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NAIROBI, Kenya, May 9 – Kenya and Djibouti today signed four agreements aimed at boosting trade and deepening bilateral links. The agreements were signed at State House, Nairobi, where President Uhuru Kenyatta hosted Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh, who is on a three State Visit...

Repeal Provisions that Criminalize Free Speech (Nairobi, May 8, 2018) – A string of recent prosecutions in Somaliland targeting people who spoke out on controversial issues is a dangerous attack of free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. In the latest such case, a prominent traditional elder was charged,...

Horndiplomat-The Ethiopian State Minister, Dr Aklilu Hailemichael held discussions with Saudi business delegation later on Tuesday (May 8).according Ethiopian Foreign Ministry. The business delegation seeks to explore various options to invest in areas of agriculture and livestock rearing. The delegation has already made visits to...

Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University and Ash Rossiter, Khalifa University When Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Ethiopia became landlocked and therefore dependent on its neighbours – especially Djibouti – for access to international markets. This dependency has hampered Ethiopia’s aspiration to emerge...

Horndiplomat-Poet Naema Ahmed Ibrahim AKA (Naema Abwaan Qorane) who has been serving 3 years jail term is released from prison with Presidential Pardon. On April 15, the regional court in Hargeisa has sentenced Naema Ahmed Ibrahim to three years in prison over charges related to...

Rural people cutting down trees for charcoal production Deforestation is permanent clearance of trees from land without replacing them. During 1998 to 1991, civil war broke out in Somalia resulting total damage in the Northern region of Somaliland which caused absolute devastation of forests and...

Hundreds of people danced the night away at an Edmonton party to celebrate the 27th anniversary of Somaliland on Saturday. Somaliland is a semi-autonomous region in the northwest of Somalia that declared itself an independent country in 1991. For expats, Independence Day is an opportunity to celebrate...

Horndipomat-on Sunday the 6th May 2018, the Somaliland Parliament approved the passage of the Procurement Bill. This was the last remaining PFM Bill to be passed by Parliament and, with the President’s signature, will mean that all the PFM Bills will become the law...

The new Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed will arrive in the country on Sunday for a two-day State visit to bolster already strong relations between Kenya and Ethiopia, State House Spokesman Manoah Esipisu has announced. This will be Mr Ahmed's first visit to Kenya since his elevation...

By LABAN WANAMBISI, NAIROBI, Kenya May 5 – Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiye Ahmed is expected in the country on Sunday for talks with President Uhuru Kenyatta on regional integration, peace and security. President Kenyatta had in April invited Ahmed for a State Visit to discuss ways of...