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…
The central council of Waddani party has voted for Murrashax Abdirahman Irro to be the presidential candidate of the party in the November 13 elections. Irro will now face the Kulmiye candidate and current Somaliland president Muse Bihi in the elections. At the party convention in the capital Hargeisa, 406…
Somaliland main opposition party WADDANI officially kickstarted its council meeting that will culminate to the party convention to confirm its presidential candidate for the November 13 elections. The meeting of the central council is being held in the capital Hargeisa. The meeting was attended by the presidential and vice-presidential candidates…
Somaliland's Parliament has again dismissed charges against MP Mohamed Abiib, sparking renewed political and public backlash over his controversial detention. In a session held on Sunday, 43 out of 47 lawmakers voted to reject the charges, which included allegations of treason, defamation of the military, and aiding the enemy. The…
Somaliland's government remains committed to a controversial agreement with Ethiopia to lease part of its coastline for a naval base despite mounting opposition from Somalia and increasing international criticism. Speaking to a crowd of hundreds in Tog-Wajaale, President Muse Bihi Abdi vowed the deal would move forward, dismissing attempts to block…
Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has declined a proposal to meet with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing, according to diplomatic sources. Presidents of Djibouti and Mauritania and former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo, the African Union's special envoy,…
Waddani Presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro received a rousing welcome in Salahlay district as his campaign for the Somaliland president took a higher gear. Irro while addressing the crowd said Somaliland is itching for change which his party is promising to bring. "You people are the ones who will bring change…
A delegation from the Somaliland main opposition party WADDANI is in the Kenya capital Nairobi…
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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