Somaliland has strongly condemned Somalia’s recent entry into the East African Community (EAC), viewing it as an infringement on its sovereignty, according to a statement from its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This development comes as Somalia, following a decade-long effort initiated in 2012, joins the EAC, expanding the bloc’s market to over 300 million people. […]
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The third deputy chairman of the Somaliland’s ruling party, Hussein Aden Adde, has joined the newly formed SSC-Khatumo administration. In an interview with SOMNEWS TV in Las Anod town on Monday, Kulmiye party’s third deputy chairman announced his withdrawal from Somaliland politics. He commended the SSC people for their year-long struggle against Somaliland, expressing support […]
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The main opposition party in Somaliland, Waddani, has rejected a one-month extension proposed by the House of Elders for reviewing the new election law before it is voted on. Deputy Chairman of Waddani, Mohamed Haji Yusuf Waabeeye, who spoke to the media in Hargeisa today, characterized the decision by the House of Elders as a […]
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Intense fighting erupted this morning between Somaliland and SSC Khatumo forces in the Bisiqa area of Sool’s Yeyle region, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. The severity of the clashes is reported to be high, although detailed information about the exact locations and the extent of casualties on both sides is yet to […]
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Somaliland, which is continuing the operation to stabilize the Somaliland shilling, has y withdrawn from the country’s foreign exchange markets about 12 billion Somaliland shillings which were surplus in the currency and exchange markets. The continuous steps taken by the central bank of Somaliland to inject the hard […]
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The President of the Republic of Somaliland, Muse Bihi Abdi, on Tuesday dismissed four members of his cabinet, appointed replacements, and filled vacant Ministries. President Bihi dismissed the Minister of Agriculture, Abdikhadir Iman Warsame; the Minister of Communication, Dr. Abdiweli Sheikh Abdillahi Sufi Jibril; the Minister of Religion and Endowment, Abdirisakh Hussein Ali Albani; and […]
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BY HALKANO WARIO AND RAHEL HASSEN Somalia is poised to become the East African Community’s (EAC) eighth member state at the economic bloc’s December summit. This follows negotiations in August between the EAC and Somalia, hosted by the Kenyan government. With the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) joining in March last year, both memberships represent the EAC’s […]
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The Somaliland government says it spent 2 million dollars during the recent conflict in Goojacade. Sacad Cali Shirre, the Minister of Finance of Somaliland, who appeared before the Parliamentary Finance Committee, explained that this significant amount of money was used during the siege of Goojacade. “During the Goojacadde siege, we spent a total of 2 […]
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Somaliland’s National Intelligence Agency (NIA) said on Tuesday that it had detained 10 foreign nationals suspected of ties to terrorism. The agency however did not provide any further details about the arrests or the suspects’ nationalities, but said that they were from Pakistan, Syria, and Morocco. The arrest of the 10 individuals comes as Somaliland […]
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The government of Somaliland has expressed its objection to a United Nations Security Council statement suggesting that it is among the areas where the operations of the African Union Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) should be carried out to promote peace in Somalia. According to a statement from the Somaliland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the government […]
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