Somaliland

By Dawit Endeshaw An Ethiopian national recently displaced from Somaliland has been identified as the suspect behind an arson attack on the Offices of the Representative of Somaliland in Addis Ababa, police has revealed. The incident occurred October 8, 2017 between 8pm and 9pm, damaging the...

Nairobi, October 10, 2017--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the conviction and sentencing of Somaliland journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir during a one-day trial held without the journalist's lawyer. A regional court in Hargeisa sentenced Mohamed on October 8 to 18 months in jail on...

Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission has released the total number of registered Voters with Identification Cards to vote in the upcoming November election. The data which was released at a news conference Tuesday put the total number of registered and eligible voters in Somaliland at 704,089. Speaking...

International Debates -Inspire Group (IG) is organizing and hosting the first ever Somaliland Presidential Election Debate (SPED). The Debate is a platform that will provide the best possible information to voters - hopefully enabling them to better evaluate the standing candidates of Somaliland’s Presidential...

On 8th October 2017, journalist Mohamed Adan Dirir has been sentenced to one year and six months in jail. A judge at Hargeisa Regional Court heard a criminal case against Dirir without the presence of his lawyer and family members. The judge, Ahmed Dalmar...

‘Notification of the Federal Government of Somalia’s Decision to Relocate ICAO FISS Project 14801 and 14802 and request to the Subscribers under ICAO-FISS Project from Kenya to Somalia’ As the honorable Minister for Civil Aviation of Somaliland, Farhan Adan Haibeh, was speaking to the press...

The launching and inauguration of first ever fire-fighting force When the incumbent President passes over the button he will do so leaving a solid and progressively developing nation behind, says By M.A. Egge The Head of State H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohamud Silanyo presided over a milestone event...

By:Mohamed Duale Tweeted @ MohamadDuale Horndiplomat-Large Delegation from Eu,Uk ,Denmark , Netherland,France  and finland Arrived in Hargeisa on Wednesday, The international Donor Delegation Meets with Somaliland's President Ahmed Mohamed Silanyo , National Electoral commission and Three Presidential Candidates.   Statement by International Partners A high level delegation of...

Horndiplomat-Genuine, free and fair elections are essential for protecting and promoting human rights in Somaliland. It is important to monitor human rights issues related to the electoral process. This is separate from the general electoral observations that will be carried out by the civil...

After finishing his postgraduate studies at the University of Bristol in the Southwest of England, Hamse Abdilahi was literally packing his bags to return to his home country of Somaliland when he received a university offer letter. It was none other than Oxford University....