Africa

By:SOMTRIBUNE At 98, Ahmedkeyse Haji Dualeh Abdalla, an exceptionally gifted diplomat and nationalist, passes away in Tucson, Arizona of the United States, Wednesday. He was the last of stalwart, much-revered giants of Somaliland independence. Ahmedkeyse is remembered for, not only his gigantic contribution to convincing Her Majesty’s...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Asmara 10 January 2019- Somalia's President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed arrived in mid-morning hours of today, 10 January for a two-day working visit in Eritrea. Upon arrival at the Asmara International Airport, President Mohamed and his delegation were accorded a warm welcome...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor United Nations Special Representatives to Somalia James Swan Arrived in Hargeisa erliear Thursday, Envoy Swan meets with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and cabinet members, civil society group representatives and political party leaders of. The Envoy Swan visit was part of...

By: Hassan jama, Horndiplomat Contributor  Somaliland Association of Camel Herders condemned the decision of Australia to kill thousands of camels. Horndiplomat reports The Camel Herders Association of Somaliland has expressed concern about the camel slaughtering the Australian government, calling on all Somali leaders and communities to work together to save camels. They...

By: Mohamoud Askar, Head of Communications - Ministry of Energy and Minerals The exploration of hydrocarbons in Somaliland started in 1912 when an oil seep at Dhagah Shabel, 38km southeast of Berbera, was reported. From that time to 1990 several exploration wells were drilled throughout...

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The seventh and final trilateral technical discussion between the water affairs ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) commences today (January 08, 2020) in Addis Ababa. Speaking at the opening session, ...

 By:FANABC General Adem Mohammed, Chief of Staff of Ethiopia’s National Defense Forces, met with Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces, Lt-Gen Ghanem bin Shaheen al-Ghanim, in Doha. During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral military relations between the two sides. According to the Gulf Times, the two...

BY:UAE FOREIGN MINISTRY The UAE has welcomed the establishment of the Council of Arab and African States Bordering the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which was announced in Riyadh during a meeting of the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Djibouti, Somalia, Eritrea, Egypt,...

Discussion Forum on Debt Relief Communiqué The high-level debt relief discussion forum took place at the University of Hargeisa on 30th of December 2019, organised by Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum, and attended by representatives from the government and the civil society, including senior government officials, academics,...

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor  Somaliland government reiterates its previous position to disregard and not cooperate with the policies, programs, and activities of the Arab/ African member states bordering the Red Sea.Horndiplomat Reports   The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Republic...