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 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 fragile Horn of Africa nation has not held a one-person, one-vote election in more than 50 years. Instead, polls follow…
A 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 official death toll announced in the drought withering large parts of the Horn of Africa. At least 18,000 people, and…
By 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 to build hope for the future. These contributions — also known as remittances — have been essential during the last three…
Abdirahman 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 country. Minister Beileh is one of Somaliland's most prominent political figures and had served in Somalia's federal government before returning…
A 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 campaigners and media advocacy groups. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin was arrested in October last year after the government announced a crackdown…
Somaliland 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 from Somalia since 1991, has never been recognised internationally but is often seen as a beacon of stability in a…
By Adam Daud Ahmed The World Governments Summit 2025, held recently in Dubai, brought together…
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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