Somaliland journalist sentenced to 2 years in prison
A court in breakaway of Somaliland has sentenced a journalist to two years in prison after he was arrested for meeting Somalia's new president.
Abdimalik Muse Oldon was charged with engaging in anti-national activities, spreading "false" news and disturbing public order.
Oldon, an online journalist, was...
Tanzanian TV Host:The Republic of Somaliland deserves recognition from the UN and the African Union-Exclusive Interview
Horndiplomat-Mr. Makwaia wa Kuhenga, is a well-known Tanzanian Columnist, TV Host and Author.His TV Talk Show: “Shall We Make it’/ ‘Je, Tutafika” in English and Swahili editions broadcast weekly on Tanzanian CHANNEL TEN Take Exclusive interview with Dr. Saad Ali Shire, Somaliland Foreign Affair and...
Testing the waters: Somaliland dives into the international arena
By Jason Patinkin for The Messenger
With a sea breeze to his back, Ali Farah Negeye greets the lunch crowd at the Al Xayat restaurant in the Somaliland port city of Berbera. For the last fifteen years, he’s served lemonade and fried barracuda to a...
Multi-million dollar deal for Somaliland’s historic port sparks land rush
by Tom Gardner | Thomson Reuters Foundation
A $400 million port project has sparked a "land rush", as diaspora Somalilanders and wealthy businessmen flock to buy a piece of this crumbling town.
BERBERA, Somaliland, April 4 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - T he land along the road...
Somaliland: Government Released Seven Pirates Who Served Their Sentence Term In Hargeisa
Hordiplomat- The Somaliland's Government Released Seven Pirates who served their sentence term in hargeisa , The Ministry of Justice of Somaliland Released Press statement that officially announced that Decision.Horndiplomat Reports
Justice Ministry Statement
The Republic of Somaliland and the Republic of Seychelles, together taking into consideration...
Somaliland:President Silanyo Receives Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Michael Keating
By:MOHAMAD DUALE @MohamadDuale
Hargeisa, 3 April 2017{Horndiplomat} The President of Somaliland H.E Ahmed Mohamed mohamoud Silanyo Receives united nations high level delegation led by Special Representative of the UN Secretary General Mr. Michael Keating.
The President was accompanied by the Vice president Abdirahman Abdilahi ismail...
Somaliland:UN Special Representative Michael Keating visits Somaliland to assess impact of drought
Hargeisa, 3 April 2017- The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General (SRSG) for Somalia, Michael Keating, concluded a two-day visit to Somaliland to assess the impact of the prolonged drought on its population.
Mr. Keating held talks with senior government officials, led by President...
Somaliland roots for ‘statehood’ at UN, AU halls of fame
THE Republic of Somaliland is now rooting for recognition at the African Union (AU) and United Nations (UN) as a sovereign state, apparently in a bid to win legitimate rights as an independent state.
Among its diplomatic forays, the country is now out to woo...
Somaliland:Surviving on black tea
In a makeshift camp beside a disused airfield in the breakaway Somali region of Somaliland, 32-year-old Nima Mohamed sits next to an open wood fire, boiling a kettle of black tea.
Unless aid groups bring them food and water, the tea is the only meal...
Somali school paves way for students to get into Harvard, MIT
Abdisamad Adan is the first Somali undergraduate in decades to be accepted to Harvard.
One of 19 siblings who grew up without electricity or indoor plumbing, he is one of the growing number of success stories to come from a unique African high school that...
