Somaliland

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor United Nations Special Representatives to Somalia James Swan Arrived in Hargeisa erliear Thursday, Envoy Swan meets with Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi and cabinet members, civil society group representatives and political party leaders of. The Envoy Swan visit was part of...

By: Hassan jama, Horndiplomat Contributor  Somaliland Association of Camel Herders condemned the decision of Australia to kill thousands of camels. Horndiplomat reports The Camel Herders Association of Somaliland has expressed concern about the camel slaughtering the Australian government, calling on all Somali leaders and communities to work together to save camels. They...

By: Mohamoud Askar, Head of Communications - Ministry of Energy and Minerals The exploration of hydrocarbons in Somaliland started in 1912 when an oil seep at Dhagah Shabel, 38km southeast of Berbera, was reported. From that time to 1990 several exploration wells were drilled throughout...

Discussion Forum on Debt Relief Communiqué The high-level debt relief discussion forum took place at the University of Hargeisa on 30th of December 2019, organised by Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum, and attended by representatives from the government and the civil society, including senior government officials, academics,...

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...

By:Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor  Somaliland Journalists Association is deeply concerned and worried about the deteriorating health situation of Abdikadir Coday-editor in chief of HCTV jailed in 17 November 2019. He was in detention nearly two months after  HCTV broadcasted a  news program concerning the commercial flight company(Fly...

By Goth Mohamed Goth A one-day forum on the decision by the international community to scrap the Federal government of Somalia debt and the position of the Republic of Somaliland was held at the University of Hargeisa, on Monday. The forum organized by Somaliland Non-State Actors(SONSAF)brought...

By M.A. Egge 17 containers holding direly needed culvert construction facilities meant for water-way transvers drainages for the Burao-Erigavo roads have reached the port of Berbera. While disclosing the fact the Transport and Roads Development Minister Hon. Abdillahi Abokor Osman said that there were 163 seasonal...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Colonel Saed Awil Jama AKA "Caarre" The leader of  justice and Equality Rebel handed all his armed militia and weapons, in Sanaag Region, over to Somaliland National Army. The Colonel has also accepted the peace agreement between Somaliland government and Mediating...

Somaliland and Somalia have been at odds since Somaliland’s announcement of regaining its independence from the other parts of Somalia in 1991.  The political dispute has cooled down and later heated up since president Farmajo took the office and currently, the inception of any...