Somaliland

By:Jama Musse Jama | @JamaMusse There is no right way to grieve and each of us reacts in our own way to the loss of a friend. Today, we have lost a dear friend whose wisdom, wit...

“We who engage in nonviolent direct action are not the creators of tension. We merely bring to the surface the hidden tension that is already alive.” Martin Luther King, Jr. On  June 9th, 2022, there was a clash between government officials and demonstrators from the...

By:Horndiplomat , Theeastafrican Ethiopia has lost 19 percent of its stake in the port of Berbera over failure to fulfil conditions required to complete the ownership deal, the government of Somaliland has said. This effectively reverses the agreement made in 2017 between Ethiopia, Dubai ports giant...

By: STAFF WRITER Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement in response to Opposition Parties Protests in Hargeisa. "The Government of Somaliland is saddened by today's incident in Hargeisa, where the oppositions organized unwarranted protests which are contrary to the laws and regulations of...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), chairman and ranking member of the Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, today applauded committee passage of their Somaliland Partnership Act,...

By:staff writer Somaliland Opposition Parties and their supporters held demonstrations in Hargeisa streets demanding timely presidential election as scheduled this November. The Police reportedly used live ammunition to disperse protesters. At least 3 opposition officials were arrested by the police and others were injured. The candidate of...

By: Doctors without borders Somalia and Somaliland are facing one of the worst droughts in decades after four consecutive poor rainy seasons. Failing crops and rising food prices, combined with ongoing insecurity and a massive invasion of locusts that swept across the Horn of Africa,...

By:CPA Introduction The political leaders in Somaliland are in a deadlock over the election schedule. This paper outlines the history and causes of political disputes in Somaliland and how the democratisation process is entangled with the practice of term extensions, unconstitutional actions, legal lacunae and last...

By: John Steenhuisen writes  A visit to the Port of Berbera on the coast of Somaliland is certainly not for the faint hearted. It is blistering hot in summer with temperatures that regularly breach the forties, a journey made more challenging by the occasional camel...

This quarterly report covers the general situation of human rights in Somaliland from January- May 2022. It is part of the Human Rights Center's reports based on information and data gathered to document the general situation of human rights issues in Somaliland. The report...