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By Ahmed N. Amin H In recent week Somaliland, foreign policy ventured into some troubled waters by taking some bold and unexpected steps when it went against well- established red lines drawn by the Chinese government when it made diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The high-profile signing...

Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) demands Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum (SONSAF) to clarify its position towards the safety and work of the human rights defenders of Somaliland. Having considered a written complaint submitted by a human rights defender, and after analyzing the comments he...

By:Xinhua The United Nations humanitarian agency has launched an early allocation of 25 million U.S. dollars from the Somalia Humanitarian Fund (SHF) to provide immediate assistance to communities hard-hit by the drought emergency in priority locations. Adam Abdelmoula, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Somalia, said...

By:CAIRO SCENE Egypt is establishing the first major specialised hospital for maternity treatment in Djibouti, where women and their children will be cared for during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. The Ministry of Health and Population has announced that the hospital is a gift from...

Horndiplomat-Somalia and its international partners agreed on a Mutual Accountability Framework to narrow their joint focus to priority areas for action and resources in order to achieve key priority outcomes before December 2020. The following statement was issued today by the Somalia Partnership Forum COMMUNIQUÉ Somalia...

Janet Jackson, who embraced Islam in 2012 after marrying Qatari billionaire Wissam Al Mana, has been spotted wearing a beautiful Islamic compliant attire whilst clearly showing her being heavily pregnant. She looks content and at peace as she with her husband Wissam Al Mana expect...

Somalia New president Mohamed Abdilahi Farmaajo has appointed Hassan Ali Khaireh as the country’s new Prime minister. The New Prime Minister Hasan Ali khayre has been working for Humanitarian and business for many years, he worked for NRC. Currently he's living in Britain and head of the...

Accra, Ghana - They have come from the big cities of San Francisco, Chicago, and New York. Thousands of them. And many refuse to return. A new wave of African Americans is escaping the incessant racism and prejudice in the United States. From Senegal and Ghana to The Gambia, communities...

Repeal Provisions that Criminalize Free Speech (Nairobi, May 8, 2018) – A string of recent prosecutions in Somaliland targeting people who spoke out on controversial issues is a dangerous attack of free expression, Human Rights Watch said today. In the latest such case, a prominent traditional elder was charged,...

By:Ayanle Shuaib As a result of human-induced climate change, various weather and climate extremes are now occurring in every region across the globe. Extreme weather events such as heatwaves, torrential rainfall, droughts, and tropical cyclones are becoming more often, with evidence pointing to human influence....