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Tropical Storm KYARR expected to cause strong winds and rains across Somaliland and Puntland

By: FAO A tropical storm named KYARR has been developing in the northern Indian Ocean and is expected to affect most parts of Puntland and Somaliland in the next 4 to 5 days. The storm is expected to affect the coastal areas of Puntland in the...

Somaliland congratulates Turkey on Republic Day

Somaliland congratulates Turkey on Republic Day
By MoDuale Horndiplomat- Somaliland Vice President Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail  on Tuesday congratulated Turkey on the 96th anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey. "On behalf of Somaliland people, I send our most sincere greetings and congratulations to the people of Turkey on the occasion...

Somaliland Gov’t Announces $50k Support to school of journalism at University of Hargeisa

Somaliland Gov't Announces $50k Donation to school of journalism at University of Hargeisa
By: Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Hargeisa(Horndiplomat) Somaliland minister of information Mohamed Muse Direi receives the head of the UK office in Hargeisa Stuart Brown at his office. The two sides discussed the implementation of media law which is at the last stage in process, media...

FESOJ Welcomes Somaliland Journalists flee to Mogadishu

FESOJ Welcomes Somaliland Journalists Fleeing to Mogadishu
Mogadishu- Sunday 27 October 2019: Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) welcomed to Mogadishu three journalists working for the privately-owned Hadhwanaag online media who had fled their station in Hargeysa after repeated harassments and threats of imprisonment, as a result of their work, which has...

Facts and Figures about Somaliland’s Democratization Process

Today, The Centre for Policy Analysis, a think tank based in Somaliland, and the coalition of Independent Somaliland Civil Society Organisations (ISCO Somaliland) released a report explaining the election history of Somaliland with facts and figures. The report is important in giving full data...

Somaliland President Lays Foundation Stone National Museum

Somaliland President Lays Foundation Stone National Museum
By M.A. Egge The President of Somaliland Musa Bihi Abdi laid a deserved historic foundation stone for the proposed National Museum Complex that is indeed a milestone and will go a long way to conserve the not only multi-centuries but multi-millennia-old rich cultural and associated...

Somali businessman tops list of most influential black people in UK

By: BBC and Horndiplomat Ismail Ahmed, the founder and chairman of WorldRemit - a global digital money transfer service operating in six continents - has been named the most influential black Briton. The Powerlist 2020 covers the most powerful people of African and African Caribbean heritage...

Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed Won’t Rule Out Election Challenge to Ethiopia PM

Jawar Mohammed, an Oromo activist and leader of the Oromo protest speaks during a Reuters interview at his house in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Oct. 23, 2019.
By Reuters ADDIS ABABA - Prominent activist Jawar Mohammed does not rule out challenging his erstwhile ally, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in next year's election, he told Reuters on Friday, after days of demonstrations by his supporters resulted in dozens of deaths. Jawar's ability to organize...

Somalia:Floods likely to worsen humanitarian needs in Hiraan

Somalia:Floods likely to worsen humanitarian needs in Hiraan
Mogadishu, October 24th, 2019. Save the Children has raised concerns on the impact of predicted flooding in Beledweyn town and surrounding areas of Hiraan region of Somalia due to high rise in water levels of Shebelle River. According to data released by Somalia Water...

Former Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn:Labeling me a dictator is wrong

Former Ethiopia PM Hailemariam Desalegn:Labeling me a dictator is wrong
BY:DW Having resigned after several years of unrest in Ethiopia in which hundreds of protesters were killed, Hailemariam Desalegn left behind a questionable human rights record. On DW’s Conflict Zone, he said he began reforms now being taken up by his successor and wasn’t aware...