Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland on Tuesday donated wheelchairs to the physically handicapped people in Hargeisa in an event commemorating International Week of Deaf People. The wheelchairs were provided by Pu-Hsein Educational Foundation and Cao Zhong Zhi Foundation and will be utilized to benefit the underprivileged, according to the Taiwan Representative Office in Somaliland. Taiwan has always […]
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By Abby Maxman Last week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the 77th United Nations General Assembly, one topic came up more than most: looming famine. That’s because despite a global commitment to make famine a relic of the past, it is once again knocking at our door. In Somaliland two weeks ago, […]
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The Speakers of the two houses of the bicameral parliament of Somaliland are speaking in different voices over the election bill that was passed by the House of Representatives last week. The bill which proposes to have the presidential and political associations elections held simultaneously was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives and forwarded […]
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‘I am quitting, and you guys have 24 hours to release me from all contracts,’ Halima Aden recalled of her abrupt announcement in 2020 that she was leaving the fashion industry for good. At the time, the UNICEF ambassador explained her decision via an Instagram story, noting: ‘Looking back now I did what I said […]
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In what is being seen as a move to forestall the election amendment bill, Somaliland House of Elders has rejected to accent to the bill brought to it by the House of Representatives due to what they term as a violation of house bylaws. Instead, the House of Elders which is largely made up of […]
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Somaliland’s main opposition party, Waddani has termed the planned extension of President Muse Bihi’s term in office by the national electoral body as unconstitutional. The opposition party says the National Elections Commission has acted unprocedurally and should have consulted all the stakeholders before making the pronouncement of a new presidential elections date. The chairman of […]
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More than 3.5 million children are at risk of dropping out of school due to the drought in the Horn of Africa, the United Nations has said, amid warnings the crisis could lead to “a lost generation” that misses out on education. According to new figures shared with the Guardian, Unicef now estimates that 3.6 million […]
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When Deqa Aden arrived as an exchange student at Worcester Academy from her native Somaliland, she found a space where she could reach her fullest potential. The experiences and educational opportunities she was exposed to in Worcester, as well as her childhood in Somaliland, have helped her throughout her career. Today, she is one of […]
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Somaliland will postpone its scheduled presidential election to next year, rather than holding it in November when the incumbent president’s term ends, the region’s electoral body has said. In August deadly protests broke out in the region with demonstrators demanding elections be held in November amid suspicions President Muse Bihi Abdi wanted to delay the poll […]
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An overwhelming majority of Somaliland nationals want the nation’s presidential elections be held this year when the term of the current president ends in November. While this looks unlikely, the citizens expressed their disappointment with attempts to extend the term President Muse Bihi. In a countrywide survey carried by the institute of Public Policy discovered […]
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