Somaliland representative office in Taiwan set to open in September
By: Taiwan Focus
Taipei, Aug. 26 (CNA) Somaliland is set to officially open its representative office in Taiwan in early September with a staff of five, the representative of the self-declared East African state to Taiwan, Mohamed Omar Hagi Mohamoud, said Wednesday.
Mohamoud told a CNA...
Op-Ed: Somaliland’s Luck With COVID-19 Might Run Out Tomorrow If Proper Restriction Policies are Not in Place
By Deqa Aden
On July 1st, I landed at Egal International Airport, in the capital of Hargeisa, Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia that declared independence in 1991. Like my flight, the airport was not packed, though all of us passengers were wearing masks and...
Op-Ed: Somaliland Elections: Challenges, Opportunities And Way Forward
By:Khalid Sahid
Somaliland elections will take place in 2020 after a consensus has been reached between the three political parties of Kulmiye, Waddani and UCID. The newly created electoral commission is now working on a timetable towards the preparation of the long-awaited city government and...
SOLJA and Xaqdoon Law Firm have submitted a case to Supreme Court against the repressive Penal Code
Press Statement
SOLJA and Xaqdoon Law Firm have submitted a case to Supreme Court against the repressive Penal Code:
On 23rd August 2020: the Somaliland Journalists Association and Xaqdoon Law Firm- legal consulting firm have submitted a case towards the Somaliland Supreme court against the repressive...
Somaliland Political parties agree to hold timely elections
By: MoDuale
Somaliland electoral Commission and the three political parties( Kulmiye, Waddani, Ucid) have agreed elections to be held within nine months.
The electoral commission and three political parties have agreed that the 2020 local city councils and House of Representatives elections will be held using...
Somaliland President receives Ethiopia New Consul general
By: MoDuale
Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi on Saturday received Ethiopia New Consul general, Amb Saed Abdilahi Jibril, at Presidential Palace in Hargeisa.
President bihi and Consular Sa'eed discussed a wide range of issues pertaining to the co-operation and Historical ties between Somaliland and Ethiopia in...
Taiwan slams China, Somalia for criticism of Somaliland office
By: Taiwan focus
Taiwan's foreign ministry on Thursday responded to criticism from China and Somalia on the exchange of offices between Taiwan and Somaliland, slamming their promotion of the "one China principle" and "one Somalia principle."
On Monday, Taiwan opened a representative office in Somaliland, a...
Ethiopia appoints new Consul General To Somaliland
By: Staff writer
The newly appointed Ethiopian consul General to Somaliland Saed Abdilahi Jibril arrived in Hargeisa on last Sunday.
Earlier this month, Ethiopia has appointed Saed Abdilahi Jibril as the new Consul General to Somaliland, Prior to his appointment envoy Sa'eed was the deputy chancellor of Somaliland's...
Op-Ed: The Growing Geopolitical Importance of Somaliland and the Zero Sum Game Players’ Dilemma
By: Abdifatah Ahmed Hurre
In the mid-2020, Somaliland, a democratic de facto state in the Horn of Africa hosted an influx of diplomats from Africa and beyond with long-standing territorial integrity claims, resource-based conflicts, and other strategic interests to one another. Among were representatives from...
Somaliland reacts to Somalia’s Statement on Taiwan ties
By: Staff Writer
Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday calls Mogadishu's position "mystifying" and warns it to "refrain from groundless and uninformed statements aimed to mislead the world."
The following statement was issued today by the Somaliland Foreign Affairs Ministry.
The Government of the Republic...