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By: Musse Hassan, Horndiplomat contributor Somalia Government has called on Kenya to “immediately stop violations against Somalia’s sovereignty and cease destabilising acts along the border”.Horndiplomat reports The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Foreign Affairs Ministry. The Federal Government of Somalia calls upon the Government...

By:Abdirahman Mustafe Ali On 26 Feb.2020 the government of Somaliland and the government of Taiwan signed a bilateral protocol agreement between the two countries. This was seen as  a forward step for Somaliland diplomacy...

By: Hasan Jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat-Somaliland House of Representatives approved six nominees out of the seven members of the National Electoral Commission. Waddani opposition party has withdrawn the one member it nominated. Meanwhile, In a joint statement, the opposition parties of Somaliland UCID and Waddani rejected...

DJIBOUTI, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- Having sailed nearly 10,000 miles from China, the Chinese hospital ship Peace Ark has arrived in Djibouti, and is now providing free medical services to local people, when the temperature can reach 40 degree Celsius. Mahammad Hassan Abadid, 42, a...

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 Amina Isir In the shadows of a society and people married to traditional ways of governing and existing, youth in Somaliland are speaking out and claiming their futures. Yaxye Yeebaash, a young poet, motivational speaker and content producer is one of these beacons of...

By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horndiplomat Correspondent Somaliland's House of Representatives approved a bill to simultaneously hold the presidential and political parties' elections. 33 MPs voted in favor, while 19 abstained out of 52 who attended today's meeting.

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...

Center for Policy Analysis condemns the decision made by the Somaliland House of Representatives to reject the approval of the Quota for women and Minority groups.   The following statement was issued today by the Center for Policy Analysis We are deeply concerned and disappointed that the...

Horndiplomat-Former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo arrived in Hargeisa this Afternoon on an official visit to Somaliland, On Sunday Afternoon on invitation from the Somaliland President. Upon arrival, he was received by Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail Saili Vice President of Somaliland. The President of the Republic of Somaliland Muse...