Somali President’s Special Envoy on Somaliland Affairs, Abdikarim Hussein Guled, held a phone conversation on Wednesday with the departing US Ambassador to Somalia, Larry Andre, addressing the importance and urgency …
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Somaliland must restore order in Las-Anood
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterBy Ali-Guban MohamedEmail: aliadm18@gmail.com Following 30 years of untenable union and a brutal civil war, Somaliland people withdrew from the union and reclaimed its independence in 1991 after the collapse of …
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Somaliland responds to pressure from US to set roadmap to presidential elections
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland government now says it is the responsibility of the nation’s electoral body to set the date for presidential elections. In responce to a call last week by the United …
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Puntland unsettled by Somalia’s appointment of an envoy to Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Puntland government has criticized President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud’s Saturday decision to appoint an envoy to Somaliland. President Mohamud appointed former Galmudug state President Abdikarim Hussein Guled (pictured) to lead …
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Set clear timeline for presidential elections, US tells Somaliland government
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe US State Department has expressed concern over the delay of Somaliland’s presidential elections, initially scheduled for November 2022. They urged Somaliland authorities to establish a clear timeline and complete …
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US envoy asks Bihi to pulls back its forces from Las Anod conflict areas
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe United States has expressed growing concern over the ongoing violence in Las Anod, Somaliland, and is urging parties involved to de-escalate the situation, adhere to the agreed ceasefire, and …
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Traditional elders from Mogadishu arrive in Las Anod to seek a peaceful solution to violent conflict
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA group of traditional elders from Mogadishu arrived in the conflict-ridden town of Las Anod on Monday to find a peaceful solution to the conflict, which has been ongoing for …
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Somalia to hold elections by universal suffrage, president says
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomalia’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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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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Bihi points at sorting Las Anod crisis and holding elections as top priorities this year
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland President Musa Bihi Abdi says addressing the Las Anod crisis Sool region and the holding of the presidential and political parties elections are the key priorities this year. Speaking …