Africa

By:STAFF Horndiplomat- An explosion occurred on monday morning in Mogadishu Ex-control Afgooye.Horndiplomat reports according senior Somali journalist Harun Maruf,Car bomb reported at Ex-Control junction. Early reports indicate that the VBIED with about three militants inside exchanged gunfire with security forces; the car then exploded at a...

By:  Brenthurst Foundation  How does a small state that, according to the UN, doesn't officially exist, with a nonconvertible currency, no officially recognised borders or passports, and is found in one of the most volatile regions of Africa, become a peaceful, free, democratic society, without...

Horndiplomat-King Osman Aw Mohamoud aka (Burmadow) who was sentenced to five years in prison, has been released today on a presidential pardon.  On 26th April 2018, Hargeisa regional court has sentenced Boqor Osman aw Muhumed Mohamed to five years in prison. A judge at Hargeisa...

By:HornDiplomat & HOL Almaas Elman the sister of the renowned human rights activist Ilwad Elman was Wednesday afternoon shot dead near Halane compound in Mogadishu. The circumstances under which the Almaas was killed remained unclear but sources said a bullet ripped through a vehicle she was....

By:Staff writer More than 810,000 people in six regions in Somalia are affected by drought, National Drought Rescue Committee said on Thursday. The Somaliland NADFOR Preliminary Report on the Drought Situation says that Following the sporadic Gu rains in parts of the country, and the failure...

Suffice to say I am Somali, but from Somaliland, just next to Somali regional state in Ethiopian Federal Democratic Republic (EFDR), and I visit Jigjiga more often, to get more additional time to follow up the political maneuverings in the region. Therefore; I am...

Mr Abdirashid Mohamed Said Dualeh, the CEO of Dahabshiil group of companies speaking in an interview with BBC Somali language service expressed his thoughts on the recent statement made by President Trump during his meeting with British PM Theresa May, in which he promised...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Government declares new droughts in several regions affecting 1.7 million people, many need emergency assistance. Authorities cite low rainfall for recurring droughts.Horndiplomat Reports The chairman said  1,755,000 people affected by the drought currently in Somaliland. The chairman of the Disaster Preparedness and Food Storage agency,...

The first Somaliland Diaspora Investment Consultative meeting was held in Hargeisa on the 25th of March 2018 at the Crown Hotel. The meeting which was organized by the Somaliland Diaspora Agency (SLDA) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International investment was attended by members of...

Somalia and tourism are not quite the words that usually go together in the last few decades. But Somaliland, on the other hand, is a completely different story. Although Somaliland is a part of Somalia, in many other aspects they are completely different. Somalia...