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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....

By Hussien Mohamed Yusuf Introduction The production and trade of charcoal have become a pressing concern in Somalia, as they contribute to both environmental degradation and socioeconomic disruption. Charcoal, produced from wood through a...

Horndiplomat-The Somaliland's Foreign Minister Dr. Saad Ali Shire receives  with Mr.Yusuf M. Dawaleh the President of Chamber of Commerce in Djibouti. Mr Yusuf Dawaleh mentioned that the campaign has officially started in Somaliland whilst making this official visit to Somaliland. He also saw the passion...

By Michael M. Phillips , Wall Street Journal HARGEISA, Somaliland—Shortly after a fire destroyed the largest market in this independence-minded Somali region, a senior Chinese diplomat requested permission to visit to pay his respects.

Independent international team observing Somaliland’s May 31 2021 parliamentary and local council elections launches final report. The report in pages 56 and 57 the role of civil society organisations in elections. The observers found that SONAF plays gatekeeper role for “the Somaliland Government, NEC and...

By: Kate Stanworth Horndiplomat- Adnan Abdo Mohamed is a street photographer and medical student who roams the downtown areas of Somaliland's cities capturing candid and colourful street scenes with his smartphone. Over the past couple of years he has developed a large following for his...

Addis Ababa, August 2, 2018 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation fell to 14 percent in July 2018, from 14.7 percent in June, according to the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA). The prices of bread, meat, milk, cheese and eggs, butter and sugar, honey and chocolate...

By Scott Pegg and Michael Walls November 10 at 7:00 AM On Nov. 13, Somalilanders will vote for a new president. The campaign kicked off in dramatic fashion in October with Somaliland’s first-ever presidential debate shown live on national television, and large campaign rallies. Here’s what you need to know: Somaliland has...

CTVNews.ca Staff Published Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:00PM EDT There are no storm clouds on the horizon in Somaliland, and that's a bad thing for the eastern African republic's drought-stricken people. Hospitals are filled with sick and starving patients, many of them children, and fresh water...

Machakos governor Alfred Mutua has disparaged Nasa leaders Raila Odinga and Kalonzo Musyoka's planned swearing in. Raila's oath-taking is scheduled for Tuesday but Mutua termed it a recipe for chaos. He further described it as the planting of seeds of civil war "which will turn our nation...