Union praises The resumption of dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland that occurred in Djibouti on 14 June. Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by EU High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell The resumption of dialogue between Somalia and Somaliland that occurred in...

EU Training Mission in Somalia suffers another setback

The Netherlands is set to withdraw from the EU Training Mission in Somalia (EUTM-S) by April. It currently has 15 soldiers serving with the mission, which was set up in 2010 and trains and advises the Somali National Army (SNA) and Ministry of Defence. “Scarcity...

The 40th anniversary of Djibouti-China relations

President Xi Jinping (L) holds a welcome ceremony for visiting Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, Nov 23, 2017. [Photo/Xinhua]
Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with President Ismail Omar Guelleh to mark the 40th anniversary of China/Djibouti bilateral relations on Tuesday (January 8). In a message, President Xi Jinping recalled President Guelleh’s state visit to China in November 2017 when the two...

Eritrean dies aged 127 after joyful life – family

Zere NatabayCopyright: Zere Natabay Church records show that Natabay Tinsiew was born in 1894
By:BBC AFRICA A man in Eritrea has died at the age of 127, his family has said, expressing the hope that Natabay Tinsiew will earn a place in the Guinness World Records as the oldest person to have ever lived. "Patience, generosity and a joyful life"...

A Walk is Just A Walk: From Laasgeel to Bullaxaar

A Walk is Just A Walk: From Laasgeel to Bullaxaar
By Conrad Heine When Dr Jama Musse Jama, the visionary behind the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, the Hargeysa International Bookfair and more, came up with the idea of a three- day hike through Somaliland’s interior, from the iconic heritage site of Laasgeel to the ancient port...