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Somaliland President pardons 279 prisoners ahead of Eid Al-Adha

Somaliland president Muse bihi Abdi
By: Horndiplomat Staff Writer The president of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has granted pardon to 279 with petty crimes. In a presidential degree, Muse Bihi Abdi ordered the state attorney general starting from Monday to release 279 inmates through Somaliland territories. "  I offer General Pardon, due...

Air Arabia resumes flights to Somaliland

Air Arabia to Resume Flights to Somaliland
By: Mohamed Duale   Somaliland government officially announced the Emirates low-cost airline Air Arabia will resume flights to Somaliland. Horndiplomat reports The Somaliland Civil Aviation director, Mr Omar-Sayid Abdillahi says "Air Arabia Airlines will resume flights to Somaliland after it has fulfilled the government requirements and Somaliland and...

Somaliland: Human Rights Centre calls on the government to release 42 arbitrary detainees

Human Rights Center
Human Rights Centre calls on the government of Somaliland to release 42 people arbitrarily detained without charges for showing Somalia’s flag on 26 June 2021. They are detained in two different prisons, and they are not charged with a crime. On 13 July 2021, Human Rights...

Op-Ed: Spanish Institutions Monopolized Somaliland Archaeology With EU funds

somaliland archeology
By:Abdifatah Nour Ali Cultural heritage is the essence of our identity: Having attended at an event in Hargeisa by Ministry of Trade, commerce and Tourism and Dr Sada Mire; I have learned much of our historic culture and past. This event lectured and commented by number...

Somalia Sends First Non-runner to Tokyo Olympics

By:VOA Somalia is sending two athletes to compete at the Tokyo Olympics, and they include the country’s first non-runner — female boxer Ramla Ali. The Somali Olympic team officially departed for the Tokyo Games on Friday, after President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo bid them farewell. The head of...

Turkish Consulate General in Somaliland marks 5th anniversary of Failed Coup Attempt

Turkish Consul General in Somaliland Mr. Harun Arslan
By: MoDuale The Turkish Consulate General in Somaliland on Thursday marked the anniversary of the 2016 failed coup attempt staged by the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO). The event was attended by the Turkish Consul General in Somaliland Mr. Harun Arslan, key figures of the Somaliland government,...

Turkey marks 5 years since coup attempt, holds tight to democracy

People visit the July 15 Martyrs' Monument on Democracy and National Unity Day, held to mark the fourth anniversary of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt orchestrated by the Gülenist Terror Group, Istanbul, Turkey, July 15, 2020. (Getty Images)
BY DAILY SABAH Today Turkey marks the fifth anniversary of the thwarted coup attempt, which left 251 people dead and nearly 2,200 injured. The Gülenist Terror Group (FETÖ) and its U.S.-based head Fetullah Gülen orchestrated the failed coup of July 15, 2016, in Turkey. FETÖ...

Somaliland: CPA Condemns the Rape of Hinda Omar Abdi in Hargeisa

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The Center for Policy Analysis (CPA) strongly condemns the horrendous rape of Hinda Omar Abdi that resulted in her death. The incident happened in Mohamed Moge district of Hargeisa after she boarded a public bus from her brother's house to her residence on Wednesday night,...

Ethiopian PM says Unilateral Ceasefire Shows Government’s Commitment For Wellbeing of People Of Tigray

Ethiopian PM says Unilateral Ceasefire Shows Government’s Commitment For Wellbeing of People Of Tigray
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said that through the recently declared unilateral humanitarian ceasefire, the Government of Ethiopia has shown to the world its good intentions for the wellbeing of the people of the Tigray Region. The full statement issued by the Ethiopian Prime Minister...

Infrastructure Investment Risks Amid Mounting Geopolitical Competition In The Horn Of Africa

: Infrastructure Investment Risks Amid Mounting Geopolitical Competition In The Horn Of Africa
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADE AND PORT INFRASTRUCTURE: A SHORT HISTORY OF PORTS IN AFRICA   As countries across Africa are rolling out the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) – the largest single market in the world – the need to reduce non-tariff barriers has become...