Africa

By: Mohamed Duale Djibouti's parliament on Thursday designated the "Armed FRUD" (Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy) rebels as a terrorist group. The decision came after the rebel group early Friday...

By:Yahye Mohamed, Director of Solja The Somaliland Civil society organizations spearhead by Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) had an insightful advocacy meeting addressing evolving media violations in Somaliland. The civil society their expressed their stance against arbitrary media suspensions without the respect of due process. At the end...

(Horn Diplomat- Hargeisa) The political autobiography of Hersi Haji Ali Hassan, the former Somaliland Minister for Presidency, continues to generate debates as to the veracity and legality of views he expressed about governance during the tenure of the former President of Somaliland, Ahmed M....

Federation of Somali Journalists (FESOJ) welcomes the appointment of a special prosecutor for crimes against journalists in Somalia on Tuesday 8 ,September by Somalia's Attorney General Dr Suleiman Mohamed Mohamud which could be an initial solution to the high levels of impunity for crimes...

By Asrat Seyoum Ambassador Kaysar A. Mohamed is a young politician in the government of the self-proclaimed independent region of Somaliland. He is currently serving as vice minister of foreign affairs where presenting Somaliland’s case for recognition is the mainstay. Recently, Somaliland is preparing to hold...

Horndiplomat-The IGAD Council of Ministers held its 65th Extra-ordinary session at the UNECA today, Wednesday, September 12, in Addis Ababa. The Foreign Ministers of IGAD member countries, Djibouti, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda, as well as representatives of the AU Commission, the...

The third Round of IGAD EU Consultation Commences in Brussels concluded on the margins of the AU- EU ministerial meeting on the 22nd of January 2019 in Brussels. The meeting was chaired by State Minister Hirut Zemene representing the IGAD and on the EU side by High Representative of the...

Co-opting rather than reconciling  with Al-shabaab is the policy successive Somali governments have adopted, writes Liban Ahmad The  arrest of Southwest State Presidential candidate Mukhtar Robow in Baydhaba city has divided Somalis into two groups. One group...

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...

By:Jama Farah, HornDiplomat Contributor EU Ambassador to the Horn of Africa, Alex Rondos, says ” Somaliland is in a very interesting historical position”, while giving a speech at Wilson Center in Washington DC. Somaliland Representative Bashir Goth and Marta Vibretic, from Wilson Center, asked questions...