The opposition parties of Somaliland, Waddani and UCID, have welcomed the decision made by the mediation committee regarding the electoral dispute in Somaliland. Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi Irro, the Presidential Candidate of Waddani, stated that his party is in agreement with the mediation committee’s decision. “I, speaking on behalf of myself and Waddani party, unequivocally accept […]
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Waddani Party Presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro has called for an immediate end to the fighting in Gaanlibah Mountain. Irro spoke in Borama where he sent his condolences to all those who died in the skirmishes and wished the injured a speedy recovery at the same time calling for peace and to end everything through dialogue. […]
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The presidential candidate of the Waddani party and opposition leader in Somaliland, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi (Irro), says that the bloodshed in Las Anod is unacceptable and has called for an immediate end to the fighting that has resulted in significant casualties. He also criticized Somaliland’s outgoing President Muse Bihi for sending troops to the region […]
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Somaliland’s main opposition party Waddani says there must be a political consensus before the presidential elections are held. The Waddani party presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro who was given a heroic welcome as he returned to the Somaliland capital Hargeisa from a tour across the country said a political agreement must be reached before […]
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Somaliland main opposition party Waddani has thanked the country’s international partners for their support for the nation’s democracy. The party’s presidential candidate Abdirahman Mohamed Abdillahi Irro expressed his support for the move by the International Community to question the wanton breach of democracy in the country by the government. “Somaliland has been known as a […]
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Somaliland main opposition party Waddani has outlined why it is opposed to the two years extension of the term of President Muse Bihi by the country’s senate. In a statement signed by the party’s presidential candidate Abdirahman Irro, the move was termed as a gross violation of the country’s constitution and an affront to democracy […]
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Somaliland opposition has vowed to defy President Muse Bihi’s order to ban street demonstrations. Abdirahman Irrro, a presidential hopeful of Wadani party, one of the two opposition political parties championing the said it was within their democratic right to protests against dictatorship. “The demos will continue and it is just the beginning until we get […]
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In what could signal hope to avert the simmering political tension in Somaliland, leaders of the three parties met on Wednesday morning at the Presidential palace and agreed to resume negations to solve their dispute. This came after a mediating committee facilitated today’s face-to-face meeting. The speaker of the Guurti was also present at the […]
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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 the company of several other […]
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The stability of the Republic of Somaliland looks threatened with renewed calls for mass action to push the government to give a roadmap to the forthcoming Presidential election. The main opposition parties are threatening to mobilise the citizens for a peaceful uprising should President Muse Bihi fail to set the path for the elections which […]
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