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Mogadishu, 10 May 2022 – Somalia's international partners* welcome the announcement by the parliamentary organizing committee that the election of the President will take place on Sunday, 15 May 2022.  We are encouraged by the positive progress in registering presidential candidates and other preparations for this...

By: THE EAST AFRICAN Kenya’s President William Ruto has engaged a higher gear for back channels to ease tension between Ethiopia and Somalia, motivated by business fervor in both countries. And, from this week,...

–Ethiopian President Sahlework Zewde arrived in Juba to attend the South Sudanese peace celebration. South Sudan’s conflicting parties and leaders from various countries, including President of Uganda, Sudan and Kenya are expected to attend the event that will take place at the Juba stadium. The celebrations...

Maryam Abdullahi Gedi, who was among more than 300 people killed in attack, had been due to graduate this week On Saturday morning, Maryam Abdullahi Gedi made breakfast for her family, packed her books and laptop and set out across Mogadishu, the battered capital of...

By Ben Quinn Authorities in 15 towns have banned burkinis, citing public concern following recent terrorist attacks in the country Photographs have emerged of armed French police confronting a woman on a beach and making her remove some of her clothing as part of a controversial...

Ethiopia and Djibouti have signed an agreement for the construction of a pipeline agreement, which would help to export Ethiopia’s natural gas. Ethiopia’s Minister of Mines and Petroleum, H.E. Dr Samuel Hurcato, and Minister of Energy in Charge of Natural Resources of Djibouti, H.E. Mrs. Yonis Guedi, signed...

By:Gulied Jama and Yacqub Ismail 2018 opens a new cycle in Somaliland’s foreign policy. The result of the 2017 presidential election showed that hardliners won the election. By hardliners, it means that a senior leader from the military wing of SNM won the election by a majority of...

By:Agence France-Presse At 19 years old, Asha Mohamed is divorced and drives a taxi in Somalia, defying conventions to support her family in one of the world's most conservative and dangerous countries. For the past year, the young woman has crisscrossed the capital Mogadishu in her...

By:Mo Duale Horndiplomat correspondent in Somaliland Horndiplomat-the somaliland national library project has begun  to develop a national library service for somaliland to improve educational standards and act as a stimulus for cultural heritage in the country. The project proposes a national library, regional libraries and...

 By: Taiwan news Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland, attended an event commemorating International Week of Deaf People and the handover of wheelchairs donated by Taiwanese NGOs to physically handicapped Somalilanders. The wheelchairs were provided...