Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud said the country will organise the next national elections by universal suffrage, a departure from an indirect voting system that has often triggered crises. The …
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ClimateHealthNewsSomalia
Report: 43,000 estimated dead in Somalia drought last year
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA new report says an estimated 43,000 people died amid Somalia’s longest drought on record last year and half of them likely were children under 5 years old. It is the first …
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NewsPolitics
Jubaland oppose plan for clan militia for security reasons
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterJubaland is alleging a plan to destabilise its government through the recruitment of clan militia allegedly formed to fight the Al-Shabaab terrorists. The Jubbaland state interior minister General Yussuf Hussein …
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EthiopiaHorn of AfricaInternational RelationsNewsSomaliland
Somaliland and Ethiopia faceoff over Las Anod jeopardizes regional cooperation
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland, the self-declared independent region in northern Somalia, has accused Ethiopia of fueling the conflict in Las Anod, the administrative capital of Sool region. On 9 March, the Somaliland Council of Ministers, in …
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EntertainmentHorn of AfricaNews
Songstress Amina Hersi sings her last in Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomali songstress Amina Abdullahi Hersi, renowned for her songs about love and patriotism, passed away on Saturday in Borama, Somaliland’s Awdal region, according to her family. Amina was born in …
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Somaliland army accused of killing prisoners captured in Las Anod fighting
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Somaliland army has been accused of killing prisoners captured from fighting forces on Saturday by Abdirisaq Hassan Falaalug, the spokesperson for the SSC 33-member committee. The Saturday battle occurred …
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The Somaliland Community in the UK held demonstrations outside the UK PM’s Office on Downing Street on Saturday to show solidarity with their troops who are fighting in the disputed …
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EducationNews
EAA launches project to provide education opportunities for Somali children
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAs 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 …
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NewsSomaliland
Deadly clashes resume between Somaliland and SSC militias in Las Anod
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland has accused “Puntland-led allied” forces of attacking its troops in East Las Anod at 4:30 a.m. on Saturday. The Somaliland government stated that it was holding a defensive position …
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ClimateNewsSomalia
Why Somali Canadians are footing more of the bill for the climate crisis in Africa
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Kieran Green As Somalia’s worst drought in decades increases economic turmoil, the diaspora is sending more money People in Somalia have long relied on money from family members abroad …