Somaliland

Staying on duty, the incumbent president of the Republic of Somaliland HE Muse Bihi Abdi on Sunday realigned his government after appointing a number of Ministry’s Director Generals, regional governors and diplomatic corps, sacking others from the duty. In a presidential decree termed # JSL/XM/WM/222-70/042018,...

By Abdihakim Mohamed Hargeisa is the capital city of Somaliland and the most populous city across the country. The city lies between the strategic towns of Berbera port and the commercial border town of Wajaale which have made it to become the economic hub of...

By Ahmed Mohammed Osman in Hargeisa and Njoki Mwangi in Nairobi    In June of 2019, while many of her peers were out socializing and having fun, Shukri Habib Saed was busy burning the midnight oil. She was determined to get the best possible grades in...

The humanitarian situation in Somalia and Somaliland has become increasingly fragile towards the end of 2016, especially in the northern regions and Eastern Regions. Drought conditions are deepening in Somaliland and Puntland, and have expanded to southern and central regions, including Sool, Sanaag,Saraar, Gedo,...

The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Monday reiterated Taiwan and Somaliland's intention to deepen bilateral relations after a media report revealed multiple attempts by Beijing to persuade the self-declared state not to establish ties with Taiwan. MOFA will not comment on reported efforts...

Horndiplomat-Somaliland Liaison office in Nairobi has strongly condemned Tuesday's attack on the Dusit Hotel complex. The following statement was issued today by Somaliland Representative to Kenya Amb. Bashe Omar. The Somaliland Liaison office in Nairobi condemns in the strongest possible terms, the cowardly terrorist attack on the Dusit hotel...

By: Taiwan News A Taiwan business delegation is currently in Somaliland to explore bilateral cooperation opportunities in various areas. The delegation, consisting of representatives from AFTA Technology Company and Central Sky International Trading, arrived...

The UAE's controversial military base in Somaliland could become operational within the very near future, the autonomous region's foreign minister said on Friday. The base is still being constructed in Berbera, located 100km north east of the capital, Hargeisa, but UAE ships have already started...

To:  Birmingham City Council, Birmingham, B1 1BB 10th July 2019 Re:  APPRECIATION NOTE with regard to Somaliland’s recognition, endorsed by Birmingham City Council on Monday 8th   July 2019.   I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to The Lord Mayor of Birmingham City Councillor Mohammed Azim and the...

By Liban Ahmad Editor's note  This article was published in 2016. We think issues raised in the piece are as burning today as they were two years ago. Recurrent droughts in Somaliland expose the vanity of the Somali political class when it comes to drought preparedness and...