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“We haven’t had enough time between one disaster and another” says MSF doctor on situation in Somalia

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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…

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Waddani presidential candidate survives “assassination attempt” in Hargeisa

Opposition party WADDANI presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro has survived what he has termed an assassination attempt at him when police attacked his convoy in the streets of Somaliland capital Hargeisa on Thursday. Irro had organised a rally in the capital to push the government to hold presidential elections as per…

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Severe drought in Somalia and Somaliland is worsening multiple health crises

Somalia and Somaliland are facing one of the worst droughts in decades after four consecutive poor rainy seasons. Failing crops and rising food prices, combined with ongoing insecurity and a massive invasion of locusts that swept across the Horn of Africa, have forced hundreds of thousands of people to move…

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Bihi out to dismantle democratic systems in Somaliland, says UCID party chairman

The opposition is now accusing President Musa Bihi of plotting to dismantle the Somaliland democratic system to remain in power. Chairman of the Opposition Party UCID Eng. Faysal Ali Warabe, further said that the president is silently preparing for a civil war, again. The chairman of UCID accused the president…

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Somaliland legally doesn’t exist, but Taiwan has spied an opportunity to make its mark

"It's a secret," smiles Allen C Lou, when asked how many Taiwanese personnel are based in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognised state of Somaliland in the Horn of Africa. Taiwan is committed to recognising the de facto state and Lou is Taipei's chief diplomat. But he is coy about just how…

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Political impasse on presidential elections a threat to Somaliland democracy, says CPA

A report by the Centre for Policy Analysis on Somaliland now says the country should hold elections timely and periodically and embark on a process that ends all forms of term extensions. In a report that outlines the history and causes of political disputes in Somaliland and how the democratisation…

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Owner of restaurant that hosted Waddani presidential candidate for tea arrested

Police in Somaliland have arrested a restaurant owner over his association with opposition politicians. Reports from Hargeisa indicate that Ahmed-Sayid a co-owner of Sima Tea shop was picked by suspected police officers moments after his restaurant had hosted Waddani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro. The opposition presidential candidate was in…

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Waddani candidate Irro presentation papers to Electoral Committe

Waddani Presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro has officially submitted his papers to the electoral committee. Irro…

Camel milk market in Somaliland growing as business activity

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Opposition parties begin push for government to set Presidential election roadmap

Somaliland’s opposition parties UCID and Wadani are planning a meeting to push the government to…

Top US military official visits Somaliland amidst growing interest in Berbera

United States growing interest in Somaliland became clearer this week with the visit by General…