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Ethiopia mulls electricity export to South Sudan, Somaliland

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ADDIS ABABA, May 3 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia is undertaking feasibility studies to export electricity to South Sudan and Somaliland. Bizuneh Tolcha, Public Relations and Communications Director at Ethiopian Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Electricity said on Wednesday the plan is part of integrating the East...

Somaliland:President-Elect Meets with Djibouti Delegation

By M.A. Egge Horndiplomat The President-elect H.E Musa Bihi Abdi received over the week delegation from the Djibouti government that consisted of diplomats, members of parliament and senior administrative officers. The newly elected Head of State was flanked by his running mate who has been elected...

Somaliland’s independence anniversary highlights opportunity for UK with Commonwealth allies

Written by: Stephen Doughty MP, Zac Goldsmith MP, Liz McInnes MP and Matthew Offord MPHouse of Commons Posted On: 26th June 2018 8 Parliamentarians mark today's 58th anniversary since the former British protectorate of Somaliland attained independence from the United Kingdom. They call on the...

MEP James Carver calls for international recognition for Somaliland

A long-time campaigner for national self-determination, Kidderminster MEP James Carver took part in Somaliland’s 27th anniversary of independence this week. He travelled to the small African nation’s capital, Hargeisa, as a guest of vice president Abdirahman Saylici where he attended a celebratory parade and had...

Somaliland’s chief of chiefs Haji Abdi Warabe Dies at the age of 122

Somaliland:The most senior traditional leader in Somaliland dies at the age of 122
Horndiplomat-Haji Abdikarim Hussein Yusuf (Abdi-warabe) the chief of chiefs, the elder of elders, the most senior traditional leader in Somaliland dies in Hargeisa today at the age of 122 years old. Haji Abdi Hussein Yusuf ‘Abdi Warabe’ was the most well-known elder and one of...

Somaliland president pardons 554 prisoners on occasion of Eid al-Fitr

Somaliland president Muse bihi Abdi
The president of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi granted pardons to 554 prisoners on Sunday, due on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr. In a presidential decree, President Muse Bihi Abdi ordered the state attorney general to release 554...

Taiwan donates wheelchairs to Somaliland

 By: Taiwan news Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland, attended an event commemorating International Week of Deaf People and the handover of wheelchairs donated by Taiwanese NGOs to physically handicapped Somalilanders. The wheelchairs were provided...

Somaliland confirms three new cases of COVID-19

Somalia, Ethiopia and Eritrea Confirm new cases of COVID19
By: Mohamed Duale Somaliland Health Ministry on Monday confirmed three new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of recorded cases to 5. Two of the cases are in Hargeisa and another one in Borama town.  Omar Ali Abdilahi, Health Minister of Somaliland said the new cases...

Somalia’s International Partners Gravely Concerned Over Clashes Near Tukaraq, Call For Ceasefire

Somalia’s international partners are gravely concerned over the latest armed clashes taking place today near the Tukaraq area of the Sool region between Puntland and ‘Somaliland,’ and are urgently calling for an immediate ceasefire. According to reports, heavy fighting broke out earlier this morning between...

UN Women Partners With Somaliland Legal Group For Empowerment of Women

Un Women Partners With Somaliland Legal Group For Empowerment Of Women
UN Women is partnering with the Somaliland Women Lawyers Association (SWLA) to improve women’s access to the local justice system and enhance their legal empowerment. “UN Women is pleased that the partnership with SWLA will support legal empowerment interventions for the most marginalized through the...