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A crisis in the Gulf has had an unexpected consequence - a rush to build ports all down the Somali coast. But, as Mary Harper writes, some fear it could tear the Horn of Africa apart. Somaliland's port town of Berbera is sleepy and somewhat...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Upper House votes in favor of the new anti rape law recently passed by the House of Representatives.Horndiplomat Reports Somaliland Upper House “Guurti” approves legislation outlawing rape Under the new law, all forms of sexual offences would be criminalised, including rape, gang rape, sexual assault,...

By:Mohamed Duale Chief Editor of Horndiplomat Tweets MohamadDuale Horndiplomat- on April 4, large UK Parliamentary delegation arrives in Somaliland,The delegation led by MP Stephen Doughty accompanied by MP Matthew Offord ,MP Liz Mcinnes . The British MPs meets with the Somaliland Vice president ,Political parties,Somaliland parliament,Somaliland National Electoral Commission,civil societies,Somaliland UK Diaspora and...

NEW YORK, United States of America, April 5, 2018/ -- Security Council Press Statement on Somalia: The members of the Security Council condemned in the strongest terms the terrorist attack of 1 April 2018 perpetrated by Al-Shabaab against the Ugandan contingent of the African Union Mission...

By:Awad Mustafa Hargeisa And Richard Wachman Long-overlooked Somaliland now finds itself in the center of a geopolitical struggle Turkey and Iran are seeking influence in the Horn, seen as a gateway to African markets London: The waters around it...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland foreign minister Dr Saad Ali Shire explains Somaliland-UAE historical relationship , Dr shire told Alain media in Hargeisa. SOURCE:ALAIN

Horndiplomat:Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Sa'ad Ali Shire Met at his office a group of investors delegation from Estonia led by a member of the Estonian parliament. Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Dr Sa'ad Ali Shire Met at his office a group...

by Tirsit Yetbarek Seme Hargeisa’s Saryan Museum is a small wonder . The peaceful atmosphere around the white buildings of its compound, not far from the Hargeisa Cultural Centre, in the Sha'ab neighbourhood of Somaliland’s capital, gives a feeling of nothing much happening, but the...

Horndiplomat-The popular Somali signer Sahra Ahmed Jama has passed away in Hargeisa after a while of suffering from health problems. As she was talking about her early life Sahra notes: "My name is Sahra Ahmed Jama I was born in Togdheer region of Somaliland but grew...

By:David Fält I don’t agree with much of the Trump Administration’s policies and I’m not an American citizen. Normally, that would mean it’s not my place to comment. But given the Washington Post’s Editorial Board recent brutal character killing of Ken Isaacs, I’m compelled to...