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HARGEISA (HornDiplomat)-The government of Somaliland annoying the unfairness of BBC Somali reports has sent a complaint letter to BBC AFRICA Editor, Solomon Mugera in London and BBC office in Nairobi as state-affiliated news agency confirmed. The news comes two days after 1-hour debate between Somaliland...

Hordiplomat-International observation mission to Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election launches final report and looks forward to parliamentary elections scheduled for March 2019. International Observers Final Report The international election observation mission (IEOM) to the poll on 13 November 2017 assembled 60 observers from 27 countries at the...

The latest UN Report on Somalia (Ex-South Somali Republic), highlighted that Mogadishu administration needs at least another ten years to go out of current chaos. The international community spent about $7 billion on stabilizing 'Somalia' until now, and many peacekeepers lost their lives. Despite the...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President HE.Muse Biihi Abdi and his large delegation Met with Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan (deputy prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and minister of presidential affairs ) at UAE presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was discussed by the political...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland President HE.Muse Bihi Abdi leading a large delegation from the government and opposition party has flown in Hargeisa yesterday afternoon. The President accompanied with Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr.Sa’ad Ali Shire, Planning Awale Ibrahim Shirwa, Water development Suleiman Ali Kore , Parliamentary Co-ordination Mohamed Haji...

The Somaliland Ambassador to the Africa Union and IGAD H.E Adan Musa Jibril has tendered his resignation. The envoy also confirmed the reason behind his resignation. The Ambassador forwarded his resignation letter to President Bihi and also sent a copy to the Foreign minister. The...

By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur Siyad Barre tried different tactics to pacify his political impasse and weaken the SNM and oppositions. To defuse tension, Barre ordered the release of numerous civil servants, top officials and businessmen incarcerated in the jails, lifted the state emergency and curfews...

Somalia's lower house of parliament voted to reject a deal by Somaliland and UAE ports operator DP World to grant a stake in the Port of Berbera to Ethiopia, aggravating the spat between the central government in Mogadishu and the country’s semi-autonomous northern region. The...

HARGEISA (HornDiplomat)-Somaliland parliament has unanimously approved the tripartite treaty of Berbera port for the second time within one year.This follows when Somalia's parliament rejected the agreement yesterday and said it violates the sovereignty of Somalia. The controversial deal was singed on 1st March by Somaliland,UAE...

Trump thanks Tillerson for his service as secretary of state, adding CIA director Pompeo will 'do fantastic job'. US President Donald Trump has sacked Rex Tillerson as secretary of state and replaced him with CIA Director Mike Pompeo. "Mike Pompeo, director of the CIA, will become...