Somaliland House of Representatives elected Yassin Hajji Mohamoud Faratoon as the new Speaker of the House during a voting session held in Hargeisa on Sunday. Faratoon secured 46 out of …
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Electoral Commission divided over elections schedule as international community dig in
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Somaliland Electoral Commission is now hugely divided once again following this week’s announcement that thye presidential elections will now be held in November 13, 2024. But the opposition has …
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Blow to Bihi as Supreme Court throws out application by Electoral Commission
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterIn what observers see as a blow to President Muse Bihi’s plans to extend his stay in office, Somaliland’s Constitutional Court has rejected the interpretation requested by the Electoral Commission, …
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Trial for a British-Somali female journalist adjourned in Hargeisa
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe hearing in the case against journalist Busharo Ali Mohamed (known as Bushaaro Baanday) was postponed by the Hargeisa court on Sunday, marking her eighth appearance before the Marodi Jeeh …
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‘Shared status’ fuels closer Taiwan and Somaliland partnership
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThis year has not been the best for Somaliland’s international reputation. After breaking away from Somalia in 1991, the de facto independent country cultivated an image as an “oasis of stability” in …
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Berbera city’s growth is being held back by a power supply monopoly
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Nasir M. Ali, Ayan Yusuf Ali and Jutta Bakonyi Somaliland’s main port, at the city of Berbera, accounted for two-thirds of the country’s revenues in 2020. Over the years, these revenues …
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Opposition hits at Electoral Commission for taking electoral dispute to Supreme Court
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe leaders of the opposition parties in Somaliland, Waddani, and UCID, have criticized the recent decision by the Electoral Commission to refer the electoral dispute to the Supreme Court, a …
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Kenya to delay re-opening Somali border over “wave of attacks”
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterKenya will delay re-opening its border with Somalia because of a “wave of attacks” it blames on al Qaeda-linked al Shabaab militants, interior minister Kithure Kindiki said on Wednesday. In …
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Somali official says drawdown of AU force hasty, ill conceived
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAs the African Union Transition in Somalia force, known as ATMIS, reduces troop numbers, a Somali official is warning the plan is ill-conceived and raises the risk of al-Shabab militants …
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Sir Gavin Williamson to introduce bill to recognise Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe lives of millions of people could be transformed overnight if the UK Government recognises Somaliland as an independent nation, Sir Gavin Williamson has said. The Tory former cabinet minister will …