Somaliland

Matthew Gordon, SOAS, University of London While the rest of the Horn of Africa region is making waves on the battlefield, the tiny, self-declared republic of Somaliland has been having its presence felt where representative democracy and open debate lurk. In the halls of the UK...

By:UNSOM Somalia’s international partners (listed below) welcome the dialogue between President Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed ‘Farmajo’ and President Muse Bihi Abdi, hosted by President Ismail Omar Guelleh of Djibouti, and attended by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. We commend the regional support, and engagement that...

HARGEISA, 19 March – Women in Somaliland have less then half the opportunities of men in economics, politics and education, reveals the first ever comprehensive assessment of the gender gap in Somaliland. Based on 1,200 surveys across Somaliland and qualitative data, inequality is highest in...

Horndiplomat-The Ministry of Planning and National Development of Somaliland with other technical ministries (Agriculture, Livestock, Health, Environment and Rural Development) launched a Canadian funded program, implemented by two Rome-based agencies, WFP (World Food Program) and FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization). The program aims to increase the resilience through...

Jama Abdi Abdile is a roving physician in a small village in Somaliland, who does not allow limited access to medication and inadequate facilities to hinder his patient care. Small-town doctors have the unenviable task of making house calls at odd hours to treat patients...

The legislative body of any state plays a fundamental role in the fight against corruption. The House of representative has an essential responsibility in its role for combating corruption in all its forms, especially in public existence and has also a supervisory role to...

By: SOMTRIBUNE Calling Somalia’s ill-timed bluff and claim of jurisdiction over territories and resources within the Republic of Somaliland’s boundaries, the country’s ministry of energy and minerals establishes that no one other than the government of Somaliland had...

Press Release The UK yesterday signed an agreement with the Government of Somaliland and the Netherlands to support the implementation of Phase II of the Somaliland Development Fund (SDF2) programme, which aims to improve the lives of local people through the delivery of essential public...

Horndiplomat-Hargeisa – on Aug. 29 , 2017, the first museum in Somaliland was inaugurated, which is founded by Saed Shukri Hussein – a Somalilander who was member of the Somali National Movement(S.N,M); the movement that fought to liberate the land and the people of...

By: Associated Press and Horndiplomat The House of Elders in Somaliland has extended the term of office of President Muse Bihi Abdi by two years. Sulayman Mohamud Adan, the speaker of the chamber,...