Somaliland

Editor's Note Horn Diplomat republishes an op-ed on agreement signed last year by Khatumo Movement and Somaliland Government. Recently UCID Party Chairman, Faysal Ali Warabe,  accused Somaliland Government led by President Muuse Bihi of failure to implement the agreement. A Horn Diplomat columnist wrote an op-ed on...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland civil society declaration about women political participation particularly this declaration is focusing on president's appointments at the executive level. This declaration was made through civil society commitments and yesterday civil society held a press conference and this declaration was also submitted to the...

Horndiplomat-Djibouti foreign Minister Mahmoud Ali Yusuf receives Somaliland delegation led by Somaliland's Foreign minister Dr.Saad Ali Shire. Horndiplomat Reports  Somaliland Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Accompanied by the Director-General Abdinasir Ahmed Hersi meets his Djibouti counterpart in Djibouti as he pushes for stronger diplomatic...

( Horn Diplomat News Desk ) The Somaliland author of a political memoirs Miyiga Ilaa Madaxtooyada ( From Bush to the Presidential Palace) said that he hadn't authorised online distribution of a manuscript of his book. Hersi Ali  Haji Hassan, the former Somaliland Minister...

Shafa Al Nahda Contracting, the main contractor expanding Dubai port operator DP World’s Port of Berbera in Somaliland, has revealed how it plans to employ staff for the project. Shafa Al Nahda was awarded DP World’s contract to expand Berbera Port due to its...

By Nizar Manek A self-declared republic in Somalia asked Ethiopia to reroute its nascent oil and gas exports via a proposed new pipeline, challenging Djibouti’s long-held plans for a conduit. The overture from Somaliland comes as Ethiopia begins exploiting an estimated 8 trillion cubic feet of natural gas and...

By A Special Reporter for Horn Diplomat Horndiplomat- As a part of visits to strongholds of Waddani party supporters in Britain, Chairman of the party, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, paid a visit to the Northwest England city of Manchester. Attended by Waddani  supporters from Greater Manchester and...

Horndiplomat-On Wednesday, The foreign ministers of the two countries at the same time have opened discussions on strengthening diplomatic ties with Kenya keen to open up a liaison office in Somaliland capital Hargeisa. Kenyan foreign minister Monica Juma and her Somaliland counterpart Dr Saad Shire met...

Djibouti Telecom, Somtel and TE SubCom have partnered to set up a submarine cable system to link the East African coastline. The 5,400 kilometer cable system dubbed the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1(DARE1) will link Djibouti, Mogadishu, Mombasa and other major coastal towns in the...

By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief @HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi have congratulated Sahlework Zewde on her election as the new President of Ethiopia. Ambassador Sahlework was elected as President of Ethiopia yesterday, replacing Mulatu Teshome, who resigned on the same day. Read more: What you need to know about...