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By:Mohamed Duale, Editor-in-Chief, Horn Diplomat  Horndiplomat- Somaliland the ruling party KULMIYE and one of the opposition parties, UCID, signed a Joint Communique to the effect that Parliamentary elections will take place in November 2019 Waddani party rejects the poll date proposed by the two parties. The two...

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulatory messages with President Ismail Omar Guelleh to mark the 40th anniversary of China/Djibouti bilateral relations on Tuesday (January 8). In a message, President Xi Jinping recalled President Guelleh’s state visit to China in November 2017 when the two...

By Addis Getachew ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia Self-declared republic sees military presence by world powers as way to affirm its status as independent state The self-declared republic of Somaliland has expressed an interest in hosting British and Russian naval bases, which would add to an already active military...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopian Ambassador to Turkey Ambassador Girma Temesgen met with Mr. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey. ( January 10) They discussed on a myriad of bilateral and multilateral issues of mutual interest as well as regional matters of mutual concern. Turkey...

Horndiplomat-Ethiopia New Consul general to Somaliland Ambassador Shamsudin Ahmed Roble arrives in Hargeisa. There is no official statement from Somaliland MFA and Ethiopian Consulate general regarding on arrival of Amb.Shamsudin Roble but sources confirmed to Horndiplomat about his arrival in Somaliland. Last month, Ethiopia has appointed...

Puntland President-elect can learn a lot from his predecessors if he owns up to his business-political baggage, argues Liban Ahmad  Mr Said Abdullahi Deni will be the sixth Puntland President when takes office soon. His win proves the rota-based system,  that makes the Puntland Presidency rotate...

By:Ibrahim Khadar Abstract Traditionally, Media is the fourth power of the state. Media raises the voice of the voiceless community to enjoy their fundamental rights. It is also double „edge sword‟, because it can be an instrument of development or it can be a dangerous instrument...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland largest opposition party Waddani chairman Abdirahman Mohamed Abdilahi AKA  Irro meets with Swedish Ambassador to Somalia Andreas von Uexkull Swedish. During the meeting, Waddani leader and Swedish Ambassador discussed the Somaliland democatization process and Swedish support to Somaliland development. "Today I met Amb. Andreas von Uexkull...

Ethiopian Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed received the Prime Minister of the Republic of Ireland, Leo Varadkar, at the Office of the Prime Minister on Wednesday (January 09). Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed noted that the visit by the Prime Minister of the Republic of...

Irish Prime Minister H.E. Leo Varadkaris arrived in Addis Ababa today (January 09). Upon arrival at Bole International Airport, the Prime Minister was received by State Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Markos Tekle. Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkaris will be officially received by Prime Minister Dr....