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By: Horndiplomat staff The Somalia Federal Government has grounded all flights at Aden Adde International Airport bound for Kismayo, leaving numerous passengers stranded. The unexpected decision comes amidst growing tensions between the federal government and the Jubbaland...

By Staff Writer In a bid to lead the African Union Commission (AUC), Rt. Raila Amolo Odinga, Kenya's former Prime Minister and a lifelong Pan-Africanist, has outlined his transformative vision for Africa’s future. His comprehensive agenda, built...

By: Mohamed Duale , Horndiplomat HARGEISA – U.S. Senator Jim Risch, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has expressed optimism that the Biden administration may finally be moving away from its longstanding "One Somalia" policy....

By Brendon J. Cannon and Rashid Abdi , Africanarguments Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond....

By: MOHAMED DUALE , HORNDIPLOMAT Hargeisa, Somaliland – A high-profile U.S. delegation led by Ambassador Richard H. Riley and Major General Brian Cashman visited Somaliland, marking a significant engagement following Somaliland's recently concluded presidential election.

By: MOHAMED DUALE, HORNDIPLOMAT Hargeisa, Somaliland — In a significant stride toward economic recovery and modernization, Muse Bihi Abdi, President of the Republic of Somaliland, officially inaugurated the newly reconstructed Waaheen Market today. The event marked a...

By: STAFF WRITER  Somaliland police have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of fatally stabbing a 37-year-old in the Mohamud Haybe neighborhood of Hargeisa on Thursday. The gruesome attack, which unfolded in broad daylight, has left the local...

By: NEWS AGENCIES  At least 44,382 Palestinians have been killed and 105,142 wounded in Israel's military offensive on Gaza since October 7, 2023, according to Gaza's health ministry. The toll includes 19 deaths...

By: Mohamed Duale Hargeisa, Somaliland – The Constitutional Court of Somaliland has officially certified the results of the November 13 presidential election, declaring Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro) the winner. Representing the Waddani Party, Irro won with 64% of the...

By: TAIWAN NEWS  Cooperation with Somaliland will continue under newly-elected President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Wang Wen-Lin , a counselor in Taiwan foreign ministry’s Department of Asian and African Affairs, said on Tuesday (Nov. 26).