Minister of Finance Hon. Dr. Saad Ali Shire says the national defense and elections are the major priorities in the national budget 2024. He made the revelations after having met with the parliamentary economic committee while accompanied by senior officials of the ministry. Noting that Somaliland’s economy is built on two pillars, livestock and trade, […]
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The Somaliland House of Representatives unanimously approved on Saturday the election laws, bringing an end to the long-standing electoral dispute following a meeting in Hargeisa. Lawmaker Abdinasir Qodax, a parliamentary committee member responsible for amending the existing electoral law, stated that specific provisions were modified before receiving full approval from the lawmakers. “We have made […]
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Somaliland’s Central Bank has announced that it is taking legal action against the owner of WorldRemit, Ismail Ahmed. A statement from the Central Bank of Somaliland has indicated that legal action will be taken against the owner of WorldRemit, who is accused of making false allegations against the bank and its leadership. The Central Bank […]
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The founder and chairman of World Remit, Ismail Ahmed, has accused the Central Bank of Somaliland of printing new Somaliland shillings and releasing electronic money into the market, which has caused the devaluation of the Somaliland shilling. In a Facebook post on September 23, the chairman of the International Money Transfer urged the Somaliland government […]
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Somaliland has said it has no plans to discuss unity with Somalia, appearing to contradict Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni who said he would act as a “unification mediator” between the two. “The Somaliland Government affirms that any dialogue that transpires between Somaliland and Somalia will not discuss unification, but rather how the two previously united […]
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Somaliland’s opposition party WADDANI has accused the government of failing to manage the recent clashes in the Ceelafwayn and Cali Saahid regions. The party at the same time accused outgoing president Muse Biixi of undermining security institutions. The party’s Secretary of Information, Mahmoud Adam Jama “Galaal,” stated that the government needs to quickly deploy armed […]
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President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday received a Special Envoy from the Republic of Somaliland, Dr. Jama Musse Jama at State House-Entebbe. During the engagement, President Museveni agreed to be the unification facilitator between Somaliland and Somalia. Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is an unrecognised sovereign state in the Horn of Africa, recognised internationally as […]
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The United States government has applauded the political agreement in the Somaliland election dispute and has called for dialogue to de-escalate tensions in Las Anod town. U.S. Embassy Mogadishu Chargé d’Affaires Shane Dixon concluded a visit to Hargeisa on Thursday, where he held meetings with various key figures, including President Muse Bihi Abdi, representatives from […]
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By: Sagal Mohamed Ashour I will start by addressing biased views in articles, as this is important to allow the reader to understand what is being written, and the perspectives of the person writing it. For most of the articles published during the conflict in LasAnod, no explanation or transparency was given by the writer […]
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The European Union executive has temporarily suspended funding for the World Food Programme (WFP) in Somalia, two senior EU officials told Reuters on Monday, after a U.N. investigation found widespread theft and misuse of aid meant to avert famine. The European Commission gave more than $7 million in aid to the WFP’s operations in Somalia […]
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