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University of Burao benefits from lab equipment donation from Somtel

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 Leading telecommunications company Somtel has donated a telecommunications systems laboratory (TSL) to the University of Burao, Togdheer region. The laboratory will help the university conduct research, development, and educational activities in various areas of Telecommunications Systems. The equipment will also provide wireless, digital, satellite and mobile communication systems, Digital Signal Processing for Telecommunications, Antenna Technologies and Smart Antennas, Signal Propagation,…

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Bar ama Baro’s free accelerated basic education program opening doors for Somali girl child

Farah was 12 years old before she stepped into a classroom as a student. Farah’s family had not been able to afford the fees to send her and her older brothers to school. Her mother learned about Bar ama Baro’s free accelerated basic education program and eagerly went to their…

Education News Somaliland 7 Min Read

Literacy via mobile phone is growing in Somaliland

Most people living in advanced economies take literacy, the ability to read and write, for granted. But this skill is not a given in many developing countries, including in Somaliland, in the Horn of Africa. This is a country struggling under the weight of multiple challenges such as drought, hunger…

Education News Somaliland 3 Min Read

Recurring droughts impacting negatively on children’s education in Somaliland

Recurring droughts have devastated communities in Somaliland and has, in particular, deeply affected children's access to education. The state of Somaliland has seen five consecutive failed rainy seasons. By the start of 2022, over 800,000 people were grappling with acute food and water scarcity, forcing many families to migrate in…

Education News Somalia Somaliland 7 Min Read

The app teaching Somalis to read and write

Hodan Artan is patching up the roof of her home, sewing together pieces of fabric of different colours with blue string. She works as a cleaner in Somaliland's capital, Hargeisa. With the little money she earns, a mud hut with a cloth roof flapping in the wind is all the…

Education News 1 Min Read

EAA launches project to provide education opportunities for Somali children

As a part of its Ramadan campaign, the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation announced that it is opening new education opportunities for the most marginalised out-of-school children in Somalia through the 'Educate your children II' project.The project is a three-year initiative being implemented across 17 districts within the five Somalia…

Education News 7 Min Read

How Somali girls with disabilities are overcoming barriers to education

For most of 17-year-old Katra’s* life, school has been a distant dream. Born with a physical disability that impacted her legs, Katra wasn’t allowed to leave her family home in Burao, Somaliland because of the stigma around disability in her community. That meant no trips to the market, no visits…

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Somaliland, a Nation at the Crossroads

By Said W. Hersi The story of Somaliland is marked by resilience, hope, and self-determination.…

Camel milk market in Somaliland growing as business activity

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Opposition parties begin push for government to set Presidential election roadmap

Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and Wadani are planning a meeting to push the government to…

Top US military official visits Somaliland amidst growing interest in Berbera

United States growing interest in Somaliland became clearer this week with the visit by General…