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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...

After the Republic of Somaliland, the UAE and the Federal Republic of Ethiopia signed a tripartite agreement to invest and develop Berbera port as a regional hub for trade, the Farmajo- lead so-called government in Mogadishu issued floods of televised threats trying to intimidate...

With political instability in Ethiopia, will there be enough trade to keep Somaliland and Djibouti's ports busy?  BY SIMON ALLISON   When Djibouti makes international headlines, it is usually in connection with the many superpowers that have built military bases on its shore. France, the United States, China, Italy and...

Russia’s Foreign Minister, Sergei Lavrov, who is on a working visit to Ethiopia, met with Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu on Friday (March 9). Dr. Workneh noted that the official working visit of Mr. Lavrov to Ethiopia is a special occasion “as this year marks the...

By: M. A.Egge The President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi led the nation yesterday in highlighting and underpinning the need of immunizing children against fatal disease. The Head of State underscored the importance of taking care of children hence said that “Children are dearer than everything else”. He practically dispensed...

Horndiplomat-A number of mass graves were discovered in Hargeisa's Ahmed-Dhagah district by the Somaliland Committee of genocide investigations. In 1988,the former Somali Central Government was deliberately destroyed its northern region(now Somaliland) and many beautiful towns were turned into ghost. Thousands of civilians were brutally massacred without...

On the days before and after US secretary of State Rex Tillerson embarked on his first official trip to Africa, one issue has risen as the main concern among American officials: China’s ascendant role in the African continent. Testifying in front of the US armed...