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Kenya and Somaliland are exploring ways of working together in the education and agricultural sectors to grow their economies. The Horn of Africa nation is also keen to learn from Kenya’s democratic system of governance. Somaliland Foreign Affairs Minister Saad Shire is in the country for...

Horndiplomat-Somalia Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khaireh receives Turkey's delegation led by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.Horndiplomat Reports On Wednesday, Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar arrives in Mogadishu, the Deputy Prime Minister Mahdi M Guled receives the delegation at the airport. The defense minister is accompanied by the...

News Release COVID-19 continues to spread globally to threaten people’s health and to cause massive economic losses. In order to assist Somaliland to combat the pandemic and increase its testing capability, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland donated 8,000 antigen rapid test kits...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) and Thomson Reuters have announced the three finalists for their Ethical Finance and Innovation Challenge and Awards (EFICA). The shortlisted entries include Somalia’s only privately-owned microfinance institution, a specialist environment, social and governance (ESG)...

Horndiplomat-The 3d Somaliland Media Summit (SMS) arranged by Somaliland Journalist Association (Solja) and supported by a National endowment held at Ambassador hotel, Hargeisa.Horndiplomat Reports Annual Media Summit and Awke Award 2018 commencement meeting will have discussed positive and negative impacts on Somaliland journalists. At the end of...

ADDIS ABABA, May 1 (Reuters) - Ethiopia will take a stake in the Port of Djibouti, its main gateway for trade, under a deal reached between the two countries, state media outlets said on Tuesday. Djibouti had been seeking investors for its port since it...

Press-Release by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  Uk Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is using her visit to the Gulf to discuss new partnerships to invest in infrastructure in Africa and Asia. On her 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which began yesterday (Wednesday 20 October),...

By:Horndiplomat & Agences Ethiopia and Somalia have signed a trade agreement to swap Fish for khat, The Agreement would see Mogadishu export fish to Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Ambassador to Somalia, Abdulfatah Abdullahi Hassan and Somalia’s Minister of Fisheries, Abdizaz Hajj Bashir flagged off the 5000 ton...

  By JEMIMAH MUENI NAIROBI, Kenya July 29 – US Ambassador to Kenya Robert Godec has urged the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to ensure next month’s general election is credible. He was speaking when he joined the Shining Hope for Communities, a Non Governmental Organization...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland political parties Kulmiye, Waddani and UCID have accepted the recommendations of the mediation committee. Horndiplomat reports Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi the chairman of Waddani said they've accepted to allow the previous Electoral Commission to continue with their term. On December 16, 2019,...