Somaliland

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat regional contributor Russian Ambassador to Djibouti denies rumours his country was interested in setting up a military base in Berbera - reports . Horndiplomat reports The Russian ambassador to Djibouti and Somalia Mikhail Golovanov told Russian state-operated news agency RIA Novosti his...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat contributor  An Ethiopian delegation led by Finance minister Ahmed Shide has departed Addis Ababa today after two days of high-level talks in Hargeisa. The Somaliland Government did not comment on the Ethiopian delegation visit, but sources reveal the Ethiopian delegation has met on...

By: Mo Duale A high-level delegation led by Ethiopian Finance minister Ahmed Shide has arrived in Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland, for an official state visit. The delegation is expected to hold talks with the Somaliland government over wide range issues. The visit comes a day after...

By: Abdisamad H. Mohamed, Researcher and Governance Scholar   Abstract Unrecognized country for two decades in the Horn of Africa, the international donor helps to Somalia primarily focused on improving the security situation and the provision of humanitarian aid, the Self-declared Republic of Somaliland, though not...

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi welcomes recent apology given by Somalia President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo for 80s atrocities by previous government of Mohamed Siyad Barre. While addressing a joint session of Parliament in Hargeisa, President Bihi said Farmaajo’s apology was the first...

By: Mohammed Dhaysane, Horndiplom Correspondent in Mogadishu Senator Ilyas Ali Hassan National resources, transportation and infrastructure committee of Somalia upper house Chamber director criticized Somalia's president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo speculation plan to go to Hargeisa. Ilyas, who talks to Voice of America (VOA) said that there...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland has rejected a planned joint visit by Somali President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. On 15 February,  Unconfirmed source indicates a proposed visit to Hargeisa by Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed and Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo...

Somaliland and the United Arab Emirates have engaged in a joint effort to help camel farmers improve the quality and quantity of camel milk for the local and export market. Somaliland President Musa Bihi joined a delegation from the UAE in organizing a competition which...

By:  Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Somalia President Mohamed Abdilahi Mohamed Farmaajo has publicly apologized to the people of Somaliland over massacres by the former autocratic regime of Siad Barre in the late 1980s. Speaking during the conclusion of the annual judiciary conference in Mogadishu, President Farmajo...

By: CPA Executive Summary 19 years ago, when the people of Somaliland approved the current constitution which established a multiparty democracy. During the first circle1 of the democratization process, Somaliland succeeded to held different elections, including the first local council elections which happened in 15th December...