Somaliland

Horndiplomat--Could France and Portugal one day be joined by Abkhazia and Somaliland? Euro 2016 will be remembered for the heroics of smaller countries like Wales and Iceland. But can football blaze a path to nationhood? Abkhazia fans at Dinamo stadium © Max Avdeev If nobody can agree...

Horndiplomat-The Mayor, Councillor Julian Brookes welcomed Yusuf, Fathi and Hamud, originally from Borama in Somaliland last week to hear about the plans for the ‘Borama Comes to Henley’ event taking place this Saturday (16 July) from 2-5pm. The event will see around 100 people,...

Horndiplomat-A young teen British Soldier in1943 in Somali British Protectorate, Veteran Diplomat, writer and Somaliland citizen of British origin Mr. Cabas Idriss formerly known as John Drysdale who passed away Saturday 9 July, 2016 will be buried in Hargeisa today. Horn Diplomat Reports The funeral...

Horndiplomat-The berbera port manager Mr.Ali Omer mohamed know as (Xorxor) Falsified the Local Newspaper Reports about the Disputes between The Port of Berbera manager and The House of Presidential For the Berbera Investment. Horn Diplomat Reports The Berbera Port Manager Eng.Ali Omer Mohamed Says they Stand...

Dubai-headquartered port and terminal operator DP World has raised USD 1.2 billion in a new 7-year sukuk set to be listed on the Middle East’s international financial exchange NASDAQ Dubai. The issue received strong investor interest and was 2x oversubscribed receiving more than USD 2 billion in...

Horndiplomat-Innovate Accelerator is a 10-week programme aimed at supercharging and funding the next wave of Somali start-ups. Mentorship and training will be provided by domain experts and entrepreneurs and the top 3 start-ups from the Innovate Accelerator will receive up to $10,000 in investment...

Horndiplomat-Nairobi, July 1, 2016 - Ethiopian authorities should immediately release a television journalist from the semi-autonomous republic of Somaliland, Muktar Nuh Ibrahim, who has been held since June 19, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.   Farhan Ali Ahmed, the CEO of Muktar's station Horn...

Horndiplomat-When most people think of the country Somalia, they associate it with the only areas national media cover, pirates, extremist terrorism, famine and war. A self declared independent state of this country named Somaliland seemed to be different from the rest, the people were...

Horndiplomat-The foreign minister of Somaliland, a semi-autonomous region of Somalia, says Brexit has strengthened Somaliland's independence claim. Sa'ad Ali Shireh told the BBC Somali service that the world had accepted the will of the British people, and should do the same for Somaliland. The region declared its...

HORNDIPLOMAT-How A Somali Entrepreneur Beat The U.N. And Built A $500M Remittance Firm Ismail Ahmed, CEO of WorldRemit. Photo: flickrSomalia-born Ismail Ahmed is having a good week. Eight years ago, Ahmed blew the whistle on corruption at the U.N. Development Program in Nairobi, and his boss told him...