Africa

As forecasters warn of more heavy rain to come, Kenyans are blaming the government for exacerbating the situation due to water mismanagement. At least 15 people have died and numerous families have been displaced across Kenya following two days of heavy rainfall, according to officials. The...

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...

NAIROBI (Reuters) - A battle for access to seaports is underway in one of the world’s unlikeliest places: Somalia, now caught up in a regional struggle between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on one side, with Qatar backed by Turkey on the...

Despite Somalia’s protestations, DP World and Somaliland are set to expand Berbera port. Some in the neighbourhood are excited. Others are worried.  Despite officially being banned from operating in Somalia this March, DP World is set to begin a project later this year that could have far-reaching...

On 22 May 2018 the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO), in collaboration with MEP Frank Engel, will organize a conference entitled Somaliland - Negotiating Statehood, Perspectives through the 2017 EOM Report. This conference is the fruit of the recent democratic expression of the November 2017...

MOGADISHU (Reuters) - Somalia’s parliament elected a former defense minister as its speaker on Monday. Mohamed Mursal Abdirahman resigned as minister earlier this month to stand for the position after the previous speaker resigned ahead of a confidence motion against him. Abdirahman secured over half of...

The first in a series of regional maritime security courses, funded by the Government of Japan, has been held at the Djibouti Regional Training Centre (DRTC). During a five-day workshop (22-26 April 2018), officials from 10 countries* were able to learn about and share...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland's representative to the UAE released statement on to Somaliland Community in UAE.Horndiplomat Press statement UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has been making some changes which have had an impact on Somalilanders living and working in the UAE. Both the governments of Somaliland and the UAE are...

By:Mohamed Duale Chief Editor of Horndiplomat Tweets MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Mp Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (Lab/Co-op) asked Harriett Baldwin Uk's Minister of State for Africa questions related to Somaliland. Stephen Doughty Question Somaliland Diplomatic Service: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he...

By JOHN FOX More by this Author When I tell people that I am off to Somalia or Somaliland in the morning they usually offer some kind of commiseration. But they needn’t. A trip there is never boring, especially when you know that you will be...