Somaliland

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor  Somaliland government reiterates its previous position to disregard and not cooperate with the policies, programs, and activities of the Arab/ African member states bordering the Red Sea.Horndiplomat Reports   The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The Republic...

Horndiplomat--Could France and Portugal one day be joined by Abkhazia and Somaliland? Euro 2016 will be remembered for the heroics of smaller countries like Wales and Iceland. But can football blaze a path to nationhood? Abkhazia fans at Dinamo stadium © Max Avdeev If nobody can agree...

By:UNPO The Horn of Africa is often described as dangerous, unsafe, affected by violent conflict with a high level of criminality and a strong presence terrorism (Al-Shabab). And yet, this region also hides one of the most peaceful,...

By:Mohamed Duale Somaliland President Muse bihi Abdi has granted pardon to 574 Prisoners in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus. President Bihi has ordered that prisoners that have committed major crimes like trading illicit alcohol, piracy acts, terrorism acts, murder and rape won’t be...

“Optimism is the thing that drives you forward.”—John Bielenberg, Founder, Future Partners. Risk comes from when you not knowing what you’re doing” Warren Buffett. In Somaliland, there is an information and research gaps, which is important for the National Development in order to ensure that...

Author: Dr. Najah M. ADAM Development Specialist, Researcher, Foreign Policy Analyst, Horn of Africa Observer Email: najah.adam@yahoo.com Corresponding Author: Pr Devender BHALL, HDR (Editor) Email: bhalla@mail.euclid.int ABSTRACT Somaliland’s quest for statehood status is faced with adverse reactions from the sovereign states, leading to its limited interaction in the global affairs. This adverse reaction is due to the global society’s view on de...

By:BUSIWEEK A delegation from the Kenya Ministry of Foreign Affairs is in the Somaliland capital of Hargeisa to finalise plans to open up a Kenyan consulate in the Horn of Africa nation. Reports indicate the team has been in Hargeisa over the last fortnight working on the final plans that...

By: Zahra Jbril So, you have been seeing Somaliland has been trending social media and wondering who, where and what is #Somaliland; below is a short summary to get you up to date. Somaliland encompasses the territory of the former British Protectorate (bordered by Djibouti to...

Horndiplomat-(Press Release) Somaliland Journalists Association-SOLJA has condemned the government's decision to detain four journalists who all of them works for prominent independent television-Eryal TV. Journalists are Badri Kosar, who is the Director of Eryal TV, Cabdirahman Fantastic-reporter, Caydaruus Mohamed and Kamaal Abdi who are...

On the dawn of May 15, 2018, the armed forces of Federal Somalia waged unexpected attack on Somaliland Republic armed forces based at Tuka-raq. Somalia’s forces attacked through the front of Puntland Administration of Federal Somalia whilst Somaliland Republic was busy celebrating its 27th...