Somaliland President meets with High-level delegation from China
By: Staff Writer
Somaliland President Friday met with a high-level Chinese delegation led by Amb Zhou Yuxiao China’s ambassador to China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at the presidential palace.
During the meeting, both sides discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the strengthening bilateral ties between China and...
Somaliland president rejects China’s deal to drop Taiwan
By: Taiwan News
Somaliland's president has reportedly rejected a conditional offer by a delegation of Chinese "wolf warrior" diplomats to cut ties with Taiwan and added that he is taking steps to strengthen relations with the country.
On Monday (Aug. 3), news broke that President Muse...
Somaliland: Top Chinese Diplomats Arrive in Hargeisa for talks
BY:MODUALE
A Chinese government delegation led by top officials from foreign affairs ministry arrived in Hargeisa today for an official three days visit to discuss the recent diplomatic engagement between Taiwan-Somaliland.
Despite the primary discussion that will focus on Taiwan's recent diplomatic engagement with Somaliland, the...
Taiwan Reacts to Somaliland’s possible recognition of Taiwan
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday declined to comment on a report by the Somaliland Chronicle that the Somaliland is preparing to recognize Taiwan.
"The MOFA will not comment on Somaliland media reports that quote unnamed sources," MOFA spokeswoman Joanne Ou (歐江安) said...
China’s ambassador to Somalia arrives in Somaliland for talks
By: Staff Writer
The Chinese ambassador to Somalia, Qin Jian, has arrived in Hargeisa capital of Somaliland on Saturday for talks with government officials.
Sources indicate that the Chinese ambassador meets with senior officials of Somaliland foreign affairs ministry and discuss the recent relationship between Taiwan-Somaliland.
The...
8 Cheetah cubs rescued in Somaliland – destined for illegal pet trade
Information provided by Cheetah Conservation Fund
HARGEISA, Somaliland (29 July 2020) –Working through COVID-19 conditions, the Somaliland Ministry of Environment and Rural Development (MoERD), Selel Regional Administration and Somaliland Police Forces, with support from Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and Torrid Analytics, rescued eight cheetah cubs during three consecutive missions in...
Somaliland Civil society stand against media suspensions
By:Yahye Mohamed, Director of Solja
The Somaliland Civil society organizations spearhead by Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) had an insightful advocacy meeting addressing evolving media violations in Somaliland. The civil society their expressed their stance against arbitrary media suspensions without the respect of due process.
At the end...
Former U.S. Ambassador talks Taiwan’s engagement with Somaliland
The Editor-in-Chief of Geeska Afrika newspaper, Mohamed Hussein Jama (Rambo), interviewed Ambassador David Shinn on different issues. Ambassador David Shinn is a former U.S. ambassador to Ethiopia (1996-99) and Burkina Faso (1987-90). He is also an author. Here is the full text of the...
Berbera Port: prospects and potentials on the regional economy
By:Yassin Abdillahi Ahmed
Berbera port is among the few corridors in the Horn of African region, which serves for both military and commercial purposes.
The Berbera Port was built in 1964 by the Soviet Union and further expanded by the United States of America (USA) in...
Somalia and Somaliland to benefit from new UK support to tackle locusts
By:British Embassy Mogadishu
Somalia is set to benefit from new UK funding to tackle this year’s unprecedented locust outbreaks across Africa and Asia.
The UK’s International Development Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan today announced a further £18 million in response to the crisis. She made the announcement during...