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Somaliland coast guard devoloped its capability effectively over past few years

Somaliland coast guard devoloped its capability effectively over past few years
By:Somaliland Coast Guard The Somaliland Coast Guard fights against various illicit trafficking, namely illegal immigration, illegal fishing, maritime piracy, maritime terrorism, but also the fight against and protection of th e marine environment of the Republic of Somaliland . It works on the research and...

New UK-Gulf partnerships to support infrastructure in developing world

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss with her Saudi counterpart His Highness Faisalbin Farhan in Riyadh. Photo credit: UK Gov
Press-Release by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office  Uk Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is using her visit to the Gulf to discuss new partnerships to invest in infrastructure in Africa and Asia. On her 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which began yesterday (Wednesday 20 October),...

Somaliland:Sources of campaign financing in 2017 presidential election

Horndiplomat-Center for policy analysis released report on Sources of campaign financing in 2017 Somaliland  presidential election.   INTRODUCTION The linkage between money and politics is a powerful one, with implications for democracy, especially in new democracies. Political parties financing laws and regulations, through which political parties and...

Somalia: Government reshuffles top security officials

Somalia: Government reshuffles top security officials
Horndiplomat-Somalia fires top army chiefs, including the military commander Major General Dahir Adan Elmi and police chief Gen Bashir Mohamed. According to Senior Journalists Harun Maruf ,Yet another reshuffle of security chiefs; all sectors will have their 3rd commander in less than 3 yrs: 1....

UK Government allocates £16 million to critical drought response in Somalia

The UK Government has announced it will fund a £16 million programme to help avert famine in Somalia over the coming months. It will support more than 450 000 people with life-saving interventions and particularly food and water support. The £16 million allocation is part...

Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election: interview with Dr Michael Walls, chief observer of the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM)

In this extended interview by Edward Paice, Director of Africa Research Institute, Michael Walls reflects on IOEM’s mandate, the performance of the National Election Commission, the positives and negatives of the election, campaigning, voter registration and the increasing monetisation of politics in Somaliland. He...

Op-Ed: Somalia is between Farmajo’s Way or the Highway

Somalia's Prime Minister Hussein Roble and President Mohamed Farmaajo. PHOTO | AFP
  The constitutional mandate of the incumbent president has expired in February this year while the parliamentary and presidential elections were contentious. The embattled president and the federal member states several times had meetings on the type of the elections, but all their efforts ended...

Danish Ambassador visits Somaliland, Discusses priority issues with government and civil society

Danish Ambassador visits Somaliland, Discusses priority issues with government and civil society
By:MoDuale Danish new Envoy to Somalia Ambassador Ole Thonke make a seven day visit to Somaliland to Discuss priority issues with government and civil society. Danish Ambassador Ole Thonke met with Somaliland president muse bihi Abdi at presidential palace ,During the meeting the two sides discussed...

Libya floods:Toll from devastating floods in Libyan city passes 5,100 dead, authorities struggle to get in aid

A general view of the city of Derna is seen on Tuesday, Sept. 12., 2023. (AP Photo/Jamal Alkomaty)
BY: AP DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea for bodies in a devastated eastern Libyan city on Wednesday, where authorities said massive flooding had killed at least 5,100 people, with the toll...

Former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim Calls For Reopening Of Kenya-Somalia Border

Former National Assembly Deputy speaker Farah Maalim when he called for the re-opening of the Kenya-Somalia border, May 27, 2022. /KNA
By:Capital fm GARISSA, Kenya, May 27 – Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Farah Maalim, has called for the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border in Wajir and Mandera counties to facilitate cross border trade between the two countries. Government shut down the border close to four years...