Kenya’s election: What is at stake for the region?
The elections in Kenya matter not just to Kenyans but to the rest of the African continent and the world
On August 8, two political heavyweights will compete for power in a tightly fought presidential election in Kenya. President Uhuru Kenyatta, who came to power...
Somaliland Community in the US meets Mandela Washington Fellows
Horndiplomat-The Somaliland Community in the United States of America warmly welcomed Somaliland Mandela Washington Fellows in Washington DC.
Jamal Y. Daroor, the chairman of the Community and other members invited the fellows who have been in the US as part of 1, 000 young African...
Somaliland:Why you need to be recognised as a country-Statehood expert Rebecca
Horndiplomat-Statehood expert Rebecca Richards on the benefits of being recognised as a state.
SOURCE:BBC
Somaliland parliament speaker resigns to vie for presidency
Speaker of parliament for self-declared state of Somaliland has resigned on Wednesday to vie for the presidency ahead of the autonomous region’s election in November.
Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro announced his resignation in the house of parliament where has served as a speaker for more...
Video: Somaliland’s longstanding drought has crippled the economy
Somaliland’s three-year-long drought has crippled the economy of the breakaway, semi-desert territory in the Horn of Africa.
The fact that the state is not recognised internationally means that it is ineligible to access vital funds from the World Bank or the International Monetary Fund.
A former...
Briefing Paper:Somaliland Voter Cards Distribution-CPA
Horndiplomat-Center for policy analysis released press briefing paper on Somaliland Voter Cards distribution process.
CPA Statement
Background:-The long awaited presidential election in Somaliland is scheduled on 13th November 2017. The voter cards distribution started on 29th April 2017. To provide voters cards to the registered citizens,...
Somaliland secures record $442m foreign investment deal
Loading a cargo ship in the Port of Berbera in Somaliland, which is about to receive a major overhaul.
(CNN)The unrecognized nation of Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, has secured its largest ever foreign investment deal.
Dubai-based development firm DP World will pump $442 million...
Somaliland:Connectivity And the tenth anniversay of the Hargeisa international book Fair
The Hargeisa International Book Fair (HIBF) concluded Thursday evening, the 27th of July, with a vibrant and jam-packed closing ceremony. This was after an entire week of countless mind-engaging and heart-warming activities and events held throughout the city in ten different locations to mark...
Somaliland:President launches National Development Plan II of 2017-2021
We have triumphed in attaining an articulate independent state with all the fabrics of governance completely in place, he says
By M.A. Egge
The President H.E. Ahmed Mohammed Mohamud Silanyo has hailed Somaliland’s passage of rite as to not only establish but execute the national development...
Somaliland:Maritime English Language course held in Berbera Maritime and Fishery Academy
Horndiplomat-Somaliland Coast Guard personnel assigned to the Operation Room in the coastal city of Berbera participated in a Maritime English Language course organized by EUCAP from July 15th to 27th.
The language course aims at enhancing Somaliland Coast Guard officers ability to work in their Operation Room by...