A senior doctor with the with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Baidoa, Somalia has described the humanitarian situation in the country as catastrophic. Dr Asma Aweis Abdallah said the drought in the country- the worst in four decades has forced people to move from their homes to look for health and humanitarian assistance. She said over the last…
Somalia’s government declared Genel Energy Plc’s operations in Somaliland illegal and said the company should cease claiming to hold rights for oil exploration and exploitation in the country. Genel Energy owns oil blocks in Somaliland, a territory that unilaterally declared independence in 1991, but isn’t recognized as a sovereign state…
Somaliland has set seven conditions if talks with Somalia are to resume. Somaliland President Muse Bihi in a statement said Somalia and the mediating team must first recognize his country as independent from Somalia. “The Republic of Somaliland insists on finding a two-state system and a solution that ends in…
Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi says any talks with Somalia will have to follow the preconditions earlier set. Bihi said when he met with delegations from Norway and Turkey in Hargeisa on Tuesday to discuss the resumption of talks between Somalia and Somaliland that his country was willing to engage…
Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) is extremely concerned by the rise of physical threats, harassment and arbitrary detention against journalists working in Somalia forcing some of the media workers to begin fleeing the country for their safety. On 3 December, Galmudug police in Adado detained Shabelle TV reporter, Hashim Omar Hassan…
The United Nations and international partners are committed to continuing to provide political, financial, technical and logistical support to Somalia’s electoral process. In a public forum carried out by the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM) that brought together members of civil society representing women, youth, elders, persons with disabilities, minorities…
A senior doctor with the with Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Baidoa, Somalia has described the humanitarian situation in the country as catastrophic. Dr Asma Aweis Abdallah said the drought in the country- the worst in four decades has forced people to move from their homes to look…
Waddani Presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro has officially submitted his papers to the electoral committee. Irro…
Camel milk is a critical product for both consumers and businesses in Somaliland, according to Agrilinks,…
Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and Wadani are planning a meeting to push the government to…
United States growing interest in Somaliland became clearer this week with the visit by General…
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