Three days after Somaliland government ordered all illegal foreigners to leave its territory, within twenty days, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Friday started relocating those targeted from Hargeisa. The refugee agency relocated Oromo families who have lived in Somaliland for over 25 years back to Ethiopia. IOM said it had relocated over 30 […]
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Opposition party WADDANI wants the European Union ambassador to be impartial in the political situation in Somaliland. The party’s top leadership opted not to meet up with the EU ambassador Tiina Intelmann who they feel is leaning towards the position taken by the government to extend the term of President Muse Bihi. Instead the party […]
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Somaliland has ordered people it says are illegal foreigners to leave its territory, within twenty days. The Somaliland Immigration Department issued a statement giving the “illegal foreigners” an ultimatum to leave the country from 28/07/2022 to 17/08/2022. “The Immigration Command of the Republic of Somaliland informs foreigners who are illegally staying in Somaliland to leave […]
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The British Office Hargeisa (BOH) is interested in funding a partnership to support the foundations of media freedom in Somaliland. According to a communique from the British office in Somaliland capital, Hargeisa the partnership is aimed at building the capacity of journalists, building understanding between journalists and security institutions, support for the safety and security […]
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A high-ranking government delegation from Somaliland is visiting Namibia this week as the guests of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) to learn about the enormous potential of conservation when done in partnership with landowners. The group of six includes Somaliland’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hon Shukri Ismail, the Minister of Trade and Tourism, […]
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The Somali Journalists Syndicate has condemned police in Somaliland for briefly detaining five journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Saturday. BBC broadcasts in Somaliland remained off the air Monday following a ban imposed last week by authorities. The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA) on Monday called for authorities […]
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Somaliland-born runner Mohamed Abdi Jama Farah—known as Mo Farah—won 10 gold medals (four Olympic and six World titles) for being the second man in history to win long-distance doubles at successive Olympics and World Championships. But he won much more than that. He won a platform to tell his story of forced servitude and how […]
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It is now emerging that the government is holding several British Broadcasting Corporation staff arrested after the closure of the media company from operating within Somaliland. Reports indicate that five employees of BBC Media Action have been arrested and are beuing held by the police.. Among the five include Mohamed Gas, Head of the Somaliland […]
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Young Somaliland nationals who have returned to the country are getting disillusioned by the falling standards of democracy in the country. Most of the youth who returned to the country from the United States, Canada and Europe are now opting to return to the diaspora. One of the them is Ramadhan Cadar who said the […]
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The Finnish government has offered go mediate in the talks between the Somaliland government and the opposition over the election impasse. The Finnish government’s Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Sultan Said Ahmedsaid he is ready to work with the government and the opposition to end the stalemate. This comes just a week after the […]
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