The Human Rights Centrehas condemned the arbitrary detention of journalists and social activists in Borama and Erigavo. According to a sstatement signed by Yasmin Omar H. Mohamoud, the Chairperson of the Human Rights Center on May 14, 2023, Ali Ismail Arreh(Ali Waheen) , a freelance journalist, was arrested without warrant and no formal charges have […]
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The Somaliland Electoral Commission is set to distribute voter cards to participants in the latest electoral registration process. The Commission unveiled this plan at a press briefing in Hargeisa on Wednesday, announcing that the 10-day distribution period will kick off on May 31, 2023. “The National Commission of Somaliland wishes to inform all citizens who […]
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Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland, Somaliland’s Ministry of Health Development, Taiwan ICDF, and Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital have launched the first maternal booklet in Somaliland to enhance the local and regional accessibility of maternal and infant healthcare services. Taiwan Ambassador Allen Chenhwa Lou praised the launching of Somaliland’s first Maternal […]
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ExxonMobil will continue the search for big new oil and gas fields that can help fund alternative energy sources such as LNG and renewables, even as the threshold for committing exploration spending gets ‘ever higher,’ the US supermajor upstream exploration chief, John Ardil, has said in an interview. ExxonMobil seeks a combination of attractive geology, […]
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Somalia Prime Minister Hamsa Abdi Barre held a dinner meeting on Monday night with the traditional elders from the Sool, Sanaag, and Ayn regions, collectively known as SCC-Khatumo. The discussions primarily focused on the ongoing situation in the contested town of Las Anod, situated in the Sool region, where continuous fighting has occurred since earlier […]
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Somalia’s political leaders have agreed to reshape the country’s political system after four days of meetings in the capital, Mogadishu. In a communique issued early Sunday, the National Consultative Council, which includes the federal leaders, including President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre, and Deputy Prime Minister Salah Ahmed Jama, as well as […]
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The new British has reiterrated the importance of need for Somaliland to organise and hold the long overdue presidential elections. Ambassador to Somalia, Amb. Mike Nithavrianakis, and President of Somaliland Muse Bihi Abdi at a meeting in Hargeisa also discussed the conflict in Laascaanood. “The meeting discussed finding a peaceful solution to the conflict in […]
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The Human Rights Centre and the Committee to protect Journalists have condemned the arbitrary detention of Bushaaro Ali Mohammed (Baanday), a freelancer who has worked for many media houses in Somaliland. On the morning of May 17, Bushaaro appeared at the Hargeisa regional court without legal representation, where authorities accused her of several offenses including […]
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More than 20 aid agencies on Monday called on global donors to address the impact of climate change in the Horn of Africa by making financial pledges required to fully fund the humanitarian response in the region. The agencies said the funding will help address immediate and long-term needs across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, where […]
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With a presidential election delayed for months and deadly clashes between security forces and clan militias, Somaliland’s reputation for stability lies in ruins. Violence erupted in the breakaway northern Somalia region a few weeks after elections were postponed late last year. President Muse Bihi Abdi, in power since November 2017, has been accused of sidelining […]
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