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No one recognises Somaliland as an independent state. I don’t get it

By: JOSEPH RWAGATARE I don’t understand the workings of international diplomacy. Some of what I see appears illogical. Most of it involves destroying and then trying to rebuild and destroying again. Or it is about fuelling conflict and then trying to defuse it. Sometimes there is...

Op-Ed: Tips to Cultivate Better Reading Habit

Bashir Mohamed Bashir
By:Bashir Mohamed Bashir Introduction I would like to share with students and those who are interested in reading this article, which will greatly benefit the present and future life. Before I look “Tips to Cultivate Better Reading Habit” in detail. I must say a word...

For Migrants, an Olympic Village in Ruins

By:DOVE BARBANELAUG ELLINIKO, Greece — Until the torch was lit and world records began falling in Brazil, the poor condition of the Olympic Village in Rio de Janeiro was a favorite theme of the news media. But Rio isn’t the only place with a housing...

Somaliland:End of the Book Fair ? Not Really

Horndiplomat-Today is the last day of the Book Fair. I can already see tears on cheeks, sorrow on some faces and excitement at the same time. A number of International guests would say goodbye to Somaliland and others will be here waving at those...

Somaliland:Waddani takes in new blood, ‘dupes’ old guard in one move

One of the two opposition parties of the Republic of Somaliland, Waddani, welcomed to its fold, Wednesday, defected, erstwhile members of the ruling party. Among those who joined forces with Waddani were Hersi Ali Haji Hassan who once held the most powerful position of the...

Shameful Silence on Donald Trump’s Lies About Vote-Rigging

It may be too late for the Republican Party to save itself from the rolling disaster of Donald Trump, but the party’s top leaders still have the duty to speak out and help save the country from his reckless rhetoric. The most frightening example...

Political Dispensations in Somalia: A Dangerous Path

Reports:-In his report to the UN Security Council on September 27, 2016, Michael Keating, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Somalia (SRSG), admitted that the “scope for political manipulation of the process remains high.” Abstract Due to pressure from the international community, the government, after...

Somaliland in the Horn of Africa: An Oasis of Peace and Stability

The Horn of Africa is known as one of the hostile geographic spaces in the continent regarding interstate conflicts. Some of Africa’s longest civil wars occur in this region: the Ethio-Eritrea border conflict, the civil war in Sudan, and the Somali conflict. However, there is...

Somalia’s poll is progressive

By ABDILATIF ADAN Elections are always intense, starting from the campaign period to the balloting day, and so is Somalia’s indirect electoral process. The campaigns for various positions are underway in the capital Mogadishu and the various regional capitals. On the streets of Kismayo and...

Chasing Mirages Across Somalia

Hopelessness is a dangerous dead-end. As in people, nations need sense of hope to exist and to deal with inevitable challenges throughout their development and indeed existence. But that sense of hope must be grounded on reality; otherwise, it turns into delusion. With the so-called...