Somaliland:The Extension-Based Democracy
Horndiplomat-Somaliland’s Local Councils were elected November 2012; in five years term which ended November 2017. On 6th March 2017, Guurti House extended their time to 28th April 2019. Presently; they are executing their day to day activity with no legal mandate. In Somaliland’s Democracy,...
Somaliland President declares State of Emergency on Sanaag region
Horndiplomat-the president of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi declared State of Emergency on Sanaag region, issued Emergency Law and called a joint session of the Parliament to approve it.
The Emergency Law gives the president huge power and subjects the management and security of the area...
We will not enter into any alliance against Qatar and Turkey: Somalia FM
By: GULFTIMES
Somalia’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Isse Awad yesterday stressed that his country will not enter into any alliance or bloc of any kind against Qatar and Turkey. Due to this, he said, a territorial group, comprising countries from the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea...
The UK is committed to supporting Somaliland’s democratisation process-Harriett Baldwin
Horndiplomat-MP Gill Furniss (Labour, Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) asked Uk minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Harriett Baldwin questions related to Somaliland's Democracy and Human Rights.
Mp Gill Furniss question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic...
Kenya and Ethiopia Cross-Border Initiative: A Move Towards Sustainable Peace
REPORT from Inter Press Service
NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 29 2019 (IPS) - Many years of internecine conflict is being replaced by a new narrative of peace along the Kenya-Ethiopia border. Communities that once fought each other are now dreaming of a joint journey towards a better future.
Diverse...
Ethiopia to Extradite Double-murder Suspect to the US
By: Associated Press
An Ethiopian official has revealed his country has finalized preparations to extradite a double-murder suspect to the U.S. either on Monday or Tuesday.
The move to extradite 25-year-old Yohannes Nesibu, an Ethiopia- born U.S national, came after the country’s Attorney General made the...
Somaliland will soon start exporting livestock to the UAE
By:East African Business Week
Somaliland will soon start exporting livestock to the Middle East after an agreement reached by a delegation led by the country’s president and the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Making his second visit to the UAE in just over two...
Ethiopia Awarded for Hosting the Largest Number of Refugees in Africa
Ethiopia has been awarded by the Secretariat of the African Union commission for hosting the largest number of refugees in Africa.
The award was given to the Deputy Ambassador of Ethiopian Embassy to the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E Merwan Bedri on the 27th of...
DJibouti President Meets with Singapore Prime Minister
By:StraitTimes
BEIJING - Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President of the Republic of Djibouti Ismail Omar Guelleh on Sunday (April 28) on the sidelines of the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.
Both leaders reaffirmed the friendly ties between the two countries and discussed...
Former Ethiopian President Dr Negasso Gidada Passes Away
By:FANA
Addis Ababa, April 27, 2019 – Former Ethiopian President Dr Negaso Gidada has passed away at the age of 76.
Dr Negasso had died while being treated in Germany. He was President from 1995 until 2001.
Dr Negasso also served as Minister of Information in the...