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https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale LONDON, Oct 7 — The United Kingdom is backing more than £2 million ($2.7 million) in investment across 10 clean-energy projects in eight African countries, seeking to reduce dependence on diesel generators i
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 7 — Somaliland’s House of Representatives has congratulated Ahmed Shide on his election as speaker of Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives, highlighting the historic signifi
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NAIROBI, Kenya, Oct 7 — Namibia’s Honorary Consul in Kenya, Said Ali, met Somaliland’s representative to Kenya, Ambassador Dr. Mohammed Omar, on Wednesday for talks focused on trade, regional cooperation and
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 6 — Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said on Tuesday he had spoken with his Ethiopian counterpart, Gedion Timothewos, about recent developments in Ethiopia and regional sta
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 6 — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro has congratulated Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on his re-election, saying he looked forward to strengthening cooper
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 6 — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was sworn in for a new five-year term on Monday after the House of People’s Representatives appointed him to lead the federal government fol
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 5 — Ethiopia’s House of People’s Representatives elected former Finance Minister Ahmed Shide as speaker on Monday as the country’s newly elected parliament opened its first regular
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 5 — Taiwan marked its 115th National Day in Somaliland on Monday, with senior officials from both sides praising their democratic ties and highlighting expanding cooperation in mari
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, Oct 5 — Ethiopia on Monday asserted what it called its “legitimate interests” in the Red Sea and its central role in the Nile, saying geography and history could not be changed by p
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale JERUSALEM, Oct 5 — Somaliland’s ambassador to Israel, Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, has rejected a joint declaration by Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan and Somalia opposing recognition of Somaliland, saying regional pol
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter MOBILE, Alabama, Oct 3 (Horndiplomat) — U.S. President Donald Trump defended his administration’s restrictions on refugee admissions from Somalia during a political rally in Mobil
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Oct. 3 — Somaliland’s Fuad Sead Ali won the men’s race at the fourth Hargeisa International Half Marathon on Friday, leading a sweep of the top six places by local runners, according to official re
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Oct 2 (Horndiplomat) — The African Union Commission has urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to exercise maximum restraint amid heightened tensions between the three countries, warning against a
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter TAITUNG, Taiwan, Oct 2 — Taiwan received its first two U.S.-made F-16V Block 70 fighter jets on Friday, marking the start of deliveries under an $8 billion programme to modernise
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 2 — Somaliland police and the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change have detained an Austrian national in the port city of Berbera after he was allegedly caught attempting to p
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha ADDIS ABABA, Oct. 1 — Ethiopia announced on Thursday that it would close its embassy in Eritrea’s capital, Asmara, and ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats to leave the country within 48 hours, accusing them of
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter LAMU, Kenya, Oct. 1 (Horndiplomat) — Nigerian industrialist Aliko Dangote and African leaders have launched a $16 billion oil refinery project on Kenya’s Indian Ocean coast, aimin
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha JIGJIGA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia’s Somali regional parliament has re-elected Mustafa Muhumed Omer as president, retaining the region’s leadership as its seventh legislature begins work. Lawmakers also re-elec
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Oct. 1 — Athletes from five African countries have arrived in Somaliland ahead of Friday’s Hargeisa International Half Marathon, with runners from nine countries expected to participate, according
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Hanah Olson, Horndiplomat Global Reporter DUBAI, Sept 30 — A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday following an incident aboard the aircraft, with both pilots taken
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale MOGADISHU, Sept. 30 — Britain called on Wednesday for restraint and dialogue following renewed fighting in Somalia’s southwestern city of Baidoa, warning that further violence could worsen an already fragile
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept 30 — Taiwan and Somaliland plan to expand a joint emergency healthcare project to four additional cities, aiming to extend its coverage to approximately 80% of Somaliland’s population, Taiwan’
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 29, 2026 — Somaliland’s Ministry of Trade and Tourism has rejected a 20% rise in the retail price of bread announced by a bakers’ association, saying the group is not registered with the mini
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By : Kadir Moustapha NEW YORK, Sept. 29 — Ethiopia has called for stronger international partnerships to speed progress towards the United Nations’ 2030 development goals, its foreign ministry said. Getachew Reda, Ethiopia’s
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale HARGEISA, Sept. 29 — Somaliland’s opposition parties Kaah and KULMIYE have rejected remarks by Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre suggesting that Somaliland’s religious leaders, traditional elders and
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi has said the absence of a United Nations seat leaves his country unable to speak for itself on decisions affecting its pe
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale BERBERA, Somaliland, Sept. 26 — Somaliland government rescued six crew members and brought a livestock boat to Berbera Port after an engine failure left it stranded at sea for about five days on a voyage fro
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (Horndiplomat) — Somaliland President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi called on the international community to recognise his country during an appearance at the Council on Foreign Relations o
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale DJIBOUTI, Sept. 24 (Horndiplomat) — Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh joined businessman Aliko Dangote on Thursday to lay the foundation stone for a refined pet
https://www.horndiplomat.com/feed/ By: Mohamed Duale NEW YORK, Sept. 23 (Horndiplomat) — Thousands of Somalilanders gathered near United Nations headquarters in New York on Wednesday to demand international recognition, joined by senior officials as world lead