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Mogadishu, July 20, 2019 -Former South Africa President  Thabo Mbeki leading a high commissioner of the African Union was highly welcomed by the Somalia Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation; Ahmed Hassan Awad, Somalia representative to the UN Secretary-General, James Swan, the African...

By Dawit Endeshaw Ethiopia is to start extracting the first ever natural gas deposit from Ethio-Somali Region as of tomorrow, The Reporter learnt. It is to be recalled that back in March 2018, Poly-GCL, a Chinese company engaged in oil and gas exploration and development project in the...

Djibouti's ambassador to Ankara stressed the importance of strengthening military ties between the two countries and said the country is open to welcome a Turkish military base in its territories, which already hosts the U.S., Franch, Chinese and Japanese bases Djibouti is open to any...

By:Mohamed O. Guudle (PhD) Introduction The past decade has witnessed a complex dance of dialogue and divergence between Somaliland and Somalia. From initial cautious engagement in 2012 to recent high-level meetings facilitated by...

By: Ahmed Ibrahim Haji Hassan Hargeisa Most Somalis over the age of 60 years can not specify the exact date--and sometimes in the exact place--they were born. In our traditionally nomadic life, these birth details used to be so minor and thus of a family’s least...

Mubarak Farah was eight years old when he began teaching himself to play the piano. A refugee who came to Ottawa with his family when he was three, Farah listened to the Somali folk music played from his family’s cassettes, matching the notes on...

The steps taken are a major milestone in Africa’s endeavour to silence the guns by 2020 and promote deeper regional and continental integration, in line with Agenda 2063. The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Moussa Faki Mahamat, welcomed the signing of...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Danish delegation led by the Denmark Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia, Eritrea and the Seychelle Mette Knudsen arrives in Somaliland on Tuesday. The delegation to discuss the importance of parliamentary and local elections with stakeholders, including government, political parties, and civil society. The...

A former Danish minister and a Non Governmental Organisation operating in the Horn of Africa are planning to set up a fish production plant in Somaliland. Christian Friis Bach who served as the minister for development cooperation in Denmark says Somaliland has a great potential...

By: MoDuale HornDiplomat-Somaliland Government released Khadar Hussein Abdi Secretary of Waddani party and Barkhad Jama Hersi spokesperson of Waddani Party. The Government also released Abdi Ibrahim Abduleh, The man who coined the widely used satirical word "Ilameerayso". Earlier today, The President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi has...