Africa

By:MODuale Somalia has confirmed first case of CoronaVirus. A Somali citizen who returned from one of the countries affected by #COVIDー19 tested positive; the person is being held in isolation since arriving the country. Somalia's health ministry said the country registered its first case of the...

The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, KF, has distributed food baskets to the students of the Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan School for Orphans in Somaliland. The gesture is in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al...

By:Cheetah Neju Jimmy and me were joined by Dr. Margarita Woc Colburn from the Nashville Zoo to complete a cheetah health examination at the cheetah safe house in Somaliland. We also had a team of veterinarians from South Africa who joined us. We all worked in teams...

Horndiplomat-the House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) today approved the appointment of the first female President of the Federal Supreme Court in the history of the country. On its 4th regular session, the House approved Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s nomination of Meaza Ashenafi as new President of...

By:UNICEF While all schools in Somaliland were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education and Science of Somaliland, with UNICEF’s support, started broadcasting free radio and TV lessons to give children an opportunity to continue learning. "I didn’t know it was possible...

General Awad Ibn Auf announces resignation in speech broadcast on state television. The head of Sudan's ruling military council has announced his resignation in a speech broadcast on state television. General Awad Ibn Auf's announcement came late on Friday as tens of thousands rallied in Sudan's capital,...

Horndiplomat- Somaliland National Human Rights Commission Visit Report to Mohamed Sidik Dhamme, Abdimalik Muse Oldon and MP Mohamed Ahmed Dhakool Imprisoned in Hargeisa Central Prison and CTU Center . The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland National Human right Commission.  The Somaliland National Human...

By: Zakariye Ahmed, Horndiplomat correspondent  SOMALIA: 15 people including MP Amino Mohamed Abdi, former MP Hassan Ali Abdi Dhuhul, soldiers have been killed and others injured in two suicide explosions that happened last tonight in Lamagalaay military camp in Beledweyne town, the second election constituency...

By: MoDuale  The State of Qatar sent a plane of an emergency delivery of humanitarian and medical aid to Somaliland, which today landed in Hargeisa. Horndiplomat reports  The aid includes masks, gloves, and protective kits for health care workers.  The United Arab Emirates has also delivered similar medical...

The Somalia Federal Government of Mogadishu voiced its vehement opposition to the recently approved UAE military base at Berbera in the Republic of Somaliland. Hassan Abdi Haile, an advisor to Villa Somalia, the Somalia government seat, on political affairs and the voice it uses to...