Africa

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Russian Ambassador to Djibouti denies rumours his country was interested in setting up a military base in Berbera - reports . Horndiplomat reports The Russian ambassador to Djibouti and Somalia Mikhail Golovanov told Russian state-operated news agency RIA Novosti his...

The Republic of Somaliland has applauded the changes being recorded in Horn of Africa since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed took his office in particular. In his exclusive interview with Walta Television, Somaliland’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, Ahmed Hassan Egal, said that a dramatic change is being...

By:staff writer Somaliland Opposition Parties and their supporters held demonstrations in Hargeisa streets demanding timely presidential election as scheduled this November. The Police reportedly used live ammunition to disperse protesters. At least 3 opposition officials were arrested by the police and others were injured. The candidate of...

By: Daily Nation Kenya is exploring diplomatic relations with Somaliland after dispatching an emissary to set up a mission in the capital city of Hargeisa. Kenya will join Ethiopia and Djibouti as some of the countries with diplomatic missions in Somaliland. The Foreign Affairs ministry directed Mr...

A US congressman is seeking to halt Kenya's pending $418 million weapons purchase from an American contractor. Nairobi aims to acquire ammunition, machine guns, rocket launchers, and guided bombs mounted on 12 Air Tractors converted agricultural aircraft intended to bolster the Kenya Defence Forces' campaign...

Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda on Thursday warned world leaders gathered for the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York that any reduction of peacekeeping troops in Somalia should match the strengthening of the country’s security forces. In a speech he delivered...

Horndiplomat-The Chief Justice of Somaliland, Adam Haji Ali Ahmed, today received at his office participants of the Youth Leadership Program, a program which is intended to provide a leadership training to 24 young leaders selected from the six regions of Somaliland in a competitive...

By:Matt Broomfield @hashtagbroom United Kingdom comes joint-fourth, behind Germany in top position, while countries on Donald Trump's 'Muslim ban' list rank among worst for ability to travel freely A German passport remains the most powerful across the globe, while its British equivalent is growing weaker, according to the 2017...

2021 TaiwanICDF (International Cooperation and Development Fund) Scholarship Preface: To encourage outstanding international students to undertake degree studies  (Undergraduate, Master or PhD. Programs) in Taiwan, TaiwanICDF offers the International Higher Education Scholarship Program. Application period: January 1 to 15 March 2021 Scholarship Benefits: Scholarship recipients will be given a monthly allowance of NT$12,000 (US$420) for the...

By: MoDuale The United Arab Emirates (UAE) second of a cargo plane from the UAE has landed in Hargeisa, Somaliland, where cases of the Covid-19 pandemic have been rising in recent days. This medical aid includes several tonnes of medicines and Covid-19 testing machines. The Minister of...