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Taiwan Celebrates 109th National Day in Somaliland

Taiwan Celebrates 109th National Day in Somaliland
By: MoDuale The newly-opened Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland held a banquet in the capital Hargeisa on Oct. 7 to celebrate ROC National Day, the first event of its kind in Somaliland. The banquet drew over 150 people, including government officials, parliamentarians, and representatives of the...

Somaliland Launches its first Health and Demographic Survey

Somaliland Launches its first Health and Demographic Survey
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...

America, Somaliland and learning from evolution

A man pushes his decorated wheelbarrow during celebrations of the 27th anniversary of self-declared independence of Somaliland in Hargeisa on May 15, 2018. PHOTO | AFP
The world sidelined Somaliland in more ways than one. It did not even plan a discernible role in the reconstruction and reconciliation the nation embarked on after it restored its sovereignty in 1991. The cold-shoulder treatment proved to be a blessing in disguise. Somaliland built a...

A Walk is Just A Walk: From Laasgeel to Bullaxaar

A Walk is Just A Walk: From Laasgeel to Bullaxaar
By Conrad Heine When Dr Jama Musse Jama, the visionary behind the Hargeysa Cultural Centre, the Hargeysa International Bookfair and more, came up with the idea of a three- day hike through Somaliland’s interior, from the iconic heritage site of Laasgeel to the ancient port...

Somaliland, Ethiopia discuss strengthening security cooperation

Somaliland, Ethiopia Discuss Strengthening Security, Military Cooperation
By: MoDuale High-level Somaliland and Ethiopian Military and Security Officers met in Hargeisa capital of Somaliland and discussed the security collaboration between the two nations. The participants attended the conference, Somaliland minister of interior Mohamed Kahin Ahmed, Minister of defence Abdiqani Mohamoud Ateye, the Chief of...

Somaliland: Minister of information recovers from COVID-19

Somaliland minister of information Suleiman Yusuf Ali (Koore)
By: Mohamed Duale Somaliland minister of information Suleiman Yusuf Ali (Koore) said on Monday that he has tested negative for the novel coronavirus, after taking the test since he announced on September 15 that he had the virus. “Alhamdulilah, I was notified of a full recovery...

Zehra Abukar crowned Miss Muslimah USA 2020

Winner of the fourth Miss Muslimah pageant USA, Zehra Abukar. Courtesy Miss Muslimah USA
The festive beats of Don Omar’s hit Latin American track Danza Kuduro fades, and the DJ gets a drum roll going as guests eagerly wait to hear the evening’s big announcement. “It is my honour to announce the next queen of the Miss Muslimah pageant...

Guban View: Agriculture Minister, Ahmed Muumin Seed, Must Go

Agriculture Minister
The time has come for Ahmed Muumin Seed, Agriculture Minister to go. The damage he has done to Somaliland Agriculture the country can't ignore anymore. His decision to give a whopping 2,000 hectares of Wajaale Plains, the best agricultural land, to a sham Chinese...

Somaliland: A Call Against the Rejection of Quota for Women and Minorities by The House of Representatives

Somaliland Parlaiment opposed the the State of emergency on Sanaag Region
Center for Policy Analysis condemns the decision made by the Somaliland House of Representatives to reject the approval of the Quota for women and Minority groups.   The following statement was issued today by the Center for Policy Analysis We are deeply concerned and disappointed that the...

Be Well Be You: Women Empowering Women in Somaliland

Silhaam’s first group of trainees. She is standing fourth from the right. Director of the Cultural Centre, Dr. Jama Muse Jama, centre.
By Tirsit Yetbarek A Thursday early in March 2020: Sihaam Mumin is at the Hargeysa Cultural Centre for what promises to be an exciting and meaningful day, for her and a certain group of her peers. For this day the Centre is the venue for...