Somaliland:CPA regrets the delay of the scheduled March 2019 Elections
Horndiplomat-Center for Policy Analysis (CPA) herby regrets the delay of the scheduled March 2019 local council and parliamentarian elections Announced by Somaliland National Electoral Commission. Somaliland is different from many African countries due to its mature politics and democratization process. But this election delay...
Somaliland Set To Host Investment Forum In Nairobi
NAIROBI – Somaliland government, through its Liaison office in Nairobi, will on Friday hold a major investment conference in the Kenyan capital to woo investors to the Horn of Africa nation.
Somaliland is targeting top Kenyan and East African investors to Hargeisa and Berbera, the...
A New book on Somaliland-Somalia Talks Launched in Hargeisa
( Horn Diplomat News Desk ) Khadar Muhumad, the author of a new book on Somalia-Somaliland talks, launched it at Hargeysa Cultural Centre.Horndiplomat Reports
The book, Kalamaan ( Opposing Views ) discusses the genesis of the talks in London in 2012 and the diametrically opposing...
Somaliland: Ucid Chairman Calls for Business Competition
(Horn Diplomat News Desk) The Chairman of the Somaliland opposition party, UCID, Faisal Ali Warabe, called for the government and businesses in Somaliland to embrace a culture of competition. "Our constitution stipulates free trade. We must bring to an end monopolies in Somaliland" Faisal...
An Exclusive Interview with Somaliland Representative in United States
Horndiplomat-Exclusive Interview with Somaliland Representative to the United States, Bashir Goth discusses geopolitical changes in the Horn of Africa, Somaliland’s economic role in the Horn of Africa from the perspective of maritime trade and Somaliland-Somalia talks.
Horndiplomat: Could you please introduce yourself and Your Office?
Representative Bashir Goth: I moved from...
Somaliland: Jirdeh’s Conflict Resolution Initiative
Horndiplomat-Changes in the Horn of Africa has caught Somaliland by surprise. Lifting sanctions on Eritrea and concerted efforts by the International Community to prevent disintegration of Ethiopia mean placing a premium on sovereignty. In these tumultuous changes Somaliland finds itself disoriented, in a territorial...
Somaliland President visits national Forces at Frontline in Tukaraq
By M.A. Egge
Hargeisa-We need cohesive peaceful stability for the sake of tangible development to take place’ was the message of the President of Somaliland H.E Musa Bihi Abdi carried for the nation as he spoke to a multitude of the audience at Lasanod on...
Ethiopia denies fake news against its ties with Somaliland
Horndiplomat-Ethiopia government refutes media reports saying Ethiopia had recalled its consul in Somaliland following instructions from the Ethiopian government. Horndiplomat Reports
Former Ethiopian consul in Hargeisa Brigadier General Berhe Tesfey In a telephone interview with Mahmoud Walaleye, Veteran Somaliland journalist said Ties between Somaliland and Ethiopia always have...
The Missing Link: Improving access to justice in Somaliland
by Guleid Ahmed Jama, Jordan Street
In Somaliland, judges and civil society have never had the opportunity to sit down and discuss how to improve justice provision for all citizens. But in September 2018, these two groups sat down together in September in a participatory workshop funded...
Somaliland: An open Letter to Dr Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia PM and Isaias Afwerki, Eritrea president
By: Mohamud Aden Samatar
Somaliland welcomes the waves of political change taking place in the Horn of Africa, the democratization of Ethiopia spearheaded by Dr Abiy Ahmed and the normalization of relation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, and also the easing of the alleged accusation of...