Somaliland

The Spanish ship ESPS Relámpago stationed off of Somalia’s coast has welcomed a contingent of Somaliland Coast Guard (SLCG) and other security officers aboard to train them in the Gulf of Aden. The training is geared at ensuring that piracy in on the extensive...

Welcoming security, economic and political reforms in Somalia — including the peaceful election of a new Speaker of the House of People and resumed Parliament activity — the Security Council today noted with concern recent fighting in the northern Sool region, urging parties to...

HARGEISA, Somaliland, Oct 10 – Somaliland continues to push for its recognition internationally as it held an international forum in the capital Hergeisa on Wednesday. President Muse Behi Abdi said time is ripe for the international community to recognise and appreciate the role Somaliland is...

Press-Release  A new report jointly launched today by the Somaliland Minister of Planning and National Development  Hassan Mohamed Ali and the Minister of Health Development Omar Ali Abdillahi —titled the Somaliland Health and Demographic Survey (SLHDS) Report 2020—offers the decision-makers and stakeholders vital information on...

By: Jama Farah Horndiplomat Contributor Hargeisa(Horndiplomat) Somaliland minister of information Mohamed Muse Direi receives the head of the UK office in Hargeisa Stuart Brown at his office. The two sides discussed the implementation of media law which is at the last stage in process, media...

Somaliland is the major and in some cases the sole supplier of livestock to particular overseas markets. A number of countries do not have the resources to produce enough livestock to feed their population and as a result, they rely heavily on Somaliland livestock...

By:BBC One in 20 girls and women in the world has had some form of female genital mutilation, according to the UN. The former first lady of the self-declared republic of Somaliland and midwife Edna Adan Ismail has been to meet some of those that live...

By: Staff writer Dahabshiil group of companies announced $200,000 to assist displaced families in Las Anod. The donation includes food and blankets which will be distributed by company officials and local residents

BY: BBC AFRICA People in Somaliland are hoping that Monday's elections will boost the breakaway republic's chances of gaining international recognition as an independent state, writes BBC Horn of Africa analyst Mary Harper. "I cannot wait to cast my vote," says 15-year-old Yasmin Abdi. "I feel...

Women in drought-ravaged Eastern Somaliland are being pushed to the edge, desperately searching for food for their children. Some have lost family members, and many have lost their livestock which is their means of making a living. A lot of women are alone with their...