Prof: Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid; An Admirable Teacher and a Formidable Leader
By: Abdirahman Adan Mohamoud
Prof. Sulaiman Ahmed Gulaid, president of Amoud University retired today from active public service after five decades. He also steps down from university leadership after he delivered 25 years of solid performance with...
Somali most famous poet, Hadrawi, passes away in Hargeisa
By: HORNDIPLOMAT & HOL
One of the pillars of Somali art, author and the best poet ever, a well-respected and the legendary of Somali literature, Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hadrawi, passed away in Hargeisa on Thursday at 79.
China fumes as Somaliland refuses to secede from Taiwan
By Michael M. Phillips , Wall Street Journal
HARGEISA, Somaliland—Shortly after a fire destroyed the largest market in this independence-minded Somali region, a senior Chinese diplomat requested permission to visit to pay his respects.
Somalia’s President Arrives in Uganda for an official visit
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
The President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and his delegation arrived in Uganda for an official three days visit. Uganda's top diplomat Odongo Jeje Abubakhar received President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud upon arrival...
An open letter to rally solidarity for supporting democratic Taiwan
By Amb. Allen C. LOU, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland
USA House Speaker Nancy Pelosi recently led a congressional delegation to Taiwan to show America's unwavering commitment to supporting Taiwan's vibrant democracy as the...
G7 foreign ministers call on China to resolve cross-strait differences by peaceful means
The foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations called on China on Wednesday (Aug 3) to resolve tension around the Taiwan Strait peacefully.
The comments come after China demonstrated its outrage over a visit to Taiwan...
US kills Al-Qaeda’s top leader in Afghanistan
By: Zakeriye Ahmed, Horn diplomat correspondent
Over the weekend, the US killed Al-Qaeda's top leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in a counter-terrorism operation carried out by the CIA in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul.
Ayman Al-Zawahiri was the...
Partnerships key to basketball growth in Horn of Africa, says Duale
By: The Star
• Metro Alliance, who also has players of Somali origin living in America, is set to play the Hargeisa local government team and the Ministry of Energy teams who play in the Somaliland Serie...
Somalia denies backing Egypt in Nile dam row
By: BBC AFRICA
Somalia has denied siding with Egypt over Ethiopia in the dispute between the two countries over the Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (Gerd) built on the River Nile.
In an interview with...
Al-Shabab Fighters ‘Destroyed’ in Ethiopian Incursion, Somali State Media Reports
By: AFP
Authorities in the Ethiopian region of Somali on Saturday said they had "destroyed" fighters from the Al-Shabab Islamist group, in a rare militant incursion from neighboring Somalia.
Somali's state communication bureau in...
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