Somaliland’s strategic value in the Horn of Africa means the repercussions of such a decision would be far-reaching ...

The Italian invasion of British Somaliland was part of the East African campaign (1940–1941) in which Italian, Eritrean and Somali forces of Fascist Italy entered the Somaliland Protectorate and ...

I would hate to see the Red Sea bottled up on both ends by people who might not necessarily be or remain our friends.” This statement was made by President ...

Somaliland is located in the north of what is recognised as Somalia and shares borders with Ethiopia and Djibouti. Modern day Somalia is made up of two previous colonies, British Somaliland, modern ...

The history of Somalia (officially, the Federal Republic of Somalia) and Somaliland (officially, the Republic of Somaliland) in the 20th century is, sadly, and like too many African countries, a story ...

Ethiopia's deal to build a port in Somaliland had infuriated Somalia, prompting fears of wider conflict. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi "Irro" becomes the sixth leader of the self-declared republic.

The two neighbours had been at loggerheads since last January when landlocked Ethiopia signed a maritime deal with the ...

A scientist visiting Ethiopia in the 1980s found an olive-colored predator and decided to keep it. After its death almost 20 ...

It follows the December 12 inauguration of Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, also known as Irro, as the new Somaliland president. Do you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around ...

HARGEISA, Somalia - Somalia's northern breakaway Somaliland region may not be keen anymore with the agreement signed last year for access to the sea in exchange for recognition by Ethiopia, with the ...

Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland says its deal to give Ethiopia access to the Red Sea in exchange for recognition as an independent state still stands. The authorities in Somalia's ...