Somaliland

HARGEISA, March 21 – A top British official said on Tuesday that Somaliland would not be invited to a donor conference on Somalia in May because it had repeatedly postponed Presidential elections.   "There was an opportunity for a new government to come to the conference...

The drought situation in Somaliland continues to get worse following consequent poor rainy seasons. There are growing fears that the country could face a famine, which would have devastating impact on the population. The Danish Refugee Council is currently scaling up its response in...

BY:HORNDIPLOMAT EDITORIAL TEAM The Naval Base Agreement between Somaliland and the United Arab Emirates is a historical and step forward to the relation between the two homogeneous nations. The ties between the two people The ties between the two people dates back to ages. Somaliland and...

On Sunday, 19 March 2017, the Republic of Somaliland signed a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) which grants the latter the right to establish a military base in Berbera in exchange for a wide-ranging cooperation on economic, political, security and foreign relations...

  Human Rights Centre, Centre for Policy Analysis and COMPAD, civil society organizations based in Somaliland, demand independent investigation to determine who was behind a deadly attack on a boat near Bab al-Mandeb strait, off the coast of Yemen, where more than 40 civilian people...

BY JAMES JEFFREY Khat’s international reputation presented a particularly conflicting picture – it was legal in Britain, banned in the US, celebrated in Yemen and vilified in Saudi Arabia. Addis Ababa: Throughout a Sunday afternoon in the Ethiopian capital, Yemeni émigré men in their fifties and...

Somaliland delegation led by Somaliland’s Vice President Abdirahman Abdilahi Ismail{Saili} arrived in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday last week. The Emiretes  deputy prime minister and minister of presidential affairs  Mansour bin Zayed bin Sultan bin Zayed bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and other government Carbinet Receives somaliland delegation At...

By:Mo Duale Horndiplomat correspondent in Somaliland Horndiplomat-the somaliland national library project has begun  to develop a national library service for somaliland to improve educational standards and act as a stimulus for cultural heritage in the country. The project proposes a national library, regional libraries and...

‘I was born in Somalia and it breaks my heart to hear stories of how families are suffering.’ As Olympian Sir Mo Farah calls the world’s attention to East Africa’s drought and famine, Cornwallbased ShelterBox is making partnership plans to help Somaliland families On the...

Rageh Omaar, of NBC News’ partner ITN, has travelled to Somaliland to witness the devastating effects of three consecutive years of failed rains.   SOURCE: NBC News