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UAE Government warmly welcomes to President of Somaliland in Abu Dhabi

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President HE.Muse Bihi Abdi leading a large delegation from the government and opposition party has flown in Hargeisa yesterday afternoon. The President accompanied with Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr.Sa’ad Ali Shire, Planning Awale Ibrahim Shirwa, Water development Suleiman Ali Kore , Parliamentary Co-ordination Mohamed Haji...

Somaliland students rely on food aid

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Tens of thousands of children are out of school in Somaliland because of drought. Many of those still in the classrooms are relying on aid from the World Food Programme. Teachers say that although the children do not get a balanced diet, the food gives them...

Kenyan Soldiers in Somalia have received pay

By OLIVER MATHENGE The Kenyan soldiers fighting al Shabaab in Somalia have received their pay and allowances, the Presidency announced yesterday. State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu said an agreement was signed between Amisom and the European Union, under which payments were made to soldiers serving in...

Somaliland: Dahabshiil Group handovers Second Consignment of COVID-19 medical equipment to the Ministry of Health

Somaliland: Dahabshiil Group handovers Second Consignment of covid-19 medical equipment to the ministry of health.
Hargeisa-Dahabshiil group of companies on Sunday handed over the second consignment of medical equipment to help the government of Somaliland stem the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Fouad Ahmed Nuh, the director of operations at Dahabshiil remittance handed over the second consignment of medical equipment to the...

Somaliland President meets with High-level delegation from China

Somaliland President meets with high-level delegation from China
By: Staff Writer Somaliland President Friday met with a high-level Chinese delegation led by Amb Zhou Yuxiao China’s ambassador to China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the presidential palace. During the meeting, both sides discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the strengthening bilateral ties between China and...

Somaliland:Human Rights Centre statement on the composition of the National Human Rights Commission

Horndiplomat-Human Rights Centre expresses concern over the selection process of the new members of the National Human Rights Commission. On 3rd July 2018, the president of Somaliland Muse Behi Abdi has nominated seven new members for the National Human Rights Commission. Human Rights Centre has closely observed...

Taiwan’s foreign ministry welcomes visit by Somaliland delegation

Taiwan and Somaliland agreed to establish mutual representative offices in 2020
By: Taiwan News Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) said on Monday (Feb. 7) via a press release that it welcomed the visit by a Republic of Somaliland delegation led by its Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr. Essa Kayd Mohamoud at the...

Huge Explosion Rocks Hotel gate in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu

Ambulances and security forces gather on the street outside the Afrik hotel in the capital Mogadishu, Somalia, Jan. 31, 2021. CREDIT AP
By Abdulaziz H. Osman, VOA A car bomb exploded near a popular hotel in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, Sunday. The explosion was followed by a shootout between militants and police. Militant group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack. Witnesses say the massive blast occurred Sunday near Hotel...

Somaliland: 132 inmates in Hargeisa Central Prison graduate from Beder University

By Mohamoud Walaleeye Hargeisa- 132 inmates in Hargeisa Central Prison have graduated and completed their studies in a pioneering milestone feat, In collaboration with Ministry of Justice and Beder International University. The President of Beder University, Prof. Mubarik Ibrahim Aar who addressed the gathering said that the...

Return to Somaliland – January 2023 by Kitty Hotchkiss

Kitty and Ian at Hiddo Dhawr
By Kitty Hotchkiss In January 2023 I returned to Hargeysa, my place of birth, for the first time since I left in 1959. Despite the enormous political changes that have taken place during the last sixty years the...