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By Kaleyesus Bekele Two American energy firms, Greencomm and Innovative Clear Choice Technologies (ICCT), have proposed to the Ethiopian government to build a natural gas refinery plant that can process gas to liquid petroleum at a cost of two billion dollars. Ethiopia has proven natural gas reserves...

Following complaints from the US military, the East African nation of Djibouti has denied that they would cede an economically and strategically crucial port to China. Beijing opened their first-ever overseas military base in Djibouti in August 2017. The Doraleh Container Terminal (DCT) is a...

Dubai’s DP World reported a 7 per cent increase in profit to $1.2bn for 2017 on rising volumes that the port operator said had outperformed the market. Full-year revenue grew 13.2 per cent to $4.7bn, driven by gross throughput growth of 10 per cent...

NAIROBI, Kenya, Mar 14 – Mobile money transfer company eDahab will comply with the new financial regulation set by the Somaliland government which mandates all mobile payments under $100 be made in Somaliland currency. The new regulation bars also mobile payment companies from providing foreign...

By: Alexander Cornwell ABU DHABI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will train Somaliland security forces as part of a deal to establish a military base in the semi-autonomous region, Somaliland’s president said on Thursday. UAE government officials could not immediately be reached for comment...

HARGEISA (HornDiplomat)-The government of Somaliland annoying the unfairness of BBC Somali reports has sent a complaint letter to BBC AFRICA Editor, Solomon Mugera in London and BBC office in Nairobi as state-affiliated news agency confirmed. The news comes two days after 1-hour debate between Somaliland...

Hordiplomat-International observation mission to Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election launches final report and looks forward to parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2019. International Observers Final Report The international election observation mission (IEOM) to the poll on 13 November 2017 assembled 60 observers from 27 countries at the...

The latest UN Report on Somalia (Ex-South Somali Republic), highlighted that Mogadishu administration needs at least another ten years to go out of current chaos. The international community spent about $7 billion on stabilizing 'Somalia' until now, and many peacekeepers lost their lives. Despite the...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President HE.Muse Biihi Abdi and his large delegation Met with Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and minister of presidential affairs ) at UAE presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was discussed by the political...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President HE.Muse Bihi Abdi leading a large delegation from the government and opposition party has flown in Hargeisa yesterday afternoon. The President accompanied with Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr.Sa’ad Ali Shire, Planning Awale Ibrahim Shirwa, Water development Suleiman Ali Kore , Parliamentary Co-ordination Mohamed Haji...