The 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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Somalia nears major debt relief milestone as World Bank reviews development progress
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe World Bank and the Somali government held a two-day Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) this week to evaluate progress on development projects. The meeting took place as Somalia approaches …
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Somaliland government points accusing finger at Al Shabab in latest wave of attacks on its forces
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterThe Somaliland government is now accusing terrorist group Al Shabab of leading attacks on its forces in the latest fighting in Las Anod. In a statement from the Presidency, Somaliland …
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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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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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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 …
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Ex Somalia finance minister gains amnesty to return to Somaliland
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterAbdirahman Du’ale Beileh (pictured), former Finance Minister of Somalia, arrived in Hargeisa on Sunday after being granted permission by the President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, to return to the …
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Journalist freed in Mogadishu in surprise move hours after conviction
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterA Somali journalist said he had been freed from jail Monday just hours after a court handed down a two-month sentence on security charges, a case widely criticized by rights …
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Somaliland accuses Somalia of attacking its forces
by SL Reporterby SL ReporterSomaliland on Sunday accused Somalia of attacking its soldiers, despite a ceasefire imposed after heavy fighting in a contested border town earlier in the week. Somaliland, which has claimed independence …