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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Somaliland President Muse Bihi Abdi convened a meeting with the leaders of various political organizations to accelerate the groundwork for the impending elections and reinforce public security in the country. The two opposition parties, Wadani and UCID, did not attend the meeting, which took place in Hargeisa on Tuesday, despite their invitations extended by President […]
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The leaders of the opposition parties in Somaliland, Waddani, and UCID, have criticized the recent decision by the Electoral Commission to refer the electoral dispute to the Supreme Court, a move the opposition calls an interference to enclave’s electoral process, while also stating that Somaliland can only be saved by holding the long-delayed presidential elections. […]
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The chairman of the opposition party UCID, Engineer Faysal Ali Warabe has criticized the outgoing President of Somaliland, Muse Bihi, accusing him of leading the country towards chaos. Warabe denounced the outgoing President’s recent speeches at a joint parliamentary session as divisive and inciting violence. “In his recent speeches, the President did not talk about […]
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Somaliland opposition party UCID has blamed President Muse Bihi for the conflict in Laascaanood and other issues and called on him to step down. Faysal Cali Waraabe (pictured) who chairs UCID said that the president is responsible for the conflict in the city of Laascaanood, as well as other problems in the country. “I feel […]
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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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Chairman of the Somaliland opposition party UCID Faisal Ali Warabe now says the country is on the verge of civil war due to the misrule of President Muse Bihi. Speaking in Nairobi after meeting with members of the international community, Warabe said he had briefed the envoys on the current situation in Somaliland and the […]
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Somaliland opposition parties have threatened to return to the streets if President Muse Bihi fails to commit to holding presidential elections in November. Feisal Ali Warabe, the chairman of UCID party accused President Bihi of showing no commitment to working with the opposition to have the elections held as per the constitution. He further said […]
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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 of Somaliland of being behind […]
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Somaliland Minister of Interior Ahmed Kahin has confirmed receipt of a letter from the country’s main opposition parties on their plans to hold peaceful demonstrations to push the government to set a clear roadmap for the forthcoming presidential elections. The minister in a press statement on Saturday at the same time re-affirmed that the Somaliland […]
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