Africa

Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi receives Finland’s Ambassador to Kenya and Somalia Ambassador Erik Lundberg. During the meeting, President Bihi and Ambassador Erik Lundberg discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the continuation of Finish support in health sector, urged further assistance in education...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat Correspondent in Djibouti Djibouti Minister Of Economy and Finance in Charge of Industry Ilyas M. Dawaleh reacts the bilateral relationship between Somaliland and Djibouti. Minister Dawaleh has reacted the local website that reports tension between Somaliland and Djibouti over submarine cable linking...

Nativist  politics  in Somalia leaves half of Somalis without citizen rights, argues Liban Ahmad In January 2019 twenty eight years will have passed  since armed opposition fronts ousted the military dictatorship in Mogadishu. A new type of  politics, I will  call nativist,  filled the vacuum....

By: Mohamed Duale The Somaliland Ministry of Health on Wednesday reported the country's second death from the deadly coronavirus. The deceased was an old man lives in Hargeisa who did not travel to any other country. This latest fatality comes a day after the Somaliland Health ministry...

By: Staff writer  in a joint communique by Uhuru Kenyatta and Somaliland President Muse Bihi where they directed their respective senior officials to work together to develop a general cooperation framework agreement. In the agreement, Kenya is expected to open its Consulate in Hargeisa by end...

By:MoDuale Horndiplomat-A delegation of Somaliland SDG16+ Coalition is in New York to present to the UN High-Level Political Forum "Somaliland SDG16+ Progressive Report," a report outlining progress made by Somaliland in 4 identified SDGs targets. International Peace Institute (IPI) together with Saferworld, TAP Network and eight...

Kenya has nominated Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed for the position of director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Ms Mohamed will contest against five other candidates, including two from Africa, to secure the seat that eluded her seven years ago. The WTO announced on its website...

By: Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid, president of Amoud University retired today from active public service after five decades. He also steps down from university leadership after he delivered 25 years of solid performance with...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed and six other Ethiopians, including Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, Tewolde GebreMariam and CEO of Ethio Telecom, Frehiwot Tamiru have made it to New African magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential Africans." According to New African magazine, the annual...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - The United States will send FBI experts to Ethiopia to help investigate a grenade attack at a rally for new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, state-affiliated media said on Monday. A grenade exploded on Saturday moments after Abiy had finished addressing the...