Somaliland

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor Horndiplomat-Six members of Somaliland’s new electoral commission have sworn at the presidential palace. Chief Justice Adan Haji Ali Ahmed presided over the swearing-in ceremony with the presence of Somaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi. The swearing ceremony comes as there is a dispute...

By: Liban Ahmad Reforming the electoral system and public services could be a key to breaking the deadlock over parliamentary elections in Somaliland, argues Liban Ahmad  Two years ago President Muse Bihi Abdi of Somaliland won the presidential election. One year ago the Chairman of Waddani,...

By: Hasan Jama, Horndiplomat Contributor Somaliland House of elders "Guurti" extended two years term for House of Representatives and also extended three more years for its own term. In 28 years, the current House of Representative was in the office around 13 years, the first House...

By BirhanuFikade,The Reporter Ethiopia  Following the change in leadership and the coming into power of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) in Ethiopia, the de facto independent state of Somaliland is feeling sidelined as Abiy has made significant strides with Mogadishu and other neighboring countries.This time...

By:PD Somaliland is opening up its borders for players in the infrastructure, energy and extraction industry to venture into the country. At a conference in Nairobi on Thursday, Somaliland government stated the country was lagging behind and poor in energy consumption per capita, public capital stock...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat Contributor The Head of the British Office in Hargeisa Stuart Brown said it is "extremely concerned" of The ongoing detentions of Somaliland opposition parties. Stuart Brown called the government of Somaliland to release immediately of the arrested politicians "The UK is deeply concerned...

By: Hassan Jama, Horndiplomat contributor UAE ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Salem Alrashdi received the Somaliland ambassador to Ethiopia Salan Hassan Abdullah at UAE Embassy in Addis Ababa. The two sides discussed issues of mutual interest between the two countries. according to UAE Embassy in Addis Ababa...

By: Jama Farah, Horndiplomat contributor The chairman of Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum Anwar Abdirahman Warsame condemned the arrest of two opposition leaders, Khadar Hussein Abdi, the secretary-general of Waddani, and the spokesperson of the party, Barkhad Jama Batun. The chairman of Sonsaf also condemned the closed...

On Sunday night, 17th November 2019, the Police in Somaliland arrested two opposition leaders, Khadar Hussein Abdi, the secretary-general of Waddani, and the spokesperson of the party, Barkhad Jama Batun. Waddani is the main opposition party of Somaliland, which came second in last presidential...

By:Somaliland Coast Guard The Somaliland Coast Guard fights against various illicit trafficking, namely illegal immigration, illegal fishing, maritime piracy, maritime terrorism, but also the fight against and protection of th e marine environment of the Republic of Somaliland . It works on the research and...