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By Paul O’Brien MANY PEOPLE BELIEVE that famine is a shortage of food in an area or country. Famine is not always a “shortage”. During the Irish famine in 1845-1849, …

By Yousef Timacade A group of religious leaders in Somaliland is behind an attempt to replace a progressive sexual offences law passed in 2018 with a revised version that protects …

A Somaliland delegation, has paid a familiarization visit to Ghana’s Parliament and called for more collaborations between countries to move the African continent forward. The committee made the call when …

By Alexander Jelloian China is making too many friends. Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party have shown that they are willing to spend hundreds of billions of dollars in developing …

Officials of the leading opposition party Waddani in the weekend paid a visit to the party followers currently held in prison at the Baki district jail in Awdal region. Party …

Somaliland President Muse Bihi and WADDANI presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro have described fallen Somali poet Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame Hardawi as an inspirational figure in the community. The two spoke on …

By Philipp Hedemann For many Africans khat is a stimulant drug that also stills hunger pangs. But the world’s biggest seller of khat doesn’t fit the typical profile of a …

Many cities in Somaliland are growing rapidly. Climate change-induced displacement, insecurity, and population growth accelerate urbanisation. Yet, many urban residents live in dire poverty, lack adequate shelter, and have only …

Taiwan Representative Office in the Republic of Somaliland has awarded scholarships to 26 Somaliland students. At a ceremony in the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, the head of the Taiwan mission in …

By Sarah Ingram At just five months old, Haybe lies motionless beneath a mosquito net, clinging on to life. He is small and desperately thin, and his mother Khadra, watches …