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Somaliland upgrade ties with Kenya to boost cooperation

Photo Left Somaliland Ambassador to Kenya Bashe Awil Omer, Kenya's state minister of Health Dr Rashid Abdi Aman , Right Somaliland Deputy Ambassador to Kenya Ayanle Salad Dire
Horndiplomat-Somaliland Is upgrading its ties with Kenya, a big player in East Africa, with one eye on regional politics and the other focused to attract foreign investments and aid. When Somaliland appointed Bashe Awil Omer a Month ago as its new envoy to Kenya as it aims...

US Ambassador to Somalia Discloses Plan to Move Mission to Mogadishu From Nairobi

An aerial view of a section of Nairobi TWITTER
United States Ambassador to Somalia Donald Yamamoto on Friday disclosed that the U.S Mission to Somalia located at the U.S embassy in Nairobi, Kenya would soon be moved to Mogadishu. In an interview with Voice of America (VOA), Yamamoto stated that the move could take...

Somalia Protests against Kenya’s recent tweet using the word “country” for Somaliland

Somalia Protests against Kenya’s recent tweet using the word “country” for Somaliland
Horndiplomat-Somalia protests against Kenya’s recent tweet using the word “country” for Somaliland. The Somalia Ministry of Foreign  affairs handed the protest note to Kenya’s Ambassador to Somalia. The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On Sunday (June 30th), the Ministry...

Ethiopia and Kenya set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line

Ethiopia-Kenya Mega Power Transmission Line To Be Completed In 2019
 Ethiopia and Kenya are set to complete East Africa’s first high voltage direct current (HVDC) power line. The Ethiopia-Kenya power interconnector was conceived in 2006 when Ethiopia and Kenya signed a memorandum of understanding that allowed for the establishment of a power interconnection system between...

Tattoos in the Horn

Horndiplomat-Unique facial and body markings are used across the Horn of Africa to enhance female beauty, reports James Jeffrey adding that though popular and colorful, “ some are more controversial than others” Elegant touch In Somaliland, where woman have a reputation for elegance and paying attention...

New Somaliland Envoy To Kenya Dr Barawani

New Somaliland envoy to Kenya Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud ‘Barawani’ officially started his mission in Nairobi this week with a promise to build on the already strong ties existing between the two countries.
By: Busiweek and Horndiplomat New Somaliland envoy to Kenya Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Mohamoud ‘Barawani’ officially started his mission in Nairobi this week with a promise to build on the already strong ties existing between the two countries. Mohamoud who replaces  Ambassador Bashe Awil who quit in September to pursue other...

Ethiopia unveils cross-border electricity interconnections with Somaliland, Kenya, Tanzania, and South Sudan

Ethiopia Earns Over $28mln From Electricity Export In Five Months
Ethiopia has earned over 28.4 million US dollars from electricity export to Sudan and Djibouti in five months (June-October). From the total earnings, 17.5 million dollars was obtained from export to Djibouti and the remaining from Sudan, according to the Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP). Ethiopia is...

Waves of Change in the Horn of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Horn of Africa map
Horndiplomat-Freedom Center for Strategic Studies (FCSS) released position paper that to indicates the Waves of Change in the Horn of Africa: Challenges and Opportunities.Horndiplomat Reports Background The Horn of Africa is a strategically significant region that geographically commands the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and...

Kenya Miraa Traders decry denial of entry to Somaliland-bound plane

Mr Kimathi Munjuri, the Chairman of Nyambene Miraa Traders Association. He said traders will lose Sh8 million if the Khat intended for Hargeisa in Somaliland is not sold on time. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Kenyan Miraa traders are up in arms after Somalia turned back an aircraft transporting 13.6 tonnes of khat to Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. Nyambene Miraa Traders Association (Nyamita) Chairman Kimathi Munjuri said the plane was turned back on Saturday, despite having been cleared to...

Somalia cuts diplomatic ties with Kenya

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo, during his inauguration ceremony in Mogadishu
By: The Standard  Somalia has severed diplomatic ties with Kenya in dead of night citing interference and violation of her sovereignty and territorial integrity. Somalia Minister of Information Osman Abukar Dubbe announced cutting ties with Kenya at around 1:40 am Mogadishu time on state-run SNTV. Mogadishu says it will...