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by Hamza Mohamed Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta has been re-elected in a presidential poll rerun that was marred by violence and a boycott by the main opposition coalition, electoral officials said. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Monday said Kenyatta won 98.2 percent of the votes...

Horndiplomat-(Hargeisa)-Somaliland ministry of aviation and air transport have successfully installed and launched the "MESA" weather system at the Egla International Airport,Hargeisa. A formal ceremony meant to mark the launching of the new weather system was held at earlier today the ministry of aviation headquarters. Hon:Farhan Aden...

Now that the political campaign season is well under way, what kind of political leadership does Somaliland need? In order to determine what kind of political leadership the nation requires, lets first establish how leadership is defined. The term ‘leadership’ was first coined in the...

Dismissals ordered after security forces end night-long siege by al-Shabab at a hotel in the capital Mogadishu. Somalia's government has removed the country's chief of intelligence and police commissioner, a day after an attack in the capital, Mogadishu, claimed more than 25 lives. The dismissal of...

"OUR SOMALILAND” –CAMPAIGN FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS Horndiplomat-Inspire Group and SONYO Umbrella are calling on political parties and their supporters to ensure peaceful campaigns across the country during the campaign period. We urge our political leaders to desist from inflammatory announcements that could incite fellow citizens...

In the sprawling market of Somaliland’s capital city, Hargeisa, women clad in headscarves or abaya shawls from head to foot engage in volatile haggling with shoppers, and woe betide any man that crosses them – the volume becomes deafening. Somaliland’s religious conservativism – sharia law...

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Eritrea, has reiterated a call on the U.N. not to turn its back on Eritrean nationals who continue to flee the repressive regime back home. Sheila Keetharuth told the U.N. General Assembly that citizens of the Horn of Africa...

A suicide car bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital on Saturday, killing at least 13 people and wounding more than 16, while gunfire could be heard inside, police said. A second blast was heard in the area minutes later. Captain Mohamed Hussein...

After many delays, presidential elections will finally be held in Somaliland on 13 November. President Silanyo will be stepping down, ensuring Somaliland’s third transfer of power in 14 years. Nonetheless, the stakes are high in what will be a closely contested election. The incoming...

Gawain Towler denies telling anti-FGM campaigner Nimco Ali: ‘I am racist but you’re beautiful so I would do you’ A senior Ukip staff member repeatedly told a black women’s rights campaigner that, while he was racist, he would still like to have sex with her,...