Somaliland

By:Merlin Linehan Somaliland is a break away nation on the Horn of Africa, officially part of Somalia and never recognized by any other state it has been effectively independent since the civil war that engulfed Somalia over 20 years ago with its own government and...

By Birhanu Fikade Ethiopia’s 30% goods to be shipped via Somaliland After forming a tripartite port development agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ethiopia, the Government of Somaliland, which is yearning to gain an international recognition, has made arrangements to commence the construction of new...

By: MoDuale High-level Somaliland and Ethiopian Military and Security Officers met in Hargeisa capital of Somaliland and discussed the security collaboration between the two nations. The participants attended the conference, Somaliland minister of interior Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, Minister of defence Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye, the Chief of...

Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur Throughout the 1980s a scorched earth policy was effectively in place in the whole of the Northern regions (Somaliland). One of the decisive factors that increased the tension and dissidence in the North and which accelerated the formation of an all-war open...

Hargeysa (Tusaale 01 March 2017) – Somaliland government has deported two Danish humanitarian agencies international staff from Hargeisa, after they allegedly committed religious discrimination against local staff, the national planning Minister told the media. Danish Demining Group (DDG) is a Humanitarian Mine Action Unit in...

Horndiplomat-MP Gill Furniss (Labour, Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough) asked Uk minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Harriett Baldwin questions related to Somaliland's Democracy and Human Rights.   Mp Gill Furniss question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic...

Press-Release Ahead of Somaliland’s elections on 31 May 2021, an independent team of 12 international observers is concluding its examination of the campaign and preparing for election day itself The limited international election observation mission (LIEOM) has been invited by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) as...

As Somaliland's Presidential Election edges ever closer the excitement is palpable. For one this is a national exercise that reaffirms the locals belief in shaping their own destiny, to others the vote is a fascinating opportunity to see African democracy in action. Official and...

Horndiplomat-Hargeisa regional court found poet Abdirahman Abees not guilty and ordered immediate release. The court said he exercised his freedom of expression. On Saturday, 12 January 2019, the government of Somaliland arrested poet Abdirahman Abees, a British-Somalilander dual national. https://twitter.com/HornDiplomat/status/1099977504335556608 The arrest of the poet is related...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland house of elders have voted to officially postpone of Somaliland parliament election originally scheduled for march 2019.Horndiplomat reports The House of elders extends the term of the House of Representatives up to January 2020. while The election will take place on December 2019. It was...