Egyptian president visits Djibouti, builds case on Nile dam
By:Anadolu agency
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Thursday arrived in the Djiboutian capital on a state visit to the tiny strategic Horn of African nation.
Al-Sisi met his newly-reelected Djiboutian counterpart, Ismail Omar Guelleh, and discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the Ethiopian renaissance dam on...
Somalia’s PM commits to free, fair polls after impasse over elections resolved
By:Reuters
Somali Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble said he was committed to free and fair polls after he signed an agreement on Thursday with leaders from the country's regions to hold indirect elections after delays triggered a crisis.
Under the indirect election system, clan elders were...
Somalis mourn legendary comedian Sooraan
By:Bidhaan Dahir BBC Somali service
Somalis have been mourning the death of comedian Ibrahim Ismail, who was better known by his nickname Soran.
He had been in hospital in Burao, in the breakaway republic of Somaliland, reportedly being treated for coronavirus.
Soran, who was also a poet,...
Taiwan-Somaliland fight against COVID-19 together- ‘No one is safe, until everyone is’
News Release
COVID-19 continues to spread globally to threaten people’s health and to cause massive economic losses. In order to assist Somaliland to combat the pandemic and increase its testing capability, Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland donated 8,000 antigen rapid test kits...
Somaliland: This Year’s Election is unlike any other in the History of this Nation
This dual-election is unlike anything we have seen before.
Parliamentary elections are scheduled to be held in Somaliland in May 2021, alongside local district elections.
On 12 July 2020, Somaliland's three main political parties reached an agreement to hold parliamentary and local elections by the end of the...
International team to observe Somaliland’s parliamentary and local council elections
Ahead of Somaliland’s long-delayed second parliamentary election and third local council elections on 31 May 2021, a team of 12 international observers is arriving in Hargeisa.
The limited international election observation mission (LIEOM) has been invited by Somaliland’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) and is funded...
A VOTE FOR CHANGE: Somaliland’s Two Decades Old Electoral Democracy
By: Academy for Peace and Development
Introduction
May 2021 marks an important milestone in modern Somaliland history. It will now be 30 years since the country established its de facto statehood and reached its unilateral dissolution from Somalia. In just the past three decades, an impressive...
Qatari Foreign Minister visits Sudan to discuss bilateral ties
By:Anadolu
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani arrived in Khartoum late Sunday for talks with Sudanese officials on ways of enhancing bilateral relations.
During his two-day visit, the top Qatari diplomat will meet with head of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council, Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Prime Minister...
Somaliland Election 2021: Why this Election is Different?
By:Mohamed Gahayr and Muse Jeeh
The people of Somaliland have been electing their political representatives for almost two decades. From 2002 to 2017, Somaliland held a number of different elections, including Presidential, local council and parliamentary elections. The process had begun with formation of the...
Testing the Somaliland’s 20 Years old democracy
A Pre-Election Report Published by Center for Policy Analysis (CPA)
This May of 2021 is a very historic month. It is the 30th anniversary1 of Somaliland’s Statehood, the 20th anniversary2 of Somaliland’s Multiparty Democracy, and the first time to hold two elections together. After 10 years...
