Africa

Horndiplomat-Ethiopia and the Global Green Growth Institute signed a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on Tuesday (September 4). State Minister of Foreign affairs, Professor Afework Kassu noted Ethiopia’s significant efforts dedicated at building climate resilient green economy. The State Minister welcomed the Global Green Growth Institute’s...

Horndiplomat-Clarkston City, Georgia, USA recognizes Somaliland’s Sovereignty becoming the first city in the US to recognize Somaliland. This is the first American City Council passing this motion and truthfully despite the Council sagacious and perceptive consideration; the success and the achievement is the result of...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Passport officially attracted and gained the recognition of the United Kingdom’ Home office-Horndiplomat Reports Somaliland Mission to the United Kingdom released press-Statament that informed the Somaliland citizens with residency rights in the UK that,following constant reports of border-related difficulties involving their travel into and out...

On 28th of August 2018, the President of Somaliland H.E. Muuse Bihi Abdi, officially announced the signing of the Rape and Sexual Offences Bill into Act, after the House of Representatives approved the bill on July 29th, 2018. The signing of this Rape and Sexual...

Hargeisa- 2nd September 2018 – There is new hope for Somali youth following a strong commitment from the government and other key stakeholders to address the rising youth unemployment by creating an enabling environment to promote decent employment specifically targeting young people. The commitment was...

Horndiplomat-EUCAP organized a Standards of Training and Certification of Watch-Keeping training course that kicked off on September 2nd at the Berbera Maritime and Fishery Academy in Somaliland. The course, focusing on safety issues, is part of a wider “Maritime Operational Capability Project’’ already underway in...

  They discussed further cooperation in human capital and foreign direct investment (FDI). Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed met Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday ahead of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). During the meeting, the Premier thanked President Xi for China’s...

By:Adrian Blomfield  Unprepossessing and isolated, situated on a coastal strip so scorched the Somali called it “the Burnt Land”, Berbera was rarely a destination of choice for foreigners. Perspiring British officials posted to the Somaliland Protectorate disparaged the town as “the armpit of Empire”. Yet foreigners came...

Russia is in talks with Eritrea to set up a logistics center at one of the North African country's seaports, Russian news agencies cited Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov as saying on August 31. Eritrea occupies a strategically significant location on the Red Sea across from...

Addis Ababa, September 1, 2018  –Ethiopia and Somalia formed, for the first time, a Joint Committee in cooperation to establish a long-term cooperative relationship based on mutual respect and good-neighbourliness, as well as the preservation and respect of the sovereignty and unity of both...