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Somaliland: The Butcher of Hargeisa Invited to Command Somalia’s Invading Army

The unresponsive attitude of International Community and Human Right Groups towards the violations and genocide in Somaliland during 1979 – 1991, has led the criminals to return the politics in Somalia. Today, the former henchmen of Siyad Barre regime control majority of the critical...

Is Somalia ready to shoulder security burden after African Union exit?

African Union Summit in Nairobi ( File Photo - Anadolu Agency )
  By: Anadolu Agency African Union’s peacekeeping mission is set to make full exit from Somalia by December next year • Officials warn that Somalia may not yet be ready to tackle continued threat...

Somalia:Al-shabaab “executes three men in Lower Shabelle”

Al-shabaab executed three Somali men in Mubaarak, a district in Lower Shabelle yesterday afternoon, reports Warqaad, a Somali website. Al-shabaab accused two of the men of being Federal Government soldiers; the third man, Al-shabaab said, was one of elders who had selected MPs and Senators for...

Turkish, Iranian presidents discuss Israel-Palestine conflict over phone

Türkiye is making intensive efforts in order for the humanitarian assistance to be delivered to Gaza, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi over the phone.
By: Anadolu Agency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi have discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine, increasing tension in the region and the steps to be taken for de-escalation.

Somaliland:Human Rights Centre releases 2018 annual report

Human Rights Centre releases 2018 annual report
Today, 31st December 2018, Human Rights Centre published annual report on the situation of human rights in Somaliland. Every year, the Human Rights Centre issues an annual report to inform the government and the people of Somaliland human rights issues that need...

Somaliland: Men convicted for exercising freedom of speech: Mohamed Kayse Mohamoud and Boqor Osman Aw Mohamoud Mohamed

On 26 April, a Hargeisa judge sentenced Boqor Osman aw Muhamed Mohamed, a traditional figure commonly known as Burmadow, to five years in prison for “bringing the state into contempt” and “spreading false news.” While Muhamed was attending the inauguration of an elder in...

Somali MP: Sheikh Shariff is the right person to lead Somalia

The then Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, attends an African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. FILE PHOTO | SIMON MAINA | GETTY IMAGES | AFP
By:DAILY NATION Somalia’s ex-President Sheikh Sharif Ahmed was an accidental politician. Now he wants to become the first man in the country to be re-elected. A graduate of law from a Libyan university, Ahmed was a teacher before plunging into Somalia’s civil war, and later politics. Many...

Somaliland does not want to be a “banana republic”

Berbera Container Terminal Port. Somaliland. Image: Wikimedia Commons
Written ByHaitham El-Zobaidi .Al Arab Publishing  Group Somaliland is not seeking to be a “banana republic”. It is more like a strategically-located haven of stability seeking to secure a place for itself despite being next to a hotspot...

Chinese Base in Djibouti: What Are India and the US Afraid Of?

File image of a Chinese submarine at an international fleet review. Image used for representation. Djibouti is in the limelight after the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) recently commissioned its first overseas permanent logistical base off the Horn of Africa. This has major implications...

Ethiopia sending troops to region of deadly ethnic clashes

Ethiopia's government said Friday it is sending troops to a region where deadly clashes have broken out between Oromo and Somali ethnic groups. Somali regional officials say more than 50 people were killed in an attack against ethnic Somalis in the Oromia town of Aweday...