Somaliland coast guard devoloped its capability effectively over past few years
By:Somaliland Coast Guard
The Somaliland Coast Guard fights against various illicit trafficking, namely illegal immigration, illegal fishing, maritime piracy, maritime terrorism, but also the fight against and protection of th e marine environment of the Republic of Somaliland . It works on the research and...
New UK-Gulf partnerships to support infrastructure in developing world
Press-Release by: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Uk Foreign Secretary Liz Truss is using her visit to the Gulf to discuss new partnerships to invest in infrastructure in Africa and Asia.
On her 2-day trip to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, which began yesterday (Wednesday 20 October),...
Somaliland:Sources of campaign financing in 2017 presidential election
Horndiplomat-Center for policy analysis released report on Sources of campaign financing in 2017 Somaliland presidential election.
INTRODUCTION
The linkage between money and politics is a powerful one, with implications for democracy, especially in new democracies. Political parties financing laws and regulations, through which political parties and...
Somalia: Government reshuffles top security officials
Horndiplomat-Somalia fires top army chiefs, including the military commander Major General Dahir Adan Elmi and police chief Gen Bashir Mohamed.
According to Senior Journalists Harun Maruf ,Yet another reshuffle of security chiefs; all sectors will have their 3rd commander in less than 3 yrs:
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UK Government allocates £16 million to critical drought response in Somalia
The UK Government has announced it will fund a £16 million programme to help avert famine in Somalia over the coming months. It will support more than 450 000 people with life-saving interventions and particularly food and water support.
The £16 million allocation is part...
Somaliland’s 2017 presidential election: interview with Dr Michael Walls, chief observer of the International Election Observation Mission (IEOM)
In this extended interview by Edward Paice, Director of Africa Research Institute, Michael Walls reflects on IOEM’s mandate, the performance of the National Election Commission, the positives and negatives of the election, campaigning, voter registration and the increasing monetisation of politics in Somaliland. He...
Op-Ed: Somalia is between Farmajo’s Way or the Highway
The constitutional mandate of the incumbent president has expired in February this year while the parliamentary and presidential elections were contentious. The embattled president and the federal member states several times had meetings on the type of the elections, but all their efforts ended...
Danish Ambassador visits Somaliland, Discusses priority issues with government and civil society
By:MoDuale
Danish new Envoy to Somalia Ambassador Ole Thonke make a seven day visit to Somaliland to Discuss priority issues with government and civil society.
Danish Ambassador Ole Thonke met with Somaliland president muse bihi Abdi at presidential palace ,During the meeting the two sides discussed...
Libya floods:Toll from devastating floods in Libyan city passes 5,100 dead, authorities struggle to get in aid
BY: AP
DERNA, Libya (AP) — Search teams combed streets, wrecked buildings and even the sea for bodies in a devastated eastern Libyan city on Wednesday, where authorities said massive flooding had killed at least 5,100 people, with the toll...
Former Deputy Speaker Farah Maalim Calls For Reopening Of Kenya-Somalia Border
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...