Somaliland

By Conrad Heine with Michael Walls Six months beyond Somaliland’s presidential election on November 13th 2017, “The Limits of Consensus?”, the final report by the DPU-led, UK government-funded international election observation mission, has delivered the mission’s findings. The report was launched in London in March; an event in New...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi receives his office the United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia Ambassador Micheal Keating. Horndiplomat reports The meeting accompanied by the president, Abdirahman Abdillahi Ismail (Saylici) Vice President of Somaliland, Foreign Minister Dr.Saad Ali Shire and chairmen of houses...

  Somaliland is a country that had been a stable and independent state from Somalia in the past 27 years after gaining its independence on 18th May 1991. In May this year, Somaliland continues to protest its legitimacy as an existing nation forward to show...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland delegation led by vice minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Mr Liibaan Yusuf Osman arrived in Finland. The delegation met with some officials from ministry for foreign affairs of Finland including deputy director unit for security policy and crises management Theresa Zitting and...

 Republic of Somaliland is a Brave and Resourceful Country that Deserved International Recognition As we are approaching into the 27th Anniversary of regaining of the independence of our country; the overall image and reputation of the Republic of Somaliland as a peaceful country and beacon of democracy is...

By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale Horndiplomat- Somaliland government delegation led by the deputy minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Liibaan Yusuf Osman and the Mayor of Gabiley Mahamed-Amin Omer Abdi, visited Sweden and met with senior Swedish Parliamentarians. The delegation undertook a series of meetings with...

Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16+ unites efforts to create more peaceful, just and inclusive societies around the world. In our latest briefing, Saferworld, the Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum (SONSAF), and civil society outline SDG16+ priorities for action in Somaliland. Saferworld, in partnership with SONSAF, is...

Before I look at the budget in detail, I must say a word or two about the definition of budget. Budget is a financial plan that articulates the objectives and goals of a government for a certain period of time usually a year. In other...

Repeal Provisions that Criminalize Free Speech (Nairobi, May 8, 2018) – A string of recent prosecutions in Somaliland targeting people who spoke out on controversial issues is a dangerous attack of free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. In the latest such case, a prominent traditional elder was charged,...

Brendon J. Cannon, Khalifa University and Ash Rossiter, Khalifa University When Eritrea gained its independence from Ethiopia in 1993, Ethiopia became landlocked and therefore dependent on its neighbours – especially Djibouti – for access to international markets. This dependency has hampered Ethiopia’s aspiration to emerge...