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Press-Release Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland is scheduled to hold the “2020 Taiwan Trade Fair-From Somaliland to East Africa” at the Grand Haadi Hotel, Hargeisa from October 28th to 29th. To introduce Taiwan excellence and to promote high-quality products through Somaliland to East...

Centre for Policy Analysis (CPA) demands Somaliland Non-State Actors Forum (SONSAF) to clarify its position towards the safety and work of the human rights defenders of Somaliland. Having considered a written complaint submitted by a human rights defender, and after analyzing the comments he...

By Gumisiriza Mwesigye To many Ugandans, Somalia is where our soldiers are on a peace-keeping mission or it has been at war forever. It gets murkier when Somaliland comes into the picture. Only few can tell the difference. To many Ugandans, Somalia is where our soldiers...

By: Staff reporter The 7th General Assembly of Somaliland Journalists Association (SOLJA) has elected a new Board of Directors, Chairman, Deputy Chairman and Secretary-General in the next 3 three years 2021 - 2023. The Somaliland Minister of Information on Wednesday opened the 7th General Assembly of...

By: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)   Following today’s declaration of a State of Emergency in Ethiopia, the UK calls again on all parties to urgently cease fighting & start talks – a political solution is the only route to peace. British Nationals should consult...

By:ALJAZEERA Somalia has banned video platform TikTok, messaging app Telegram, and online betting website 1XBet to limit the spread of indecent content and propaganda, its communications minister has said in a statement. The...

By:Capital fm GARISSA, Kenya, May 27 – Former National Assembly Deputy Speaker, Farah Maalim, has called for the reopening of the Kenya-Somalia border in Wajir and Mandera counties to facilitate cross border trade between the two countries. Government shut down the border close to four years...

Source:FAO This report acts as a baseline for the Food and Nutrition Security Resilience Programme (FNS-REPRO) of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), a four-year programme of USD 28 million funded by the Government of the Netherlands. This programme contributes directly...

By:VOA The Kenyan government is seeking to postpone a hearing on a maritime dispute with Somalia, according to a diplomatic source. Both countries claim control over a 100,000-square-kilometer area in the Indian Ocean that is said to be rich in natural resources. The source told VOA's Somali...

LUSAKA-Zambian police officers have been warned that it is illegal for them to marry foreigners, officials said Thursday, in a crackdown over national security. The move to strictly enforce long-established wedding regulations attracted criticism from human rights groups that described it as discrimination. The police force...