Somaliland

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Republic of Somaliland will never accept that someone else controls their aerospace or anything related to their inalienable rights for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. “Freedom is never voluntarily granted by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed” Dr. Martin Luther...

Despite the serious concerns articulated in many forms, including in poetic styles, the government did not address them the issues and the Somaliland politicians were unable to rectify the distorted situation. But the widespread dissent and injustices paved grounds for the rise dissidence. A practical show of...

By: M.A. Egge The Berbera Mayor Cllr. Abdishakur Mohammed Idin has scoffed at the directives of the Public Works, Lands and HousingMinister Hon. Abdirashid Duale Qambi that demanded all town halls suspend the planning and adjudication of public lands. The directives also entail the availing of...

His Excellency the President of the Republic of Somaliland, Musa Behi Abdi, left for Djibouti on his very first visit abroad, today, following his inauguration as President on December 14, 2017. The President was received by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Djibouti,...

The Baraarug ‘Awakening’ Book Exhibition has begun in Hargeisa on Wednesday the 3rd of January and ended on Thursday the 4th of January. The two-day event was organized by the Awakening Forum and was hosted by the Somaliland Youth Umbrella Organization (SONYO). This book exhibition...

By Guest Columnist/cleveland.com Ali Mohamed is founder and editor of GubanMedia, an online source of news and commentary about the Horn of Africa. LEWIS CENTER, Ohio -- In November, the voters of the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland in the volatile Horn of Africa region went to the polls to elect...