Somaliland

By: Taiwan focus Taiwan's foreign ministry on Thursday responded to criticism from China and Somalia on the exchange of offices between Taiwan and Somaliland, slamming their promotion of the "one China principle" and "one Somalia principle." On Monday, Taiwan opened a representative office in Somaliland, a...

By: Chriss Downsen Horndiplomat’s Foreign Correspondent Tweets @Chriss_Africa  Horndiplomat-On Saturday, the United Nations Deputy Special Representative for Somalia Raisedon Zenenga and IGAD Special Envoy Mohamed Ali Guyo visited in Garowe The capital of Somalia's semiautonomous region of Puntland. The delegation as part of ongoing efforts to find peaceful...

By: Mohamed duale @MoDuale, Chief editor of Horndiplomat Somaliland President Muse bihi Abdi  has set the date of elections for Parliamentary and Local Council Elections. Horndiplomat reports according to Somaliland presidency, Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi has issued a presidential decree termed ,setting the new election date to be...

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: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat- Somaliland government has deported nine UAE nationals from the country. Horndiplomat reports According to the Somalilandstandard, they were deported back to their country after completing days in police custody and having paid a fine levied upon them for breaching the...

Any visitor to or resident of Somaliland will be aware of the Somaliland Police, a force/service whose presence is largely reassuring. Policing even when generously resourced is difficult at the best of times, but in Somaliland where many things have to be done on...

Horndiplomat-The European Union (EU) jointly with the Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries Development of Somaliland, the Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources of the African Union (AU IBAR), the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), officially...

By: UNSOM Ceerigaabo, 22 June 2022 – Located in the remote eastern region of Sanaag, the small city of Ceerigaabo is some 560 kilometres from Hargeisa, the capital of Somaliland Getting to Ceerigaabo by car from Hargeisa involves a long and often bumpy journey. It takes...

President Muse Bihi Abdi at a press conference at the Press Club in the Convention Tower, Dubai.He said he did not expect the move by Somalia to deter foreign investments into Somaliland.    

By :Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Horndiplomat- Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi received in his office a high level delegation led by EU Ambassador to Somalia Amb. Nicolás Berlanga Martinez. The two sides Discussed issues pertaining to strengthening the close partnership, the EU  funded development projects in Somaliland,...