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Somaliland: Sonsaf meets with Speaker of House of representatives

Somaliland: Sonsaf meets with speakers of the house of representatives
By:Madar Duale Somaliland Civil Society Organizations had a productive meeting with the speakers of the house of representatives for the issue of the New National election committee and how to solve the difference between the parts. The two sides discussed issues pertaining to the importance of...

Somaliland: Conflict of El-Afwayn disrupts education for hundreds of children

By:Radio Ergo Four years of clan conflict in and around El-Afweyn in Somaliland’s Sanag region have caused schools to close and left hundreds of children stuck at home or having to travel far away to continue their education. Nine schools in the area have been operating...

The Somaliland army is 60-plus kilometers this side of our border”President Muse Bihi

By: M.A. Egge Horndiplomat-The President H.E. Musa Bihi Abdi has reiterated that the security and peaceful stability maintenance in the country was a paramount factor that the nation would always be focused on. He also revealed that the government would in due course avail a comprehensive...

Role of the International Electoral Observers: Somaliland Presidential Elections

Since the people of Somaliland declared independence on 18 May 1991, the country has enjoyed effective autonomy and established significant international cooperation and diplomatic ties with other countries. After adopting a multi-party political system in 2001, the people of Somaliland have organised two local...

For the first time, rapists may face 30 years in jail in Somaliland

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Somaliland has passed its first law against rape, in a bid by the new government of the breakaway region to crack down on violence against women, a senior official said on Wednesday. Rape is not a criminal offense and perpetrators...

Somaliland, Ethio-Somali State discuss cooperation, regional security

By: Staff writers Somaliland president Muse Bihi Abdi and Ethiopia's Somali Regional State Mustafe Muhumed discuss regional security and economic integration. On 27 November, The Somali state delegation was received at the Ethio—Somaliland border Wajaale by senior officials led by Somaliland's Minister of Interior, Mohamed Kahin...

Ethiopia’s Tigray region appoints new interim leader, Tigrai TV reports

Tigray delegate Getachew Reda attends the AU-led negotiations to resolve the conflict in northern Ethiopia, in Pretoria, South Africa, November 2, 2022. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
By: REUTERS The dominant party in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region has nominated its spokesman Getachew Reda to be president of a regional interim administration called for in a peace deal that ended a two-year war in the...

IMF Staff Completes First Review under the Staff-Monitored Program for Somalia

IMF Staff Completes First Review under the Staff-Monitored Program for Somalia
By:IMF An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Allison Holland visited Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from September 10 to 13 to meet with the Somali authorities and undertake the first review under the fourth successive Staff Monitored Program (SMP) (covering May 2019 - July...

Somaliland Coast Guard Arrests Egyptian Illegal Fishing Vessels

Somaliland Coast Guard arrests Egyptian fisherman
By: MoDuale Somaliland government announced the Arrest of four Illegal Fishing Vessels from Egypt. Horndiplomat reports The Somaliland coast Guard has confirmed the arrest of 4 fishing vessels with 10 crews in Zeila. According to Somaliland Coast Guard, The 4 ships were from Egypt and along with their...

Türkiye likely to extend Gulf of Aden mission amid Red Sea tensions

The Turkish frigate TCG Gemlik, prepares to sail toward the coast of Somalia for a NATO mission, Muğla, Türkiye, Feb. 1, 2010. (AP Photo)
BY DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES The Turkish naval staff deployed to the Gulf of Aden, Somali territorial waters and the Arabian Sea will see their mandate end on Feb. 10, but President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday...