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…
Somaliland opposition leaders now say they would engage in consultation with the political stakeholders to form an interim government accusing President Muse Bihi of breaching the constitution. They said this after more than 6 people had been killed in protests on Thursday. Ucid opposition party boss Faysal Ali Warabe said…
All Evil Started from KULMIYE Govt. Stalled Tactics Against Scheduled Elections By Dr. Ismail Yusuf, PhD.Toronto, Canada I have not written much about Somaliland in recent years. But the current political situation in Somaliland is of major concern. As of now, neither the political organizations’ contest nor the November 13…
Pressure on Somaliland President Muse Bihi to have elections held in November continued with the chairman of Halgan Political Association and prominent politician, Ali Mohamed Yusuf (Ali Gurey) joining the opposition in the push. Ali Gurey said that it is not possible to hold election in Somaliland without consensus, and…
The Somali Journalists Syndicate has condemned police in Somaliland for briefly detaining five journalists with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on Saturday. BBC broadcasts in Somaliland remained off the air Monday following a ban imposed last week by authorities. The Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS) and the Somali Media Association (SOMA)…
Somaliland plans to improve its immigration security with immediate effect. Brig. Gen. Mohamed Hussein Farah Hirane, the new head of the Somaliland Immigration Department, said this during a visit to Borama. He urged regional leaders and officers of the immigration department to strengthen security at Awdal. Borama is the capital…
Media freedom in Somaliland continue to diminish after the government announced a ban on broadcasts by the British Broadcasting Corporation. Somaliland Information Minister Saleban Yusuf Ali Koore told reporters Tuesday that BBC broadcasts have reduced the identity and dignity of the self-declared independent nation. The minister, speaking in the Somaliland…
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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