The Somaliland National Elections Commission has started trials to test the viability of the IRIS-BVVS Biometric Voter Verification System at the hall of the Civil Service Institute. The exercise was…
The Waddani Party has issued a sharp rebuke of the Somali government’s recent directive, which orders money transfer companies to cease using the name “Somaliland.” The move, according to the Waddani…
By Simon Marks and Mohamed Sheikh Nor Turkey, seeking to extend its influence in Africa and strengthen energy security, will send the 86-meter long research vessel Oruc Reis to…
Waddani presidential candidate Dr Abdirahman Irro says he will stand by the ideals of the Somaliland nation and defend it from both internal and external aggression if elected president. In…
By Dr Mohamed Abdillahi Omar momar@hotmail.co.uk Somaliland’s fragile democracy comes to test once again on November 13 when the country holds its presidential elections. This will be yet another…
Aga Khan University Hospital has performed the first vNOTES surgical technique that provides access to treatment of various gynaecological conditions through the vaginal opening without making any external cuts on…
The latest IGAD Regional Focus of the 2024 Global Report on Food Crises highlights a worsening food insecurity crisis in the IGAD region, which includes Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South…
The Somaliland Electoral Commission has reached an agreement with political parties and associations on implementing a biometric voter verification system for the upcoming elections scheduled on November 13, 2024. The…
Somalia’s Prime Minister, Hamza Abdi Barre, has declared that Ethiopian forces will be excluded from the upcoming African Union Support Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM) unless Ethiopia withdraws from a controversial…
Somalia has expressed anger about how FlyDubai and Ethiopian Airlines work in Somaliland and threatened that the flights of those planes will be stopped if they don’t respect the independence…