Somalia is not just applying to join East African Community, it is being invited in
By: The EasternAfrican
Nearly 13 years ago, when even inside the high-security African Union Mission to Somalia (Amisom) camp they wouldn’t allow visiting journalists to step out of their rooms at the media reception centre to smoke without a...
Op-Ed: How safe Chinese devices are in Somaliland?
By Ahmed N. Amin H
In recent week Somaliland, foreign policy ventured into some troubled waters by taking some bold and unexpected steps when it went against well- established red lines drawn by the Chinese government when it made diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The high-profile signing...
Will the world heed the warnings of Somaliland’s savage drought?
RAGEH OMAAR INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS EDITOR
ITV News International Affairs Editor Rageh Omaar has travelled across Somaliland as severe drought brings the unrecognised east-African nation to the brink of a preventable humanitarian catastrophe.
Somaliland is a place that doesn’t officially exist, a self-declared independent country in the...
IGAD Leaders Hold Virtual Summit to Consult Response Strategy to Curb COVID-19
By:Jama Farah,HornDiplomat Contributor
Heads of State and Government of the Inter Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) today (March 30) convened a Virtual Summit to discuss coordination & regional response to curb the spread of COVID19.
The regional organization’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu announced on his...
In Somaliland – Column of Eduard Nazarski
In the second week of July, I was in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. There, I organized Huricap, a program of Amnesty Netherlands, committed to human rights education in Africa, a workshop on the investigation and documentation of human rights violations.
There is, probably, a...
A Navy SEAL was killed in Somalia. Here’s what you need to know about U.S. operations there
By Paul D. Williams
On May 4, a U.S. Navy SEAL was killed and at least two others wounded in a raid against al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) said that the incident occurred in Barii, a small town approximately 40 miles west...
Cardiff University develops research collaborations with Somaliland
By:Cardiff University
Academics from Cardiff University are visiting Somaliland to develop research collaborations on some of the country’s most pressing issues.
The Cardiff-Somaliland Working Group was set up to forge closer links between members of the Somaliland community in the city, academic staff and the Government...
ONLF Senior Leadership To Arrive In Ethiopia On Saturday
A 20-member delegation composed of senior leadership of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) will arrive in Ethiopia on Saturday.
Among members of the delegation include chair of the Front, Mohamed Umar, according to Spokesperson of ONLF.
The Front’s army last week returned to the Somali...
Saudi King Salman invites Qatar pilgrims to Hajj
Qatar welcomes decision, but says move should include a full lifting of the blockade imposed by the Saudi-led group.
Saudi Arabia will open its land border with Qatar to allow Hajj pilgrims to pass through, its official press agency said.
A statement on the official Saudi...
IGAD, IOM sign Cooperation Agreement to strengthen relations
Press- release by IGAD
The Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), Dr Workneh Gebeyehu, and the Regional Director for East and Horn of Africa of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Mr. Mohammed Abdiker, today signed a Cooperation Agreement as a way...
