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By:Gulied Jama and Yacqub Ismail 2018 opens a new cycle in Somaliland’s foreign policy. The result of the 2017 presidential election showed that hardliners won the election. By hardliners, it means that a senior leader from the military wing of SNM won the election by a majority of...

DUBAI, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Dubai-based port operator DP World accused Djibouti of illegally seizing control of Doraleh Container Terminal on Thursday, after the Djibouti government said it was unilaterally terminating DP World’s contract to run the terminal. “The Government of Djibouti today illegally seized...

ISTANBUL: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday embarked on a five-day tour of west Africa in a bid to ramp up Turkey’s growing influence throughout the continent. Just two months ago, Erdogan made his first trip to Sudan, where he met President Omar Al-Bashir...

By Bashir Goth Somalis have always regarded poetry as the pinnacle of their literary heritage but the elegance of the poetic expression came through singing in folklore dances. Before the arrival of the Arabian oud, the ears of the Somali people were trained to the beat of...

DP World contributes millions of dollars of direct, indirect economic benefits to Djibouti Dubai: Ports operator DP World has contributed hundreds of millions of dollars of direct and indirect economic benefits to Djibouti, enhancing the African country’s attractiveness as an investment destination in East Africa. DP...

By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur In the 1980s during the era of military dictatorship under Siyad Barre, Law No. 54 of September 1970 was an instrument irresponsibly operational used by the security. It contained articles related to the “protection of national security”, “crimes against the state”...

Djibouti’s ruling party has claimed a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, securing almost 90 percent of seats after the opposition largely boycotted the poll. Mohamed Abdallah Mahyoub, a senior member of President Ismael Omar Guelleh’s Union for a Presidential Majority (UMP) and campaign spokesman, told media...

By Dr. Hussein Mohamed Nur Abdulrashid Ali Shermarke was elected as President of Somali Republic on 15 October 1967. Mohamed Haji Ibrahim Egal became the Prime Minister. Two years later, on 15 October 1969, the president was assassinated by one of his guarding soldiers, a member of...

Feb. 24 (Xinhua) -- Three international aid agencies on Saturday expressed concern over a recent ruling by the government of Somaliland hat encourages female genital mutilation (FGM). In a joint statement, Save the Children, CARE International, and International Rescue Committee (IRC), said the Feb. 6...

By George Obulutsa MOGADISHU, SOMALIA - The Latest on the attack in Somalia's capital (all times local): 10:40 p.m. The Somalia-based extremist group al-Shabab is claiming responsibility for the twin blasts in Mogadishu that have killed at least 18 people and injured 20 others. Al-Shabab made the claim...