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Somaliland:After Days of C-Section Surgery She Celebrated Her Graduation + Inspire Story

After Days of C-Section Surgery Naima's Celebrated Her Graduation + Inspire Story
Naima Abdi 27 years, who lives in Borama, Somaliland, welcomed her first daughter Zeinab Thursday at 9 am but did not let it stop her accepting her Second Graduate in the next Week. She spent Three years working towards her degree at the Admas University and said...

Ethiopia’s House of Federation elects Adam Farah as new Speaker

Ethiopia's House of Federation elects Adam Farah as new Speaker
By: MoDuale Ethiopia's Somali region Vice President Aden Farah elected Speaker of House of Federation (HoF), replacing Keria Ibrahim, who resigned from her position last Monday after serving for the past two years. Mr Etsegent Mengistu was elected Deputy Speaker of the Federation, replacing Mohammed Reshid....

Ethiopia’s deadly Oromo – Somali crisis must end: Somali-American lawmaker

Ilhan Omar, a Somali-American lawmaker has joined calls for deadly ethnic clashes in eastern Ethiopia to stop. “The deadly conflict between ethnic Somalis & Oromos must end,” she said in a tweet. The 35-year-old whiles pushing for an end to the hostilities added in her...

Turkey appoints Dr.Olgan Bekar as Somalia-Somaliland talks envoy

Turkey Government has appointed Dr. Olgan Bekar as Turkey's new Special envoy to Somalia and Somaliland talks. photo Goobjoog
Horniplomat-Turkey Government has appointed Dr. Olgan Bekar former Turkey ambassador to Somalia as Turkey's new Special envoy to Somalia and Somaliland talks. Dr.Olgan Bekar is a former Turkish ambassador to Somalia. Bekar’s...

Somaliland rejects proposed visit by Ethiopia PM, Somalia president

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland has rejected a planned joint visit by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. On 15 February,  Unconfirmed source indicates a proposed visit to Hargeisa by Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed and Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo...

Oil and gas exploration activities in Somaliland

Somaliland – a country in the horn of Africa – has become a hotspot in oil and gas exploration activities in East Africa. Somaliland’s exciting geological and geopolitical significance has led international oil and gas companies to snap up onshore and offshore exploration licenses...

Reviving Somali Culture through Folk Dances

Most Somalis has long been pastoral nomads scattered through the wider region of Horn of Africa. Often moving with their livestock to get them more water and better pasture and in this unsettled lifestyle folklore dances were not only a source of entertainment but...

US Senate passes NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland Partnership

The dome of the US Capitol is reflected in a window on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, in April. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Reuters
By: Staff writer The USA Senate finally passed the NDAA 2024, which included the Somaliland partnership Act. The Partnership Act stipulates that Somaliland and the United States cooperate in countering Chinese influence in the...

The Rebirth Of Somaliland (4): The 1961 Aborted Military Coup

By Dr. Hussein M Nur Despite the serious concerns described in the previous part and as articulated in poetic styles, the government did not address them the issues and the Somaliland politicians were unable to rectify the distorted situation. But the widespread dissent and injustices...

Somaliland:Youth Unemployment and Security in Hargeisa

A group of young men in Somaliland’s capital, Hargeisa, take a break from an informal football match. Youth unemployment in Somaliland is among the highest in the world at between 60 and 70 per cent. Photo: Adrian Leversby/IRIN
By:Muse Abdilahi Muhumed,  August, 2017 Abstract Youth represent a very vital organ in any society. They are not only the future of Somaliland, but also a major stakeholder and useful resource in the nation-building. However, it has been suggested that a large rate of youth...