Somaliland

Heavy fighting broke out early Tuesday in a disputed part of Sool region, leaving at least four people dead, a security official told VOA. The fighting between Somaliland and Puntland erupted outside the village of Tukaraq. It lies between the main towns of Las Anod...

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 Ambassador Allen Lou of the Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland and Mohamed Ali Daarood, General Manager of Hargeisa Water Agency co-host the completion ceremony of Drilling & Equipping of K15(2) groundwater project in Ged-deeble...

By: Horndiplomat, Dpworld DP World has announced the creation of an investment platform in partnership with the UK's development finance institution and impact investor CDC Group (CDC). The platform covers a long-term investment period. DP World is contributing its stakes in three existing ports initially and...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland National Youth Organizations (SONYO Umbrella), in collaboration with Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) and other various stakeholders are Celebrates the Somaliland National Youth Day (SLNYD) – Feb 20, 2018. The Somaliland National Youth Day – Feb 20, previously known as UFFO Day, originated from...

By: Mohamed Duale Editor-in-Chief HornDiplomat  Tweets @MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Somaliland President Muse biihi finally signed the long-awaited Rape and Sexual Offences Bill. From today the Bill got into a law in Somaliland. Horndiplomat Reports On April 7, 2018, Somaliland Upper House “Guurti” approves legislation outlawing rape Under the new law, all forms of sexual offences would be criminalized, including rape, gang...

The government of Somaliland is deeply offended by the language in the communique issued by the G7. The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hargeisa, Somaliland –...

BY:REUTERS The two starving cheetah cubs squeak and tug at their string leashes in the white dust of Somaliland as a government vet pushes needles through the fluffy fur to drip-feed them liquid and nutrients. Just around five months old, the baby cheetahs are dehydrated, stunted...

Human Rights Centre condemns the closure of Star Television by the government of Somaliland. On 25th June, the Police in Hargeisa raided the headquarters of the television in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland. The Police prevented the staff to enter and ordered all those inside...

Press-Release Human Rights Center condemns the arbitrary arrests of journalists, Youth and politician in the Sool region. We are deeply concerned over the deteriorating situation of press freedom in Somaliland, where three journalists were detained in jail their reporting on a public interest issue. As previously...