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Horndiplomat-Innovate Ventures has announced the ten early stage startups for this year’s Innovate Accelerator in Hargeisa, Somaliland. Innovate Ventures is the leading Somali start-up accelerator and technology fund, working with VC4Africa and Oxfam under the Work In Progress! Alliance to support and invest in...

Horndiplomat- Somaliland13 February 2019: Global trade enabler DP World on Monday launched a new water distribution centerthat increased the water supply in Berbera, Somaliland, by 6o percent. The $1 million project started in 2018 and includes four water wells, two shallow pools, two water troughs,...

Earlier today, my day off from lecturing – and my one month anniversary in Somaliland – I took the bus to the other side of town (from Cabaaye to Jigjigayar for those familiar with Hargeisa) to my favorite weekend spot – Safari Hotel –...

 By Abdiaziz Ali AdaniMany people in countries with underdeveloped public healthcare infrastructure, like Somaliland, rely instead on unregulated private clinics and hospitals. These privately owned businesses are not subject to government surveillance, supervision, or control. As a result, there are several...

The long-running and wide-ranging relationship between the United Nations and Somaliland came to the fore during a recent visit of senior officials from the world body to its capital, Hargeisa. “We arrived yesterday and had the opportunity to meet with senior government officials and members...

Drought-stricken families in rural Somalia have been given a lifeline via 100 U.S. dollar cash grants to see them through lean times brought on by severe drought, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Friday. The ICRC this week...

Turkey congratulated Somalia on Monday on the occasion of National Flag Day, the Turkish Embassy in Somalia wrote on Twitter account. "Turkey wholeheartedly congratulates Somalia on the occasion of the 66th anniversary of the National Flag Day . We firmly believe that it will continue to...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Eritrea on Wednesday confirmed its fourth case of the coronavirus (Covid-19) and also banned all commercial flights. Horndipomat reports Eritrea has also announced that so far four people were tested positive for coronavirus. The following statement was issued today by Eritrea...

Global trade enabler DP World has been awarded a 30-year Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) concession by the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani), for the management and development of the Jeddah South Container Terminal at the multi-purpose Jeddah Islamic Port. Under the agreement, DP World will invest up to...

Horndiplomat-The United Nations Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter de Clercq Told the VOA Somali service says the fighting between Somaliland and Puntland displaced thousands of people in Tukaraq. In an interview with VOA Somali, The United Nations Deputy Special Representative & Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia Peter...