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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...

Greece seizes Libya-bound ship carrying explosive materials

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek authorities have seized a Tanzanian-flagged ship heading for Libya and carrying materials used to make explosives, the coastguard said on Wednesday. The vessel was detected sailing near the Greek island of Crete on Saturday. Authorities found 29 containers carrying materials including...

Somaliland election saw Iris ID technology deployed

By Chris Burt Somaliland’s presidential election in November was the world’s first national election to use iris recognition to register and identify voters. The Somaliland National Electoral Commission (NEC) reported an 80 per cent voter turnout. Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia in 1991, had the legitimacy...

Somaliland: Three ways social workers responded to recent droughts

Somaliland is experiencing severe droughts concerning sequential failure of rainfall in the past four years. With livestock contributing to more than 60% of the country’s GPD, thousands of people loss their life-dependent livestock and consequently migrated to remote places to save their lives with whatever...

Kenya changing for its future

The election period in East Africa started in February last year with elections in Somalia, then continued with Rwanda, which have been clear from the very beginning, and ended in 2017 with an appraisal and an agonizing selection process in Kenya. Kenya's has been more...

Ethiopia, UAE agree to expedite overseas labor agreement

Foreign Minister Dr. Workneh Gebeyhu has conferred with Nasser Bin Thani Al Hamel, Minister of Human Resource and Emiritization of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today (January 9) during which the two sides have underscored the need to fast-track the signing of the overseas...

Eritrean president arrives in Egypt for talks

The visit is the fifth by the Eritrean president to Egypt By Mahmoud al-Husseini, Mahmoud Barakat CAIRO  Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a two-day visit for talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. The two leaders are expected to hold talks about bilateral relations...

Somaliland: court jails two journalists for 2 years

Hargeisa- 7th January 2018- The Human Rights Centre today condemned the conviction and sentencing of journalists Mohamed Abdilahi Dabshid, a journalist at Kalsan TV, and Ahmed Dirie Iiltire of SBC television and Xeegonews. A regional court in Borama sentenced the two journalists today, 7th January...

Somaliland Parliament passes first law against rape

For the first time in its history, the self-declared republic of Somaliland has passed a law against rape. In the past, a victim's family could force them to marry their rapist to avoid being shamed. Rapists now stand to face at least 30 years in prison. https://twitter.com/GuleidJ/status/950390376560504833 Somaliland...

Somaliland Government blames Somalia of inciting violence in parts of Somaliland

Horndiplomat-The Somaliland Government has accused the Somalia federal government of "inciting acts of violence" in Sool Region of Somaliland. Horndiplomat Reports The Reports from Sool Region Says that fighting erupted in TukaRaq district in Sool, and it was not known exactly what caused the clashes...